Norfolk, Virginia
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Norfolk is a large city in Virginia, United States. It is the 95th largest city in the United States.
As of the census of 2020, there were 238,005 people, 93,447 households, and 51,978 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,724.9/km² (4,467.5/mi²). There were 101,386 housing units at an average density of 734.8/km² (1,903.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 43.2% White, 40.2% African American, 0.6% Native American, 3.8% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 4.0% from other races, and 8.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.7% of the population.[1][2]
It is home to the Norfolk Admirals of the ECHL.
Norfolk, Virginia Media
A cannonball lodged in the wall of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, fired by Lord Dunmore's fleet during the Revolutionary War
Joseph Jenkins Roberts, born and raised in Norfolk, became the first President of Liberia
Battle of Hampton Roads between the USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia
Newport News, Hampton, Isle of Wight County, Suffolk, Chesapeake, Portsmouth and Norfolk, from space, July 1996. Norfolk is located in the upper-right quadrant; east is at the top.
Population density and elevation above sea level around the Chesapeake Bay. Norfolk is especially vulnerable to sea level rise.
Taylor-Whittle House (c. 1790), now occupied by the Junior League of Norfolk-Virginia Beach and the Norfolk Historical Society
References
- ↑ "DP1: PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
- ↑ "P16: HOUSEHOLD TYPE". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
Other websites
- City of Norfolk
- Hampton Roads Economic Development Alliance Archived 2012-02-07 at the Wayback Machine (serving Norfolk)
- Norfolk Virginia Real Estate Archived 2007-08-24 at the Wayback Machine
- Norfolk Convention and Visitor's Bureau Archived 2005-08-15 at the Wayback Machine
- Downtown Norfolk Council
- Norfolk Highlights 1584 - 1881 Archived 2007-02-06 at the Wayback Machine by George Holbert Tucker