Norfolk, Nebraska

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Norfolk
Downtown Norfolk
Downtown Norfolk
Location in Nebraska
Located in Madison County and Nebraska
Basic data
Foundation : 1866
State : United States
State : Nebraska
County : Madison County
Coordinates : 42 ° 2 ′  N , 97 ° 26 ′  W Coordinates: 42 ° 2 ′  N , 97 ° 26 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents : 24,210 (as of 2010)
Population density : 828.3 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 30.07 km 2  (approx. 12 mi 2 ) of
which 29.23 km 2  (approx. 11 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 464 m
Postcodes : 68701, 68702
Area code : +1 402
FIPS : 31-34615
GNIS ID : 0834976
Website : www.ci.norfolk.ne.us
Mayor : Josh Moenning
Grand Theater (Norfolk, Nebraska) from E 1.JPG
Norfolk Community Theater

Norfolk [ / ˈnɔːrfɔːrk / ] is a city (with a status of City ) in Madison County in the US state of Nebraska , about 180 kilometers northwest of Omaha and 130 kilometers west of Sioux Falls . At the last census in 2010 , Norfolk had a population of 24,210, making it Madison County's largest city by far.

history

After the Homestead Act came into effect in 1862, three explorers of German descent from a village near Ixonia , Wisconsin , were sent out in 1865 to take possession of productive, yet affordable, farmland . They followed the course of the Elkhorn River upstream and on September 15, 1865 selected an area at a fork of the Elkhorn River and the North Fork as a settlement. Between May 23 and July 17, 1866, 42 families from Ixonia were brought to the new settlement in Norfolk by train, with more settlers arriving in July 1867. The name of the settlement should be based on the location on the North Fork River and was initially called North Fork , this was finally set by the federal postal authority on Norfolk .

Norfolk was initially the county seat of Madison County, this changed in 1875 when Madison was finally established as the seat in a choice between the towns of Norfolk, Madison and Battle Creek . As a result of gold discoveries in South Dakota , construction of the Fremont, Elkhorn and Missouri Valley Railroad began in 1869 , to which the city of Norfolk was also connected ten years later and thus connected to the city ​​of Blair , Nebraska, on the Missouri River . From 1882 there were rail connections from Norfolk to Chicago and Minneapolis . Thanks to its convenient transport links, Norfolk was able to record a rapid increase in population. In 1886, the city passed the 1,000-inhabitant mark for the first time. In 1888 Norfolk was connected to the telegraph and telephone network.

At the beginning of the 20th century, Norfolk had 3,663 inhabitants, by 1910 the population had risen to more than 6,000, making up about a third of Madison County's residents. For this reason a petition was started in 1915, with which a change of the county seat from Madison back to Norfolk should be obtained. However, this petition failed because not enough signatures were collected. It was also at this time that plans began to build the Meridian Highway , today's US Route 81 , which runs as a north-south axis through the Midwest and also through Norfolk, which was finally opened to traffic in 1924. Since 1939 Norfolk has been connected to the city of Omaha via US Highway 275 .

An airfield was built in Norfolk as early as 1928, which initially served as a flying school . During the Second World War this was converted into a regional airport by the Works Progress Administration , and after the end of the war, passenger flights from Norfolk began. In 1975 there was another vote on the relocation of the county seat from Madison to Norfolk, but there was no clear majority, so that Madison is still the seat of Madison County.

Demographics

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1880 547 -
1890 3038 455.4%
1900 3883 27.8%
1910 6025 55.2%
1920 8634 43.3%
1930 10,717 24.1%
1940 10,490 -2.1%
1950 11,335 8.1%
1960 13,111 15.7%
1970 16.607 26.7%
1980 19,449 17.1%
1990 21,476 10.4%
2000 23,516 9.5%
2010 24.210 3%
US Decennial Census

2010 Census

At the 2010 census, the population of Norfolk was 24,210, divided between 9,910 households and 6,005 families. Of the population, 88.0% were White , 1.6% African American , 1.4% Native American , 0.6% Asian, and 6.3% were of other races. Hispanics and Latinos combined made up 12.1% of the total population. In terms of age, 24.5% of the population were under 18 years old, 12.1% were between 18 and 24, 23.6% between 25 and 44, 25.1% between 45 and 64 and 14.6% were older than 65 years . The median age was 35.5 years. Of the 9,910 households in Norfolk, 31.0% had children under the age of 18. 49% of the population were male and 51% female.

Census 2000

At the 2000 census , Norfolk had 23,516 inhabitants, divided among 9,360 households and 5,868 families. 91.41% of the population were white, 1.16% African American, 1.53% Native, 0.48% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islanders, and 4.19% other races. 7.61% of the population were Hispanics or Latinos.

The average income per household was 34,608 in the city at this time the US dollar , the average income for a family was 45,460 US dollars. 11% of the population lived below the poverty line , of these residents 11.6% were under 18 and 12.2% were over 65 years old.

Economy and Infrastructure

economy

Norfolk serves as the retail hub for the region. Branches still active in the economic sector are agriculture , steel production and pharmaceuticals . There is also a shopping center in Norfolk with 44 stores.

The steel producer Nucor operates three branches of its subsidiaries Nucor Steel and Nucor Cold Finish in Norfolk , which employ around 900 people. Other major employers in the region are a subsidiary of the pharmaceutical company Covidien with around 440 employees and Veyance Technology, a subsidiary of Continental AG with 350 residents. The largest employer in the non-manufacturing sector is Walmart with 410 employees.

education

Northeast Community College

In Norfolk is the Northeast Community College with about 7000 students. The Norfolk Public School District has about 4,000 students and there are seven elementary schools , one junior high school and two high schools in the district .

traffic

Norfolk is on US Highways 81 , which runs right through the city, and 275 , which runs south as a bypass around Norfolk. National roads lead from Norfolk to Yankton , Sioux Falls , Omaha, Columbus and O'Neill . The Norfolk Regional Airport is south of Norfolk , but in 2015 it only handled four flights.

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Junction of US Highways 81 and 275 south of Norfolk

Personalities

Sons and daughters

Associated with Norfolk

Web links

Commons : Norfolk, Nebraska  - collection of images
Wikivoyage: Norfolk, Nebraska  Travel Guide

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Facts about Norfolk, Nebraska. In: ci.norfolk.ne.us. City of Norfolk, accessed February 19, 2019 .
  2. ↑ a b Mary Ellen Pangle: A History of Norfolk . In: Norfolk Daily News , 1929.
  3. ↑ Historic Overview of Madison County . Nebraska State Historical Society, p. 18, Text Archive - Internet Archive
  4. ^ Census of Population and Housing . United States Census Bureau, accessed February 19, 2019
  5. ^ Nucor locations. Nucor, accessed February 19, 2019 .
  6. ^ Kathryn Harris: Covidien celebrates 50 years in Norfolk. Norfolk Daily News, November 3, 2011, accessed February 19, 2019 .
  7. ↑ CY 2015 Passenger Boarding Data. Federal Aviation Administration, October 31, 2016, accessed February 19, 2019 .