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Halifax Township is a township in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,336 at the 2020 census. [2] History.
Halifax is located in western Dauphin County at (40.467623, -76.931156), [5] on the east bank of the Susquehanna Pennsylvania Route 147 passes through the borough, leading north along the Susquehanna 6 miles (10 km) to Millersburg and southwest 7 miles (11 km) to U.S. Route 22 near Duncannon.
Clemson Island Prehistoric District is a historic archaeological site and national historic district located at Halifax Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. It is a series of three spatially discrete loci. They constitute a transitional Middle Woodland - Late Woodland (c. 900-1100 A.D.) earthwork mound and associated village. There is ...
Matamoras is an unincorporated community in Halifax Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States, located in the Harrisburg-Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area. [1] Matamoras was named after the Mexican city of Matamoros, the scene of a battle in the Mexican–American War. [2]
Powells Valley (variants include Powell Valley, Powl Valley and Powls Valley) is an unincorporated community in Halifax Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States, situated in the Harrisburg–Carlisle metropolitan statistical area. [1] Powells Valley is located on Pennsylvania Route 225 just below Matamoras.
Halifax is the capital and most populous municipality of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, and the most populous municipality in Atlantic Canada.As of 2023, it is estimated that the population of the Halifax CMA was 518,711, [6] with 348,634 people in its urban area. [3]
Halifax County was established in 1752 by English colonists from Lunenburg County. The county was named for George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax . Through the 1990 Census, South Boston was an independent city , but it became a town again and rejoined Halifax County in 1995.
Philadelphia Township Grant, Parrsboro, was a failed attempt to create a 20,000 acre (8,100 ha) township. [49] Pictou Township, District of Pictou, Halifax County. Created in 1807 when the District of Pictou was divided into three townships. [35] In 1827 the population was 4,777, and 17,996 acres were cultivated.