1865History
== History ==
=== Settlement and early history ===
In late 1865 three scouts were sent from a German Lutheran settlement near Ixonia, Wisconsin, to find productive, inexpensiv...
1866Culture
On May 23, 1866, a party of 124 settlers representing 42 families from the Ixonia area set out for northeast Nebraska in three wagon trains.
1867History
A second group of settlers from Wisconsin arrived in July 1867.
1875Government
In 1875 a series of elections changed this.
1879History
Its arrival at Norfolk in 1879 connected the city through Wisner to Blair on the Missouri.
1880Infrastructure
The Omaha, Niobrara, and Black Hills branch of the Union Pacific ran north from the railroad's main line at Columbus to Norfolk; it reached the city in 1880.
1882Architecture
Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railroad was completed to Norfolk in 1882.
1885Government
The Nebraska legislature created the Insane Asylum in Norfolk in 1885; it accepted its first patients in 1888.
1886History
In 1886 Norfolk's population reached 1,000, making it a city of the second class.
1887Government
A street railway system and a public water supply were established in 1887.
1888Government
In 1888 a franchise 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".
1900History
=== Automobile age ===
In 1900, the city had a population of 3,883, nearly quadruple its population of a decade earlier.
1908Economy
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Joyce Hall, who created the Norfolk Post Card Company in 1908.
1910History
By 1910, it had more than 6,000 people, comprising roughly one-third of Madison County's population of 19,101.
1915Government
In 1915, petitions were filed for an election to move the county seat from Madison to Norfolk.
1920History
In 1920, the institution's name was changed to the Norfolk State Hospital; in 1962, it became the Norfolk Regional Center.
1924Architecture
The 1924 completion of the Meridian Bridge across the Missouri River at the Nebraska-South Dakota border made the highway a continuous year-round thoroughfare.
1926History
In 1926, it was designated as U.S.
1928Education
Air travel developed in Norfolk beginning with the establishment of a flying school in 1928.
1939Infrastructure
Highway 275, received its designation in 1939; it follows the Elkhorn valley upstream from Omaha through Norfolk to O'Neill.
1942Government
In 1942 the WPA began construction of a municipal airport at the site.
1975Government
In a 1975 county-wide election, the move's proponents failed to secure a simple majority.
1994History
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Bill Lafleur, punter for San Francisco 49ers for two years; graduated from Norfolk Catholic ...
2000History
=== 2000 census ===
As of the census of 2000, there were 23,516 people, 9,360 households, and 5,868 families living in the city.
2002Crime
=== Norfolk bank murders ===
On September 26, 2002, three gunmen robbed a US Bank branch in Norfolk, killing five people in the process.
2010History
As of 2010, it was a 120-bed institution providing the initial phase of treatment to sex offenders.
2016History
The 2016-2020 5-year American Community Survey estimates show that the median household income was $49,280 (with a margin of error of ± $3,354) and the median family income $68,...
2019Education
Keystone Christian Academy enrolled about 60 students in pre-school through twelfth grade until its closure in May 2019.
2020History
=== Climate ===
== Demographics ==
=== 2020 census ===
The 2020 United States census counted 24,955 people, 10,240 households, and 5,724 families in Norfolk.