Norfolk, Nebraska

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The 2000 Census showed that Norfolk had a population of 23,516 people^<1>. This represents 1.37% of the total population of Nebraska, making it the state's 9th most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated.

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (while rank is based on the 2000 Census, the population shown is estimated for 2008):

Rank in 2000	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
6	Fremont	SE	63 mi [101.4 km]	25,224	0.2% increase
7	Hastings	SW	111 mi [178.6 km]	25,394	5.53% increase
8	North Platte	W	183 mi [294.5 km]	24,107	0.96% increase
-9-	Norfolk			22,940	2.45% decrease
10	Columbus	S	41 mi [66 km]	21,595	2.98% increase
11	Papillion	SE	93 mi [149.7 km]	23,739	45.08% increase
12	Scottsbluff	W	320 mi [514 km]	14,785	0.36% increase

Norfolk had 10,072 Housing Units^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Norfolk has an area^<4> of 9.97 square miles [25.83 km²].

Using the above population and land area values, Norfolk had a 2000 population density of 2,357 people per square mile [910 people/km²], making it the state's 27th most densely populated area.

Madison County

The city of Norfolk is located in Madison County.

The county had a population of 35,183 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 23,516 people, Norfolk contained 66.8% of the Madison County total.

In addition, where the community of Norfolk has a population density of 2,357 people per square mile [910 people/km²], Madison County averages 61.4 people per square mile [23.73 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Madison County.

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in Norfolk and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Norfolk. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.^<5>

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Unfortunately, the Census Bureau has not created a QuickFact that is specific to Norfolk.

A Census Quickfact is available for Madison County (QF-31119).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Madison County.

	County	Census QuickFact	Direction	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Antelope	QF-31003	NW	6,679	10.23% decrease
	Boone	QF-31011	SW	5,446	12.35% decrease
	Pierce	QF-31139	N	7,231	7.73% decrease
	Platte	QF-31141	S	32,072	1.75% increase
	Stanton	QF-31167	E	6,310	1.77% decrease
	Wayne	QF-31179	NE	9,274	5.43% decrease

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Norfolk:

Norfolk is located in Census Region #2 (the Midwest Region) and in Division #4 (the West North-Central Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Norfolk.

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Search for Local Businesses

People are finding Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Norfolk. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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