Norfolk
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town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Massachusetts
- County
- Norfolk
- Type
- Open town meeting
- Town administrator
- Michael Gallagher
- Total
- 15.2 sq mi (39.3 km )
- Land
- 14.8 sq mi (38.4 km )
- Water
- 0.35 sq mi (0.9 km )
- Elevation
- 213 ft (65 m)
- Density
- 787/sq mi (303.7/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( Eastern )
- Zip code
- 02056
- Area code
- 508 / 774
- Fips code
- 25-46050
- Gnis feature id
- 0618326
- Website
- norfolkmass.gov
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Norfolk
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Norfolk County
- Population
- 11662
- Area
- 15.2
- Elevation
- 65
- Official website
- www.virtualnorfolk.org
- Image
- Federated Church of Norfolk, MA.jpg
- Households
- 3116
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- Commons category
- Norfolk, Massachusetts
- postal code
- 02056
- inception
- 1695-00-00
- topic's main category
- Category:Norfolk, Massachusetts
- per capita income
- 49286
Sources (12)
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Encyclopedic overview
Norfolk (/ˈnɔːrfək/ NOR-fək, locally /ˈnɔːrfɔːrk/ NOR-fork) is a New England town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States, with a population of 11,662 people at the 2020 census. Formerly known as North Wrentham, Norfolk broke away to become an independent town in 1870.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Norfolk” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.