Halifax

Halifax (demonym Haligonian) may refer to:
Places
Australia
Halifax Bay, North Queensland
Canada
British Columbia
Halifax Range, a mountain range
Nova Scotia
Halifax (electoral district), a federal electoral district since Confederation
Halifax Regional Municipality, capital of Nova Scotia, established in 1996, which includes:
Halifax (former city), the former city
Halifax County, Nova Scotia, the former county
Mainland Halifax, a region of the Municipality
Halifax Peninsula, part of the core of the Municipality
Metropolitan Halifax, urban part of the Municipality
Halifax Stanfield International Airport, built in Enfield in 1960
Halifax West, a federal electoral district since 1979
Prince Edward Island
Halifax Parish, Prince Edward Island
United Kingdom
Halifax, West Yorkshire, England (original source of the word "Halifax")
Halifax (UK Parliament constituency)
United States
Halifax, Massachusetts, in Plymouth County
Halifax (MBTA station)
Halifax County, North Carolina (named for George Montague-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax)
Halifax, North Carolina
Halifax Township, Pennsylvania, in Dauphin County
Halifax, Pennsylvania
Halifax, Vermont, in Windham County
Halifax County, Virginia (named for George Montague-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax)
Halifax, Virginia
Halifax River, in Florida (named for George Montague-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax)
Companies
Halifax (United Kingdom bank), part of the Lloyds Banking Group
Halifax (Irish bank), part of the Lloyds Banking Group
Music and television
Halifax f.p., an Australian television drama series
Halifax (band), an American rock band
The Halifax III, a 1960s Canadian folk music band
Military
Halifax Regiment (Duke of Wellington's)
Handley Page Halifax, a British bomber plane during World War II
Halifax-class frigate, of the Canadian Navy
, the name of two Canadian naval vessels
HMCS Halifax (FFH 330), the lead ship of the Halifax class
HMCS Halifax (K237), a World War II Flower class corvette for convoy escort duties
HMS Halifax, the name of several Royal Navy ships
HMS Halifax (1756), a 22-gun sloop launched in 1756 and captured by the French in the same year at Oswego
HMS Halifax (1768), a 10-gun schooner originally built for merchant service at Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1765. Purchased in 1768 by the British Royal Navy and wrecked in 1775
HMS Halifax (1775), a schooner purchased in 1775 and sold 1780
HMS Halifax (1780), an 18-gun sloop, originally called the USS Ranger, renamed after the ship was captured from the United States Navy on 11 May 1780, and sold in 1781
HMS Halifax (1782), a 10-gun schooner purchased in 1782 and sold in 1784
HMS Halifax (1806), an 18-gun sloop launched in 1806 at Halifax, Nova Scotia and broken up in 1814
People
Surname
William Halifax, Lord Stirling (1786-1871)
Joan Halifax (born 1942), Zen Buddhist roshi
Titled
Marquess of Halifax, a British title created once
George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax (1633-1695)
Earl of Halifax, a British title created four times and held by, among others:
Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax (1661-1715)
George Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax (1685-1739)
George Montague-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax (1716-1771)
Charles Wood, 1st Viscount Halifax (1800-1885)
Charles Wood, 2nd Viscount Halifax (1839-1934)
E. F. L. Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax (1881-1959) (created Earl of Halifax in 1944)
Charles Wood, 2nd Earl of Halifax (1912-1980)
Charles Wood, 3rd Earl of Halifax (1944- )
Fictional
John Halifax, central character of John Halifax, Gentleman, 1856 novel
Sports
Halifax RLFC, a rugby league club
F.C. Halifax Town, a football club
Halifax Town A.F.C., was an English football club, prior to 2009
Halifax Mooseheads a QMJHL team
Other
Halifax College, a college of the University of York, England
Halifax Explosion, a 1917 explosion in Halifax, Nova Scotia caused by a ship collision
Halifax Gibbet, an early guillotine