 halifax is a town in plymouth county, massachusetts, united states. the population was 7,518 at the 2010 census. == history == halifax was first settled by europeans, most notably the bosworth family from bosworth fields in england, in 1669, growing with lumbering and agriculture. it was officially separated from the town of plympton and incorporated in 1734, and was named for halifax, west yorkshire, england. the town was part of an early effort to create a canal between buzzards bay and massachusetts bay, when in 1795 a canal was proposed between the taunton river and [
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