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F a st F ac t s

AT-A-

GLANCE

The Roanoke Valley is home to
Halifax and Northampton counties
and 15 cities and towns collectively.

he population is relatively
young with a median age of
43. Top area industries include
T back office, manufacturing, and
agricultural businesses; Halifax Regional
Medical Center is the top employer in
Halifax County with 872 employees,
y and Lowes Home Centers, Inc. is the
ke Valle The two counties share Lake Gaston,
top employer in Northampton County.

Roanoke Rapids Lake and the Roanoke
River, making the valley one of the most
scenic and recreationally abundant areas

o in the state.
GEOGRAPHY
an Situated in northeastern North

o Carolina, Roanoke Valley sits on the
Virginia border, along Interstate 95, and
R approximately 90 miles from the Atlantic
coast. Located in the Roanoke River and Visitors Center Dog Run
Tar-Pamlico River basins, Halifax County
is one of the largest and most scenic POPULATION MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME
geographical counties in North Carolina, Halifax County .......................... 52,456* Halifax County ....................$32,329*
encompassing approximately 722 square Roanoke Rapids.........................................15,495 Northampton County ........ $41,433*
miles. Halifax also shares beautiful Lake Enfield ........................................................2,448
Gaston with Northampton County, which Hobgood ........................................................ 338 Source: U.S. Census Bureau Quickfacts
covers about 549 square miles. Littleton .........................................................652 2015 estimates*, U.S. Census Bureau
American FactFinder 2014
Scotland Neck ............................................. 1,990
MILEAGE FROM: Weldon ........................................................1,593
73 miles to Raleigh, NC Northampton County .............. 20,426*
76 miles to Durham, NC Conway .......................................................... 778
79 miles to Chesapeake, VA Garysburg ......................................................984
81 miles to Norfolk, VA Gaston .........................................................1,076 CLIMATE
83 miles to Richmond, VA Jackson .......................................................... 483 Annual Average Temperature 60 F
97 miles to Virginia Beach, VA Lasker ............................................................. 115 January Average Temperature 41 F
Rich Square ...................................................908
122 miles to Greensboro, NC Seaboard ........................................................591 July Average Temperature 76 F
172 miles to Washington, DC Severn ............................................................259 Annual Average Rainfall 43 in.
197 miles to Charlotte, NC Woodland ......................................................750 Annual Average Snowfall 6 in.
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