Norfolk County
county in Massachusetts, United States
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Summary
Norfolk County is a county of Massachusetts[1]. It draws 1,954 Wikipedia views per month (county of massachusetts category, ranking #4 of 15).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Massachusetts[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Capital: Dedham[5]
- Shares border with: Middlesex County[6], Suffolk County[7], Plymouth County[8], Bristol County[9], Providence County[10], Worcester County[11]
- Named after: Norfolk[12]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Dedham[13], Foxboro[14], Westwood[15], Bellingham[16], Norwood[17], Sharon[18], Dover[19], Walpole[20], Franklin[21], Holbrook[22], Millis[23], Milton[24], Medfield[25], Norfolk[26]
- Commons category: Norfolk County, Massachusetts[27]
- Inception: June 20, 1793[28]
- Coordinate location: 42.199158, -71.154442[29]
- Official website: https://www.norfolkcounty.org/[30]
- Topic's main category: Category:Norfolk County, Massachusetts[31]
- Population: 670,850[32], 672,677[33], 677,622[34], 682,078[35], 687,802[36], 696,023[37], 725,981[38]
- List of monuments: National Register of Historic Places listings in Norfolk County, Massachusetts[39]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Norfolk County, Massachusetts[40]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Norfolk County, Massachusetts[41]
- Number of households: 267,967[42]
- Native label: Norfolk County[43]
- NCI Thesaurus ID: C108915[44]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Norfolk County, Massachusetts[45]
- Different from: Norfolk, Virginia[46]
- Area: 1150[47]
- Water as percent of area: 11[48]
Why It Matters
Norfolk County has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]