Industry Description	Number of Establishments	Average Age of Business	Average Google Rating	Businesses per 1,000 residents
Government agencies	20	31.5 years	3.4	93.9
Public administration	53	39.8 years	3.2	248.8
Grocery stores and supermarkets	13	37.1 years	3.1	61.0
Churches	22	38.3 years	5.0	103.3

Area of Halifax, North Carolina	0.463 sq mi
Population	213
Male Population	80 (37.4%)
Female Population	133 (62.6%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015	+106.8%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	-9%
Median Age	45.6
Male Median Age	44.9
Female Median Age	46.1
Area Codes	252
Local Time	Thursday 7:07 PM
Timezone	Eastern Daylight Time
Lat & Lng	36.32849° / -77.58942°
Zip Codes	27839

Halifax, North Carolina - Map

Halifax, North Carolina Population

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	103	164	234	213
Population Density	222.3 / mi²	354.0 / mi²	505.0 / mi²	459.7 / mi²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Halifax, North Carolina Population change from 2000 to 2015

Decrease of 9% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Halifax, North Carolina	+106.8%	+29.9%	-9%
North Carolina	+99.6%	+54.2%	+27.7%
United States	+46.9%	+27.2%	+13.7%

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Halifax, North Carolina Median Age

Median Age: 45.6 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Halifax, North Carolina	45.6 years	46.1 years	44.9 years
North Carolina	37.5 years	38.8 years	36.1 years
United States	37.4 years	38.7 years	36.1 years

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Halifax, North Carolina Population Tree

Population By Age and Gender

Age	Male	Female	Total
Under 5	6	6	13
5-9	5	10	16
10-14	3	8	11
15-19	2	5	7
20-24	5	9	15
25-29	5	8	14
30-34	3	5	9
35-39	2	7	9
40-44	9	7	16
45-49	6	8	14
50-54	7	3	11
55-59	9	7	16
60-64	5	17	23
65-69	4	9	13
70-74	3	5	8
75-79	2	5	7
80-84	3	7	11
85 Plus	2	7	9

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Halifax, North Carolina Population Density

Population Density: 459.7 / mi²

Location	Population	Area	Population Density
Halifax, North Carolina	213	0.463 sq mi	459.7 / mi²
North Carolina	10.3 million	53,819.4 sq mi	191.9 / mi²
United States	321.6 million	3,796,761.2 sq mi	84.7 / mi²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Halifax, North Carolina Historical Population

Estimated Population from 1710 to 2015

Sources:
1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Sources: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. & Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Halifax, North Carolina CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Halifax, North Carolina	2,631 tn	12.4 tn	5,679 tons/mi²
North Carolina	168,507,440 tn	16.3 tn	3,130 tons/mi²
United States	5,664,619,809 tn	17.6 tn	1,491 tons/mi²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Halifax, North Carolina CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	2,631 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	12.4 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/mi²/year)

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Cyclone	High (8)
Flood	High (7)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:
1. Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
2. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
3. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development - The World Bank, and United Nations Environment Programme Global Resource Information Database Geneva - UNEP/GRID-Geneva. 2005. Global Cyclone Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4CZ353K.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date	Time	Magnitude	Distance	Depth	Location	Link
2/21/74	11:18 AM	4.5	98.2 km	None	Virginia	usgs.gov

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