Norfolk, Nebraska Location of Norfolk inside Madison County and Nebraska Location of Norfolk inside Madison County and Nebraska Norfolk (/ n rf rk/ or / n rfo k/) is a town/city in Madison County, Nebraska, United States, 113 miles northwest of Omaha and 83 miles west of Sioux City at the intersection of U.S.
The populace was 24,210 at the 2010 census, making it the ninth-largest town/city in Nebraska.
It is the principal town/city of the Norfolk Micropolitan Statistical Area.
On September 15, they reached the junction of the Elkhorn and its North Fork, and chose that region as a settlement site.:1 2 On May 23, 1866, a party of 124 pioneer representing 42 families from the Ixonia region set out for northeast Nebraska in three wagon trains.
It ran from the Omaha region up the Elkhorn valley, then athwart northern Nebraska and into South Dakota. Its arrival at Norfolk in 1879 connected the town/city through Wisner to Blair on the Missouri.:60 The Omaha, Niobrara, and Black Hills branch of the Union Pacific ran north from the barns 's chief line at Duncan to Norfolk; it reached the town/city in 1880.:14 The Chicago, St.
In 1886 Norfolk's populace reached 1000, making it a town/city of the second class.:80 A street stockyards fitness and a enhance waterworks were established in 1887.:81 83 In 1888 a charter was granted to the Norfolk Electric Light Company, and the Nebraska Telephone Company was given a right-of-way for "general telegraph and telephone business".:85 The Nebraska council created the Insane Asylum in Norfolk in 1885; it accepted its first patients in 1888.:84 In 1920, the institution's name was changed to the Norfolk State Hospital; in 1962, it became the Norfolk Regional Center. As of 2010, it was a 120-bed institution providing the initial phase of treatment to sex offenders. By 1910, it had more than 6,000 citizens , comprising roughly one-third of Madison County's populace of 19,101.:14 In 1915, petitions were filed for an election to move the governmental center of county from Madison to Norfolk.
In the 1910s, evolution began on the Meridian Highway as a direct north-south route athwart the United States; the route of the highway ran through Norfolk.
Highway 275, received its designation in 1939; it follows the Elkhorn valley upstream from Omaha through Norfolk to O'Neill.
During World War II, the segment from Norfolk to O'Neill was a portion of the Strategic Network of Highways; as such, it was given a high before ity for federal funds for materials and for federal maintenance funds. Air travel advanced in Norfolk beginning with the establishment of a flying school in 1928.
Although assembly materials were limited amid World War II, Norfolk received before ity as an auxiliary field to a several war-related airports, including Sioux City Air Field.
In the 1970s, another attempt was made to move the governmental center of county from Madison to Norfolk.
On September 26, 2002, three gunmen robbed a US Bank branch in Norfolk, killing five citizens in the process.
Norfolk is positioned at 42 1 42 N 97 26 01 W (42.0283379, -97.4169964). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 10.78 square miles (27.92 km2), of which, 10.69 square miles (27.69 km2) is territory and 0.09 square miles (0.23 km2) is water. As of the census of 2000, there were 23,516 citizens , 9,360 homeholds, and 5,868 families residing in the city.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 25.9% under the age of 18, 13.4% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 19.0% from 45 to 64, and 14.2% who were 65 years of age or older.
About 7.0% of families and 11.0% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 11.6% of those under age 18 and 12.2% of those age 65 or over.
Norfolk is the principal retail center of northeastern Nebraska.
Major small-town manufacturers include Nucor, which employs about 900 citizens manufacturing steel products at three locations in Norfolk; Covidien, with about 440 employees producing syringes and other medical supplies; Veyance Technologies, employing about 350 producing high-pressure and hydraulic hose; Norfolk Iron & Metal, with 320 employees manufacturing steel products; and Wis-Pak, employing about 100 to produce soft drinks and other beverages. Major non-manufacturing commercial employers include Wal-Mart, with about 410 employees, and Associated Wholesale Grocers, formerly known as Affiliated Foods Midwest, whose distribution center in Norfolk employs about 650.
Other primary employers include Faith Regional Health Services, a nonprofit with about 1,300 employees, and Norfolk Public Schools, with about 700. Norfolk has a single post-secondary educational institution, Northeast Community College, with over 7,000 students taking courses for credit.
The Norfolk Public School District has an enrollment of over 4,000 students.
There are seven elementary schools; one junior high school; and two high schools, Norfolk High School and Alternatives For Success, the latter described as an "alternative high school". Norfolk Catholic Schools operates a undertaking school and Norfolk Catholic High School, with a total enrollment of about 700. Two Lutheran elementary schools and a high school enroll a total of about 470 pupils.
The Norfolk Daily News is the city's principal newspaper.
Norfolk has two tv stations, KXNE-TV 19 (DTV 16), which is part of the NET Television network, and KNEN-LD 35 (DTV 35), directed as News Channel Nebraska.
Joyce Ballantyne, painter of pin-up art, was born in Norfolk.
Max Carl (Gronenthal), singer and songwriter for .38 Special, interval up in Humphrey, and graduated from a Norfolk High School.
Model rocketry was invented in Norfolk in 1954 by Orville Carlisle, working in the basement of his shoe store on 420 Norfolk Avenue.
Television host Johnny Carson (born in Corning, Iowa) moved to Norfolk at the age of 8 and graduated from Norfolk High School.
Joyce Hall, who created the Norfolk Post Card Company in 1908.
Graduated from Norfolk Catholic High School in 1994.
Scott Munter, pitcher for the San Francisco Giants, was born in Norfolk.
Shane Osborn, pilot of the plane downed in the Hainan Island incident, and later Nebraska State Treasurer, was raised in Norfolk and graduated from Norfolk High School.
Published serially in Norfolk Daily News.
Nebraska State Historical Society.
A History of the Principal Executives of the Nebraska State Highway Department.
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"Norfolk Regional Center".
Madison County Historical Society.
Nebraska State Historical Society.
"Five Dead In Norfolk Bank Robbery".
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United States Enumeration Bureau.
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012".
"Community Facts - Norfolk, Nebraska".
Norfolk Daily News.
"Nebraska Community 'Fast Facts' Profile: Norfolk, Nebraska.
"Welcome to Norfolk Public Schools".
Norfolk Catholic School.
Norfolk Daily News website.
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Norfolk, Nebraska.
City of Norfolk Norfolk Area Chamber of Commerce Norfolk Daily News Municipalities and communities of Madison County, Nebraska, United States
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