Norfolk (town), New York
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| Coordinates: 44°47′56″N 74°58′58″W / 44.79889°N 74.98278°WCoordinates: 44°47′56″N 74°58′58″W / 44.79889°N 74.98278°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | St. Lawrence |
| Settled | 1809 |
| Created | 1823 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 57.74 sq mi (149.55 km2) |
| • Land | 56.74 sq mi (146.96 km2) |
| • Water | 1.00 sq mi (2.60 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 4,668 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 4,545 |
| • Density | 80.10/sq mi (30.93/km2) |
| FIPS code | 36-089-51330 |
Norfolk (/ˈnɔːrfɔːrk/) is a town in St. Lawrence County in the U.S. state of New York. The town is in the northern part of the county and is north of Potsdam. The population was 4,668 at the 2010 census.
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 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 1869, it became Norwood.
The Hepburn Library was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1969.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 57.7 square miles (149.5 km²), of which, 56.9 square miles (147.4 km²) of it is land and 0.9 square miles (2.2 km²) of it (1.47%) is water.
The Raquette River flows eastward through the northern part of the town.
New York State Route 56 is a north-south highway in Norfolk. The eastern terminus of New York State Route 310 is at Raymondville. New York State Route 420 parallels the east town line.
As of the census of 2000, there were 4,565 people, 1,803 households, and 1,280 families residing in the town. The population density was 80.2 people per square mile (31.0/km²). There were 1,959 housing units at an average density of 34.4 per square mile (13.3/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.06% White, 0.42% Black or African American, 1.07% Native American, 0.48% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 0.11% from other races, and 0.77% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.55% of the population.
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