Norfolk
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Norfolk
Norfolk (Independent City), Virginia
Norfolk, VA 23510
Phone: (757) 664-4242
Fax: (757) 664-4239
www.norfolk.gov
In southeastern VA on the Elizabeth River just south of Hampton Roads. Established 1682; incorporated as a town in 1736; as a city in 1845. Major port; distribution center for nearby coal-mining regions. Site of Norfolk Naval Base, largest naval installation in the U.S.; headquarters of the Atlantic Command of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Site of Old Dominion University. Name Origin: For the county in England, former home of Adam Thoroughgood, an early settler
Area (sq mi):: 96.30 (land 53.73; water 42.58) Population per square mile: 4317.00
Population 2005: 231,954 State rank: 7 Population change: 2000-20005 -1.00%; 1990-2000 -10.30% Population 2000: 234,403 (White 47.00%; Black or African American 44.10%; Hispanic or Latino 3.80%; Asian 2.80%; Other 4.80%). Foreign born: 5.00%. Median age: 29.60
Income 2000: per capita $17,372; median household $31,815; Population below poverty level: 19.40% Personal per capita income (2000-2003): $23,546-$25,895
Unemployment (2004): 5.40% Unemployment change (from 2000): -0.30% Median travel time to work: 21.70 minutes Working outside county of residence: 33.50%
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Norfolk
a county in Great Britain, in eastern England, situated along the North Sea and the Wash, in the basins of the Yare and Ouse rivers. Area, 5,300 sq km. Population, 616,000 (1971). The capital of Norfolk is Norwich. The county is part of East Anglia, an important agricultural region. Local industries include fishing, food processing, and footwear. Norfolk also has enterprises producing agricultural machinery and electrical equipment. Natural gas is drilled along the coast.
Norfolk
a city in the state of Virginia, in the southern USA. Population, 308,000 (1970); Norfolk-Portsmouth metropolitan area, 680,000.
Norfolk is a port on Hampton Roads. In 1972 it handled 42 million tons of freight, chiefly exports of coal and tobacco. Norfolk is the country’s most important tobacco export center. There are 20,000 workers employed in industry. The city has a major shipyard, an automobile assembly plant, a chemical plant, and a fertilizer plant. Food processing is also among the city’s main industries (peanuts, cottonseed, and meat). Norfolk was founded in the 1680’s.
Norfolk
a volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean, 1,500 km east of Australia. Area, 36 sq km. Population, 1,400 (1969).
Norfolk is an external territory of the Commonwealth of Australia. Most of the island’s inhabitants are descendants of English settlers. The highest elevation is 316 m. The climate and vegetation are tropical. Citrus fruits, bananas, and vegetables are cultivated. Tourism is important to the island’s economy. Norfolk Island was discovered by J. Cook in 1774.