Enfield

History

The small rural town was site of the Enfield Riots, which helped spark American independence. The Crown governed the area, and Robert Earl Granville, heir of John Lord Carteret, possessed land rights in the district. The riots were set off by a controversy over corrupt agents, land grants, titles, and the collection of quit rents (which often ended up in Granville’s pocket). A group of Colonists — many of them land owners and office holders from Halifax, Edgecombe, and Granville counties — went to Edenton on the night of January 25, 1759, and kidnapped Francis Corbin and a co-agent, Joshua Bodley. Corbin and Bodley were brought to Enfield, where they were thrown in jail for four days and forced to open all land records for public inspection. Corbin returned illegal fees he had collected, but he filed a lawsuit against his abductors after his release. The suit was eventually dropped, but the Colonial Assembly jailed some of the men who had kidnapped Corbin and Bodley. A group of citizens in Enfield expressed outrage against British tyranny and on May 14, 1759, broke into jail and freed the men.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has an area of , all land, but Enfield Township comprises . Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (28.0%), Educational, health and social services (19.3%), Retail trade (10.2%), Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation and food services (10.0%).

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  679
• Turkey Vulture

  Cathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  657
• Carolina Wren

  Thryothorus ludovicianus (Latham, 1790) · Aves
  618
• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  597
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  569
• Carolina Chickadee

  Poecile carolinensis (Audubon, 1834) · Aves
  470
• Tufted Titmouse

  Baeolophus bicolor (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  453
• Eastern Bluebird

  Sialia sialis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  447

Largest nearby schools

• Enfield Middle S.T.E.A.M. Academy
  Middle · Enfield · 210 students · 11.1:1 ratio
• Inborden Elementary S.T.E.A.M. Academy
  Elementary · Enfield · 206 students · 14.7:1 ratio
• Southeast Halifax Collegiate Prep Academ
  High · Halifax · 196 students · 13.1:1 ratio
• Pittman Elementary Leadership Academy
  Elementary · Enfield · 139 students · 15.4:1 ratio