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Welcome to Norfolk County ...
Time Zone: Norfolk County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Dedham is the Seat for Norfolk County.
Norfolk County was founded in 1793 and was created by taking area from Suffolk County.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Norfolk had a population of 707,164 people. This is an increase of 5.41% since the last Census (which gave a population of 670,850 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Norfolk represented 10.25% of the total population of Massachusetts.
Below are some of the communities located in Norfolk County:
- Avon
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,557 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Bellingham
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,336 people
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- Braintree
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 37,074 people
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- Brookline
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 59,022 people
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- Canton
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,029 people
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- Cohasset
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,529 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cohasset have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Dedham
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,345 people
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- Dover
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,119 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Foxborough
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,398 people
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- Franklin
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,711 people
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- Holbrook
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,014 people
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- Medfield
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,011 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Medway
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,443 people
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- Millis
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,519 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Milton
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,537 people
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- Needham
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,537 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Needham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Norfolk
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,938 people
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- Norwood
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,737 people
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- Plainville
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,280 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Quincy
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 94,421 people
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- Randolph
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- Estimated population in 2019: 34,362 people
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- Sharon
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,864 people
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- Stoughton
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,891 people
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- Walpole
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,582 people
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- Wellesley
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,684 people
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- Westwood
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,384 people
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- Weymouth
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,104 people
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- Wrentham
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,083 people
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Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to Massachusetts
- Websites specific to Norfolk County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Bristol County
- Middlesex County
- Plymouth County
- Suffolk County
- Worcester County
- Providence County
- Cemetery Information and Directories
- Of Special Interest ...
- The GenDisasters website specializes in newspaper articles about tragedies and disasters. While it makes interesting reading all by itself, it should be of special interest to genealogists and family historians looking for people who were either affected by or directly involved in such tragedies.
- At this time (Dec 2022), GenDisasters website is currently offline due to a hacker attack. Hopefully they will be back soon.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
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