 halifax county is a county located in the commonwealth of virginia. as of the 2010 census, the population was 36,241. its county seat is halifax. == history == thumb|right|200px|tobacco barn, edgewood farm, halifax county occupied by varying cultures of indigenous peoples for thousands of years, in historic times english colonists encountered siouan-speaking native americans. halifax county was established in 1752 by english colonists from lunenburg county. the county was named for george montague-dunk, 2nd earl of halifax. through the 1990 census, the city of south boston in halifax county was a separate county. south boston became a town again and rejoined halifax county on july 1, 1995. ==geography== according to the u.s. census bureau, the county has a total area of , of which  is land and  (1.4%) is water. ===adjacent counties=== *campbell county - northwest *charlotte county - northeast *mecklenburg county - east *granville county, north carolina - southeast *person county, north carolina - south *caswell county, north carolina - southwest *pittsylvania county - west ===major highways=== * * * * * * * * * * ==demographics== {{uscensuspop |1790=14722 |1800=19377 |1810=22133 |1820=19060 |1830=28034 |1840=25936 |1850=25962 |1860=26520 |1870=27828 |1880=33588 |1890=34424 |1900=37197 |1910=40044 |1920=41374 |1930=41283 
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