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Norfolk County is an extinct county in South Hampton Roads in eastern Virginia in the United States. It existed for 270 years, from 1691 to 1963. After the American Civil War, for a period of about 100 years, portions of Norfolk County became parts of the separate and growing independent cities of Norfolk, Portsmouth, and South Norfolk.
In 1963, the remaining portions of Norfolk County were consolidated with the much smaller City of South Norfolk to form the new City of Chesapeake, a name selected by voters. Although organized as a city, and one of the larger in Virginia, the City of Chesapeake has both busy suburban and industrial areas and mostly rural sections, including a large portion of the Great Dismal Swamp and large tracts of preserved forest land.
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Norfolk County is a former county.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1691 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1691 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1691 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1706 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1723 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1790 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1853 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1790 | 14,524
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| 1800 | 19,419
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| 1810 | 22,872
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| 1820 | 23,943
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| 1830 | 24,806
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| 1840 | 27,569
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| 1850 | 33,036
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| 1860 | 36,227
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| 1870 | 46,702
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| 1880 | 58,657
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| 1890 | 77,038
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| 1900 | 50,780
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| 1910 | 52,744
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| 1920 | 57,358
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| 1930 | 30,082
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| 1940 | 35,828
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| 1950 | 99,937
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| 1960 | 51,612
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Note: C26, and C30.. Chesapeake city, formed through combination of Norfolk County and South Norfolk city (1963); see note C26.
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