Norfolk () is a

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in St. Lawrence County in the

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. The town is in the northern part of the county and is north of

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. The population was 4,453 at the 2020 census.

History

The town was first settled around 1869. The town was formed in 1869 from part of the Town of Louisville. In 1869, part of Norfolk was returned to Louisville, and part of the Town of Stockholm was added to Norfolk in 1869. A small part of Norfolk was lost when the community of "Raquetteville" incorporated as the Village of Potsdam Junction in 1869. In 1875, it became Norwood. The Hepburn Library was listed on the

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in 1969.

Notable people

* Calvin H. Robbins (1840-1900), Minnesota state representative and physician *

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(1913–2001),

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* Horace Adolphus Taylor (1837–1910), Wisconsin State Senator, Chairman of the

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Geography

According to the

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, the town has a total area of 57.7 square miles (149.5 km²), of which 56.7 square miles (147.0 km²) is land and 2.0 square mile (2.6 km²) (1.74%) is water. The

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flows eastward through the northern part of the town.

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is a north–south highway in Norfolk. The eastern terminus of

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is at Raymondville.

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parallels the eastern town line.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 4,565 people, 1,803 households, and 1,280 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 1,959 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 97.06%

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, 0.42%

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, 1.07% Native American, 0.48% Asian, 0.09%

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, 0.11% from other races, and 0.77% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.55% of the population. There were 1,803 households, out of which 31.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.1% were

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living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.0% were non-families. 21.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 2.91. In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.2% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 25.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.2 males. The median income for a household in the town was 54,492, and the median income for a family was $37,644. Males had a median income of $65,769 versus $59,732 for females. The

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for the town was $57,099. About 9.3% of families and 1.7% of the population were below the

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, including 2.7% of those under age 18 and 3.3% of those age 65 or over.

Communities and locations in Norfolk

*Dishaw – A

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at the northern town line. *Grantville – A hamlet in the northern part of Norfolk, north of Plumbrook. *Marble Hill – An elevation east of Norfolk village. *

Norfolk Norfolk ( ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in England, located in East Anglia and officially part of the East of England region. It borders Lincolnshire and The Wash to the north-west, the North Sea to the north and eas ...

– The hamlet of Norfolk, north of Norwood on NY-56. This was the locale of the first settlement in the town. * Norwood – The northern part of the village of Norwood, on NY-56, is in the southwestern section of Norfolk. *Plumbrook – A hamlet in the eastern part of the town on County Route 38 (Plum Brook Road). *Raymondville – is a hamlet north of Norfolk hamlet on NY-56, by the western town line and the Raquette River. It was previously called "Racketon." The Raymondville Parabolic Bridge was listed on the

in 1984. *Yaleville – A hamlet south of Norfolk hamlet on NY-56, by the Raquette River.

References

External links

Town of Norfolk, NY

{{authority control Towns in St. Lawrence County, New York Towns in New York (state)