Halifax, Pennsylvania

Halifax, Pennsylvania
Halifax National Bank
Halifax National Bank
Location in Dauphin County and the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.
Location in Dauphin County and the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.
Halifax is located in Pennsylvania
Halifax
Halifax
Location in Pennsylvania and the United States
Halifax is located in the United States
Halifax
Halifax
Halifax (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°28′03″N 76°55′52″W / 40.46750°N 76.93111°W / 40.46750; -76.93111
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyDauphin
Settled1784
Incorporated1785
Government
 • TypeBorough Council
 • MayorJeffrey O. Enders
Area
 • Total
0.34 sq mi (0.87 km2)
 • Land0.34 sq mi (0.87 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
433 ft (132 m)
Population
 • Total
796
 • Density2,369.05/sq mi (915.87/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
17032
Area code(s)717 and 223
FIPS code42-32032
Websitehalifaxborough.com

Halifax is a borough in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. Halifax was incorporated as a borough on May 29, 1785. It is situated at the confluence of Armstrong Creek and the Susquehanna River. The population was 795 at the 2020 census.[3] It is part of the HarrisburgCarlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Fort Halifax was located along the Susquehanna River near the present borough. It was a temporary stronghold for the Pennsylvania colonial militia from 1756 to 1757, during the French and Indian War. Prior to settlement by Europeans the area was inhabited by North American Indians, presumably Susquehannocks, evidenced by frequent unearthing of tools and arrowheads by local residents and farmers.

Just outside the borough of Halifax lies the Clemson Island Prehistoric District, on Clemson Island which falls under the jurisdiction of Halifax Township.

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