Clemson Island Prehistoric District

The Halifax Area School District is a small, suburban, public school district located in Halifax, Pennsylvania in Dauphin County. The district served 1,143 students in preschool to grade 12 in 2012. Halifax Area School District encompasses approximately 83 square miles (210 km2). The district serves residents of: Halifax Borough, Halifax Township, Jackson Township and Wayne Township. According to 2000 federal census data, Halifax Area School District served a resident population of 7,366 people. By 2010, the district's population increased to 7,606 people.According to the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, 30.8% of the district's pupils lived at 185% or below the Federal Poverty Level [1] as shown by their eligibility for the federal free or reduced price school meal programs in 2012. In 2009, the district residents’ per capita income was $19,609, while the median family income was $50,256. In Dauphin County, the median household income was $54,066. In the Commonwealth, the median family income was $49,501 and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010. By 2013, the median household income in the United States rose to $52,100. In 2014, the median household income in the USA was $53,700.

Legislative Route 1 Sycamore Allee is a historic roadway landscape in Halifax Township and Reed Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. It consists of 314 sycamore trees planted along Legislative Route 1. They are located along both sides of the road south of Halifax and on the east side of the road north of Halifax. Approximately 536 trees were originally planted in 1922.It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.

Halifax is a borough in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. Halifax was incorporated as a borough on May 29, 1785. It is situated at the confluence of Armstrong Creek and the Susquehanna River. The population was 795 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area. Fort Halifax was located along the Susquehanna River near the present borough. It was a temporary stronghold for the Pennsylvania colonial militia from 1756 to 1757, during the French and Indian War. Prior to settlement by Europeans the area was inhabited by North American Indians, presumably Susquehannocks, evidenced by frequent unearthing of tools and arrowheads by local residents and farmers. Just outside the borough of Halifax lies the Clemson Island Prehistoric District, on Clemson Island which falls under the jurisdiction of Halifax Township.

Halifax Area High School is a suburban, public secondary school located at 3940 Peters Mountain Road, Halifax, Halifax Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1958. It is the sole high school operated by the Halifax Area School District. As of the 2017–2018 school year, enrollment was 295 pupils in 9th through 12th grades.

Fort Halifax was located along the Susquehanna River near the present day borough of Halifax, Pennsylvania, United States. It was a temporary stronghold in northern Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, from 1756 to 1757, during the time of the French and Indian War.

Armstrong Creek is a 16.5-mile-long (26.6 km) tributary of the Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania in the United States.The creek rises on Berry Mountain east of Elizabethville and flows generally southwest. Armstrong Creek joins the Susquehanna River on the north side of Halifax.Armstong Creek was named for John Armstrong, Sr., who led the Kittanning Expedition in the French and Indian War.

New Buffalo is a borough in Perry County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 124 at the time of the 2020 census.It is part of the Harrisburg metropolitan area.

Matamoras is an unincorporated community in Halifax Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States, located in the Harrisburg-Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area.Matamoras was named after the Mexican city of Matamoros, the scene of a battle in the Mexican–American War.

Powells Valley (variants include Powell Valley, Powl Valley and Powls Valley) is an unincorporated community in Halifax Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States, situated in the Harrisburg–Carlisle metropolitan statistical area.Powells Valley is located on Pennsylvania Route 225 just below Matamoras. The area began as a Post Office and is named for a Quaker family from York County who settled near the mouth of Powells Creek around 1760.

Halifax Township is a township in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,336 at the 2020 census.

Inglenook is an unincorporated community in Reed Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. Inglenook is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area.

The John Ayres House is a historic home located in Middle Paxton Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.