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Norfolk (locally / ˈnɔːrfʊk / ⓘ NOR-fuuk) is an independent city in Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Norfolk had a population of 238,005, making it the third-most populous city in Virginia after neighboring Virginia Beach and Chesapeake, and the 95th-most populous city in the nation. [4] Norfolk holds a strategic position ...
The history of Norfolk, Virginia as a modern settlement begins in 1636. The city was named after the English county of Norfolk [1][2] and was formally incorporated in 1736. The city was burned by orders of the outgoing Virginia governor Lord Dunmore in 1776 during the second year of the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), although it was ...
Norfolk County, Virginia. Coordinates: 36.7706°N 76.4644°W. 1903 Map depicting Norfolk County and other "lost counties" of Virginia. Norfolk County was a county of the South Hampton Roads in eastern Virginia in the United States that was created in 1691. After the American Civil War, for a period of about 100 years, portions of Norfolk County ...
About 4,400 students (2023–24 school year) [1] Teachers. About 2,590 (FTE) [1] Other information. Mission. The Cornerstone of a Proudly Diverse Community. Website. www.npsk12.com. The Norfolk Public Schools, also known as Norfolk City Public Schools, are the school division responsible for public education in the United States city of Norfolk ...
Norfolk (/ ˈnɔːrfək / NOR-fək) is a ceremonial county in the East of England and East Anglia. It borders Lincolnshire and The Wash to the north-west, the North Sea to the north and east, Cambridgeshire to the west, and Suffolk to the south. The largest settlement is the city of Norwich. The county has an area of 2,074 sq mi (5,370 km 2 ...
Norfolk (/ ˈ n ɔːr f ə k / NOR-fək, locally / ˈ n ɔːr f ɔːr k / NOR-fork) is a New England town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States, with a population of 11,662 people at the 2020 census. [1] Formerly known as North Wrentham, Norfolk broke away to become an independent town in 1870.
128. Agency executive. Michael Goldsmith, Chief of Police. Facilities. Stations. 2 Precincts. Website. www.norfolk.gov /police /. The Norfolk Police Department (NPD) is the primary law enforcement agency servicing 242,803 people within 96.3 square miles (249 km 2) of jurisdiction within Norfolk, Virginia.
The Downtown Norfolk Historic District is a national historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987 and expanded in 2001. [ 3] It encompasses 97 contributing buildings in the central business district of Norfolk. The largely commercial buildings reflect Norfolk's prosperity of the 1890s through the 1930s.