Halifax (Massachusetts)

Plymouth County

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Halifax is a city in Plymouth County in the U.S. state of Massachusetts.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 44.9 km ², of which 41.8 km ² of land and 3.1 km ² omitted ( = 6.81 %) to water. The area to Halifax is in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to 235 place. Neighboring towns are north of Halifax Hanson, northeast Pembroke, Plympton southeast, southwest and west Middlesborough Bridgewater and East Bridgewater. Halifax is located 53 kilometers south-southeast of Boston.

The city, whose metropolitan area is characterized by streams, is situated on the western shore of Silver Lake; Robbins Pond, the Indian Trail Reservoir and Burrage Pond located in the west of the urban area, the two Monponsett Ponds in the city center are separated by at a few places barely fifty meters wide strip of land. A portion of the city limits of Bridgewater is formed by the opening into the Winnetuxet River Taunton River. West of the Monponsett Ponds on the Great Cedar Swamp, east of it is the Peterson Swamp.

History

The first settlers arrived around 1669 in what is now a Halifax. The English family Bosworth was the first that began with agriculture in Halifax. 1734 the site was officially separated from Plympton and was named Halifax, after the city in West Yorkshire in England. 1795 began with a sewer construction project to connect Buzzards Bay and Massachusetts Bay by connecting Taunton River and North River and Halifax and Pembroke wanted to connect via ports on these waters.

Economy

Already the first settlers led by intensive forestry. 1728, the first sawmill was opened in the town. Until 1815 in Halifax also blast furnaces for producing iron and several cotton mills originated built. During the 19th century, industrialization was continued. Halifax was connected to the railway lines. Towards the end of the 19th century, however, industrialization has been partially abandoned, and it was placed back more on agriculture. Thus, the focus in Halifax beginning of the 20th century in the poultry farming and the cultivation of cranberries.

Traffic

The main arteries that are crossing the Halifax State Routes 58 and 106, the two roads intersect south of the Monponsett Ponds in the center of the city. The State Route 58 runs north -south across the narrow strip of land between the two lakes, on State Route 106 is located east of this, the southern terminus of State Route 36 and west of the northern end of State Route 105

A railway line connects Halifax, Kingston and Plymouth to the South Station in Boston. In the city there is no airfield, the nearest regional airport is the Plymouth Municipal Airport, the nearest international airport is Logan International Airport in Boston.

Political, administrative and public institutions

Halifax is represented in the Massachusetts House of Representatives by the constituency Plymouth 6 and 12, in the election to the Senate from Massachusetts Halifax is part of the constituency Plymouth & Bristol 2nd Nationally Halifax is part of the 4th Congressional District of Massachusetts.

Halifax is governed by the Municipal Assembly and administered by a city council. The city has its own police and fire departments, whose stations are located near the center. In Halifax is an independent ambulance service, the closest hospitals are in Plymouth and Brockton. Other public facilities in Halifax are a post office and a library. The city operates a beach on the western Monponsett Pond and a boat jetty in both lakes.

Halifax as part of Plympton and Kingston to the Silver Lake Regional School District. Middle School and High School are located in Kingston, the Elementary School is located between the library and the fire station. In the city no private schools are run.

Demography

At the time of the census of 2000, there were 7,500 people Halifax. The population density was 179.3 people per km ². There were 2841 housing units at an average 67.9 per km ². The population consisted of Halifaxs 98.13 % White, 0.31 % African American, 0.03 % Native American, 0.27 % Asian, 0 % Pacific Islander, 0.48 % reported from other races, and 0.79 % from two or more races. 0.55 % of the population to be Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Residents Halifaxs distributed to 2758 households out of which 34.8 % were living in children under 18 years. 61.3 % married couples living together, 9.9 % had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.5 % were non-families. 21.3% of households were made ​​up of individuals and someone lived in 10.9 % of all households aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size is 3.18 people.

The population was spread out with 25.4 % under the, 6.3 % 18 -24- year-old, 31.4 % 25 -44- year-old, 24.1% 45-64 year olds and 12.8 % under the age of 65 years or more. The average age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 93.5 males. In the over -18s accounted for 100 women 89.7 males.

The median household income in Halifax was 57 015 U.S. dollars, and the median family income reached the level of 65 461 U.S. dollars. The average income of men was 47 788 U.S. dollars, compared to 31,200 U.S. dollars for women. The per capita income amounted to 23,738 U.S. dollars. 3.3% of the population and 1.8 % of families were below the poverty line, including 4.5 % of those affected and 5.9 % of those age 65 or over.

After population Halifax is located in Massachusetts at 204 site and on population density of 186 point.

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