Editing Halifax County, North Carolina (section)

==Geography==
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According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|730.27|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|723.74|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|6.53|sqmi}} (1.0%) is water.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 23, 2022 |title=2020 County Gazetteer Files – North Carolina |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_counties_37.txt |access-date=September 9, 2023 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>

Some of Halifax County's natural attractions include Medoc Mountain State Park, Lake Gaston, and Roanoke Rapids Lake. Sylvan Heights Bird Park in Scotland Neck is home to the world's largest collection of waterfowl. According to a North Carolina Deer Hunting 2016 -2017 study, Halifax County had the most number of harvested whitetail deer.

The Lakeland Arts Center, the Canal Arts Center, and the Roanoke Valley Players theater group are a few of the county's cultural institutions. With 328 seats and an 11-piece orchestra pit, Lakeland Theatre Company in Littleton marks several decades of showcasing plays and concerts. The Enfield Performing Arts Center had its first film festival in October 2017, featuring the work of local and nationally known film makers.

With 195,896 acres in farmland, Halifax County agricultural products include tobacco, peanuts, cotton, corn, soybeans. In addition, Halifax County sits in the heart of the great southern wood basket. The southern forests produce 12 percent of the world's wood product and 19 percent of its pulp and paper.

===State and local protected areas/sites===
* [[Brinkleyville Game Land]]<ref name="NCWRC Game Lands">{{Cite web |title=NCWRC Game Lands |url=https://www.ncpaws.org/ncwrcmaps/gamelands |access-date=March 30, 2023 |website=www.ncpaws.org}}</ref>
* [[Embro Game Land]] (part)<ref name="NCWRC Game Lands"/>
* [[Halifax Historic District|Historic Halifax]]
* [[Lake Gaston Day Use Area]] (part)
* [[Lower Fishing Creek Game Land]] (part)<ref name="NCWRC Game Lands"/>
* [[Medoc Mountain State Park]]
* [[Roanoke Rapids Lake Day Use Area]] (part)
* [[Shocco Creek Game Land]] (part)<ref name="NCWRC Game Lands"/>
* [[Tillery Game Land]]<ref name="NCWRC Game Lands"/>
* [[Upper Roanoke River Wetlands Game Land]] (part)<ref name="NCWRC Game Lands"/>

===Major water bodies===
* [[Bear Swamp (North Carolina)|Bear Swamp]]
* [[Beaverdam Swamp (North Carolina)|Beaverdam Swamp]]
* [[Deep Creek (North Carolina)|Deep Creek]]
* [[Fishing Creek (North Carolina)|Fishing Creek]]
* [[Lake Gaston]]
* [[Little Quankey Swamp (North Carolina)|Little Quankey Swamp]]
* [[Marsh Swamp (North Carolina)|Marsh Swamp]]
* [[Martin Swamp (North Carolina)|Martin Swamp]]
* [[Quankey Swamp (North Carolina)|Quankey Swamp]]
* [[Roanoke Rapids Lake]]
* [[Roanoke River]]
* [[Rocky Swamp (North Carolina)|Rocky Swamp]]

===Adjacent counties===
* [[Northampton County, North Carolina|Northampton County]] – north-northeast
* [[Bertie County, North Carolina|Bertie County]] – east
* [[Martin County, North Carolina|Martin County]] – southeast
* [[Edgecombe County, North Carolina|Edgecombe County]] – south
* [[Nash County, North Carolina|Nash County]] – south
* [[Franklin County, North Carolina|Franklin County]] – southwest
* [[Warren County, North Carolina|Warren County]] – west

===Major highways===
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* {{Jct|state=NC|US|158}}
* {{Jct|state=NC|US|258}}
* {{Jct|state=NC|US|301}}
* {{Jct|state=NC|US-Bus|301|dab1=Halifax}}
* {{Jct|state=NC|NC|4}}
* {{Jct|state=NC|NC|43}}
* {{Jct|state=NC|NC|48}}
* {{Jct|state=NC|NC|97}}
* {{Jct|state=NC|NC|122}}
* {{Jct|state=NC|NC|125}}
* {{Jct|state=NC|NC|481}}
* {{Jct|state=NC|NC-Bus|481|dab1=Enfield}}
* {{Jct|state=NC|NC|561}}
* {{Jct|state=NC|NC|903}}
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===Major infrastructure===
* [[Halifax County Motor Speedway]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Halifax County Motor Speedway |url=http://www.halifaxcountymotorspeedway.com/ |access-date=May 11, 2023 |website=Halifax County Motor Speedway}}{{dead link|date=February 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
* [[Halifax-Northampton Regional Airport]]