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The town of Enfield is located in Halifax County.
Enfield is 30 feet [9.14 m] above sea level.<1>
Time Zone: Enfield lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.
Communities that are also named Enfield can be found in:
At the time of the 2000 Census, Enfield had a population of 2,347 people<3> (or 4.1% of the total population of Halifax County).
From the Census Estimates for 2008, Enfield had a population of 2,348 people.
The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Enfield.
| Year | Population | Change Since 2000 | Year-to-Year Change |
| 2008 | 2,348 | | |
| 2007 | 2,344 | -0.13% | -0.21% since 2006 |
| 2006 | 2,349 | | |
| 2005 | 2,355 | +0.34% | |
| --- | | | | 2000 | 2,347 | The Last Census |
The following is a sample of nearby communities:
| | Community | Direction | Distance<4> | 2008 Population | Change Since 2000 |
| | Dortches | SW | 15 mi [24.14 km] | 871 | 7.66% increase |
| | Garysburg | N | 19 mi [30.58 km] | 1,133 | 9.65% decrease |
| | Halifax | NE | 10 mi [16.09 km] | 328 | 4.65% decrease |
| | Hobgood | SE | 18 mi [28.97 km] | 378 | 6.44% decrease |
| | Red Oak | SW | 16 mi [25.75 km] | 2,923 | 7.34% increase |
| | Roanoke Rapids | N | 18 mi [28.97 km] | 16,403 | 3.27% decrease |
To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Enfield.
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Footnotes
| <1> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Enfield - it wil be higher in some places and lower in others. - Return to Citation |
| <2> | We use the term 'historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable and we would like to be accurate. If you can provide us with more specific information about Enfield, please let us know so that we can make corrections. - Return to Citation |
| <3> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Enfield. - Return to Citation |
| <4> | Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Enfield and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance. - Return to Citation |
| <5> | All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation |
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