Norfolk County, Massachusetts

Norfolk County (Template:IPAc-en Template:Respell) is located in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. At the 2020 census, the population was around 725,981.<ref name="QF">Template:Cite web</ref> Its county seat is Dedham.<ref name="GR6">Template:Cite web</ref> The county was named after the English county of the same name.<ref>Thomas Cox, Anthony Hall, Robert Morden, Magna Britannia Antiqua & Nova: Or, A New, Exact, and Comprehensive Survey of the Ancient and Present State of Great Britain, Volume 5, (Caesar Ward and Richard Chandler: London, 1738), pg. 171 (accessed on Google Book Search, June 22, 2008)</ref> Two towns, Cohasset and Brookline, are exclaves. Norfolk County is included in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metropolitan Statistical Area. Norfolk County is the 24th highest-income county in the United States with a median household income of $107,361. It is the wealthiest county in Massachusetts.

History

One of the original counties of the Massachusetts Bay Colony created on May 10, 1643, was called Norfolk, and is unrelated to the current Norfolk County. It covered territory in what is now New Hampshire, and was abolished on September 18, 1679, when King Charles II separated the Colony of New Hampshire from Massachusetts.<ref name="Chronologies">Massachusetts : Individual County Chronologies</ref>

Shortly after the Constitution of Massachusetts was adopted on October 25, 1780, a number of towns in Suffolk County, of which Dedham was then a part, elected delegates to a convention to decide upon some policy relative to the division of the county.Template:Sfn The convention met at Gay's Tavern in Dedham on December 12, 1780, and adopted a resolution to the effect that the towns of Bellingham, Dedham, Foxborough, Franklin, Medfield, Medway, Needham, Stoughton, Stoughtonham, Walpole, and Wrentham, along with the Middlesex County towns of Holliston, Hopkinton, Natick, and Sherborn ought to be formed into a new county with Medfield as the shiretown.Template:Sfn The Great and General Court did not look favorably upon the resolution, however, and no new county was then created.

Norfolk County, Massachusetts was created on June 20, 1793. Legislation passed in March which separated off all the towns in Suffolk County except Boston and Chelsea (which at the time included what are now Revere and Winthrop). Dedham was designated as the "shire town".<ref>Massachusetts General Court, Acts of 1792 Chapter 72, page 111 (also indexed as Acts of 1973 (January Session), chapter 43). Approved March 26, 1793, by Governor John Hancock.</ref> Hingham and Hull petitioned to remain in Suffolk County and on the day the law was to take effect, their removal to Norfolk County was repealed, making Cohasset an exclave.<ref>https://archive.org/details/actsresolvespass179293mass/page/352/mode/2up Massachusetts General Court, Acts of 1793, Chapter 8, page 353.] Also listed as 1793 May session, chapter 9. Approved June 20, 1793.</ref> In 1803, they were moved into Plymouth County, Massachusetts.<ref name="Chronologies" />

On June 22, 1797, the town of Natick was given to Middlesex County, and the town of Needham was transferred from Middlesex to Norfolk. The towns of Dorchester and Roxbury were part of Norfolk County when it was created but, as Boston annexed each town in stages from 1804 to 1912, they became part of Suffolk County again, leaving Brookline separated from the rest of Norfolk County. No other changes have been made to the territory of Norfolk County, other than new municipalities being created within its boundaries, and minor border adjustments.<ref name="Chronologies" />

Norfolk County is the birthplace of four Presidents of the United States (John Adams, John Quincy Adams, John F. Kennedy, and George H. W. Bush), resulting in the moniker "County of Presidents."<ref>The County of Norfolk, Massachusetts. Last accessed December 21, 2006.</ref>

Jails

Following the creation of the county, Gay's Tavern was the site of a Court of General Sessions on August 25, 1794.Template:Sfn They ordered that the committee on buildings proceed with collecting materials for building a jail.Template:Sfn On the last day of September following this order, the court accepted from Timothy GayTemplate:Efn the gift of a parallelogram lot of land to erect the Norfolk County Jail next to his tavern.Template:SfnTemplate:SfnTemplate:R

It was replaced by a new Norfolk County Jail in 1817.Template:Sfn<ref name=condos/> The two story stone building was built in 1817 and was 33' square.Template:Sfn<ref name=condos/> Part of the jail was torn down in 1851 to erect a central, octagonal portion and two wings.Template:Sfn<ref name=condos/> It resulted in a building with the shape of a Latin cross, and featured Gothic Revival windows.<ref name=condos/> The three tiers of cells radiated out like spokes from the central guardroom.<ref name=condos/> There were two hangings in the central rotunda: George C. Hersey on August 8, 1862 and James H. Costley on June 25, 1875.Template:Sfn

Inmates were housed in the jail until 1992 when the Norfolk County Correctional Center was opened in 1992.Template:Sfn A court forced the closure after 13 inmates escaped in 1989.Template:Sfn There were at least 27 break outs during the prison's history.<ref name=condos/>

The current Norfolk County Correctional Center is located on the median of Route 128 in Dedham. The facility has 502 beds and opened in 1992.<ref name=difazio/>

Courthouses

After the creation of the county, the Court of Common Pleas and the Court of General Sessions of the Peace first met in Dedham's meetinghouse.Template:Sfn Nathaniel Ames was chosen as the clerk of both and they met for the first time on September 23.Template:SfnTemplate:Efn

When the court met on January 7, 1794, it was so cold in the building, which lacked any sort of heating, that they moved to the Woodward Tavern across the street.Template:Sfn The Anglican Church in town had also offered their building, but it was in such a state of disrepair that the offer was not accepted.Template:Sfn The First Church and Parish in Dedham then offered a piece of land on their Little Common, and a new courthouse was ordered to be constructed.Template:Sfn Construction was sluggish, however, and the delays frustrated Ames.Template:Sfn

The court was still sitting in the meetinghouse in 1794 but the new courthouse was completed in 1795.Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn It was found to be too small, however, and the ceilings were so low as to stifle people in the courtrooms.Template:Sfn Charles Bulfinch was hired in 1795 to design a turret for the building and Paul Revere was commissioned to cast a bell.Template:SfnTemplate:SfnTemplate:Efn

When it became apparent that the Courthouse was out of date, the County Commissioners ordered a new one to be built.Template:Sfn They originally were seeking a utilitarian building that would be fireproof and safe to store important documents.Template:Sfn Local boosters, however, wanted a building that aligned with the town's rapidly improving self-image.Template:Sfn

The land for the courthouse, across the street from the existing one, was purchased from Frances Ames for $1,200.Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn Ames later refused to sell the lot to the east at an asking price of $400, however.Template:Sfn Masonic ceremonies, bell ringing and cannon fire accompanied the laying of the cornerstone on July 4, 1825.Template:Sfn In 1827, the old courthouse was sold at public auction.Template:Sfn

The new building was designed by Solomon WillardTemplate:Sfn<ref name=NHL/> and was dedicated on February 20, 1827.Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn It was a basic rectangular granite-walled structure, 48' by 98' and two stories tall,Template:Sfn with Greek-temple porticoes at either end.<ref name=NHL/>Template:Sfn Each 10' portico was supported by four Doric pillars.Template:Sfn A bell made by Paul Revere was moved from the old courthouse to the new north portico, where it was tolled to announce court sessions.Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn

The interior had a hall running through the center paved with brick.Template:Sfn On the eastern side were the offices of the Country Treasurer and the Clerk of Courts.Template:Sfn On the western side were the Registry of Deeds and Probate Court.Template:Sfn The courtroom was upstairs and featured an arched ceiling.Template:Sfn The high sheriff had a desk in the room.Template:Sfn

From the outside it was an attractive building, but it was not a comfortable place to work.Template:Sfn The only water was provided by a well on Court Street, and it did not have an adequate heating system.Template:Sfn One employee complained that it was "barren and destitute of every convenience, demanded for health, comfort and decency."Template:Sfn In 1846, an iron fence was installed around the perimeter.Template:Sfn

Registry of Deeds

The Registry was originally housed in one of the first floor rooms of the home of Eliphalet Pond, the first registrar, at 963 Washington Street in Dedham.<ref name=trivia1722/> A sign was nailed to a tree out front informing the public of its location.<ref name=trivia1722/> It then moved to the original Norfolk County Courthouse and remained there for about three decades.<ref name=trivia1722/> When the new Norfolk County Courthouse was built in 1827, the middle office on the west side of the lower level was used by the Registry.<ref name=trivia1722/> When the population of the county grew and the number of real estate transactions increased apace, a new building was constructed for the Registry across the street at 649 High Street.<ref name=trivia1722/> The Boston firm Peabody & Stearns was hired to design the current Registry of Deeds, built in 1905. The main section of the building measures 52 feet by 186 feet, is two stories high with a copper hipped roof, and is built of Indiana limestone with details made of granite from Deer Isle, Maine.<ref name=trivia1722p5/>

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert is land and Template:Convert (11%) is water.<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref> It is the third-smallest county in Massachusetts by total area. The county is not completely contiguous; the towns of Brookline and Cohasset are each part of Norfolk County but are separated from the majority of Norfolk County (and each other) by either water or other counties. At the county's formation, Hingham and Hull were to be part of it, but joined Plymouth County instead, leaving Cohasset as the initial exclave of Norfolk County and an enclave of Plymouth County. Brookline became the second exclave of Norfolk County in 1873 when the neighboring town of West Roxbury was annexed by Boston (thus leaving Norfolk County to join Suffolk County) and Brookline refused to be annexed by Boston after the Brookline-Boston annexation debate of 1873.

Adjacent counties

• Middlesex County (northwest)
• Suffolk County (north)
• Plymouth County (southeast)
• Bristol County (south)
• Providence County, Rhode Island (southwest)
• Worcester County (west)

National protected areas

• Adams National Historical Park
• Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area (part)
• Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site
• John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site

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Demographics

2000 census

At the 2000 census there were 650,308 people, 248,827 households, and 165,967 families residing in the county. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 255,154 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the county was 89.02% White or European American, 3.18% Black or African American, 0.13% Native American, 5.50% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.78% from other races, and 1.37% from two or more races. 1.84%.<ref name="GR2">Template:Cite web</ref> were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 28.6% were of Irish, 13.4% Italian, 7.7% English and 5.0% descendants of colonists ancestry according to Census 2000. 85.7% spoke only English at home, while 2.3% spoke Chinese in any dialect, 2.0% Spanish, 1.0% Italian and 1.0% French at home.

Of the 248,827 households 31.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.20% were married couples living together, 9.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.30% were non-families. 26.80% of households were one person and 10.80% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.14.

The age distribution was 23.40% under the age of 18, 7.00% from 18 to 24, 31.60% from 25 to 44, 23.50% from 45 to 64, and 14.40% 65 or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.60 males.

The median household income was $63,432 and the median family income was $77,847 (these figures had risen to $77,294 and $95,243 respectively as of a 2007 estimate<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>). Males had a median income of $51,301 versus $37,108 for females. The per capita income for the county was $32,484. About 2.90% of families and 4.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.40% of those under age 18 and 5.70% of those age 65 or over.

2010 census

As of the 2010 United States census, there were 670,850 people, 257,914 households, and 168,903 families residing in the county.<ref name="census-dp1">Template:Cite web</ref> The population density was Template:Convert. There were 270,359 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert.<ref name="census-density">Template:Cite web</ref> The racial makeup of the county was 82.3% white, 8.6% Asian, 5.7% black or African American, 0.2% American Indian, 1.3% from other races, and 1.9% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 3.3% of the population.<ref name="census-dp1"/> The largest ancestry groups were:<ref name="census-dp2">Template:Cite web</ref> Template:Div col

• 31.8% Irish
• 15.5% Italian
• 11.0% English
• 7.0% German
• 4.6% French
• 4.3% Chinese
• 4.1% Polish
• 3.2% Russian
• 3.1% American
• 2.8% Scottish
• 2.6% French Canadian
• 2.4% Scotch-Irish
• 2.0% West Indian
• 2.0% Sub-Saharan African
• 1.9% Portuguese
• 1.8% Swedish
• 1.6% Indian
• 1.4% Arab
• 1.4% Greek
• 1.2% Canadian
• 1.1% Vietnamese
• 1.1% Lithuanian

Of the 257,914 households, 32.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.0% were married couples living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 34.5% were non-families, and 27.6% of households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.15. The median age was 40.7 years.<ref name="census-dp1"/>

The median income for a household in the county was $81,027 and the median family income was $101,870. Males had a median income of $68,070 versus $51,870 for females. The per capita income for the county was $42,371. About 4.1% of families and 6.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.3% of those under age 18 and 6.9% of those age 65 or over.<ref name="census-dp3">Template:Cite web</ref>

Demographic breakdown by town

Income

Template:See also The ranking of unincorporated communities that are included on the list are reflective if the census-designated locations and villages were included as cities or towns. Data is from the 2007–2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Rank	Town		Per capita income	Median household income	Median family income	Population	Number of households
	Dover	CDP	$91,039	$183,125	$212,125	2,322	725
1	Dover	Town	$82,800	$184,646	$200,735	5,564	1,765
2	Wellesley	Town	$65,394	$145,208	$175,156	27,818	8,553
3	Brookline	Town	$63,964	$97,250	$142,180	58,371	24,891
4	Needham	Town	$60,972	$121,080	$160,455	28,786	10,350
5	Cohasset	Town	$59,891	$117,831	$147,222	7,483	2,706
6	Westwood	Town	$59,422	$120,078	$151,976	14,508	5,172
7	Medfield	Town	$56,905	$128,446	$139,247	12,004	4,011
	Chestnut Hill (02467)	ZCTA	$55,947	$114,140	$151,375	21,952	6,237
8	Sharon	Town	$53,687	$121,265	$142,463	17,538	6,268
	Medfield	CDP	$47,660	$107,386	$127,632	6,394	2,357
9	Wrentham	Town	$47,119	$100,938	$119,188	10,879	3,978
	Sharon	CDP	$46,079	$102,521	$124,405	5,532	2,007
10	Canton	Town	$45,991	$90,951	$111,770	21,408	8,460
11	Milton	Town	$44,718	$104,713	$129,234	26,828	8,956
12	Medway	Town	$44,472	$106,058	$119,864	12,670	4,433
13	Walpole	Town	$43,983	$90,763	$109,035	23,862	8,626
	Norfolk County	County	$43,685	$83,733	$106,309	666,426	255,944
14	Norfolk	Town	$42,452	$118,809	$132,250	11,151	3,125
15	Foxborough	Town	$42,236	$92,370	$108,209	16,734	6,470
	Walpole	CDP	$41,820	$89,327	$99,808	6,119	2,522
16	Dedham	Town	$41,143	$83,364	$105,586	24,521	9,528
	Millis-Clicquot	CDP	$39,884	$82,798	$103,750	4,370	1,831
17	Millis	Town	$39,344	$90,360	$99,976	7,852	3,043
18	Franklin	City	$39,043	$92,066	$109,602	31,317	10,866
19	Braintree	City	$37,317	$83,710	$97,262	35,409	13,267
20	Plainville	Town	$36,802	$81,371	$102,780	8,176	3,232
	Foxborough	CDP	$36,239	$61,771	$91,991	5,206	2,388
21	Norwood	Town	$35,997	$73,838	$95,397	28,483	11,559
22	Weymouth	City	$35,939	$68,594	$86,972	53,565	22,543
	Massachusetts	State	$35,051	$65,981	$83,371	6,512,227	2,522,409
	Bellingham	CDP	$33,927	$81,941	$87,606	4,580	1,833
23	Bellingham	Town	$33,170	$83,534	$93,655	16,165	5,879
24	Quincy	City	$32,911	$60,947	$77,231	91,484	39,965
25	Stoughton	Town	$32,363	$68,191	$87,070	26,893	10,455
26	Avon	Town	$31,304	$72,880	$89,214	4,341	1,609
27	Holbrook	Town	$29,940	$63,790	$76,568	10,749	4,193
28	Randolph	City	$29,210	$64,465	$77,661	31,867	12,041
	United States	Country	$27,915	$52,762	$64,293	306,603,772	114,761,359

Religion

Religious Affiliation in Norfolk County
Year	1980		1990		2000		2010
Religion	C*	A**	C	A	C	A	C	A
Anabaptist (Mennonite)	n/a	n/a	1	88	1	45	n/a	n/a
Ba'haism	0	n/a	0	n/a	2	180	1	198
Baptist	29	7,063	29	7,936	32	4,992	46	5,558
Brethren	3	95	1	50	0	n/a	0	n/a
Buddhism	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	4	n/a	7	1,653
Catholicism	64	304,137	63	336,797	63	380,930	52	355,321
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints	1	432	2	648	5	1,150	4	1,262
Congregationalism/ United Church of Christ	35	16,786	43	19,016	41	22,049	42	12,879
Christian Science	n/a	n/a	7	350	n/a	n/a	5	n/a
Episcopalianism/Anglicanism	31	17,955	30	12,905	31	12,778	33	11,016
Hinduism	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6	n/a	2	37
Independent/nondenominational	n/a	n/a	1	800	n/a	n/a	20	2,620
Islam	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	2	3,782	3	4,616
Jainism	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	1	n/a	1	n/a
Judaism	20	8,258	41	37,123	41	38,300	20	19,709
Lutheranism	13	4,629	10	2,843	8	2,593	8	2,227
Methodism/Holiness	25	7,937	21	7,114	24	7,097	23	5,667
Messianic Judaism	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	1	n/a
Orthodoxy	n/a	n/a	3	n/a	7	7,543	9	3,539
Pentecostalism	5	945	5	1,382	12	2,540	17	2,485
Presbyterianism	4	1,380	7	1,424	7	1,558	9	1,196
Seventh-day Adventism/ Jehovah's Witnesses	1	52	7	2,900	5	367	8	537
Sikhism	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	2	n/a	1	n/a
Quakerism	1	192	1	190	2	106	2	224
Unitarian-Universalism	18	4,719	17	4,591	17	2,644	17	3,102
Zoroastranianism	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	16

*congregations
**adherents

Government

Template:Multiple image The county has offices in Dedham Square. It runs the Norfolk County Correctional Center, the Norfolk County Registry of Deeds, and the Norfolk County Courthouse.

Current elected officials

All eligible voters of Norfolk County vote for three County Commissioners, a District Attorney, a Clerk of Courts, a Register of Deeds, a Sheriff, a County Treasurer, and a Register of Probate.

County Commissioners are elected for a four-year term; two Commissioners are elected to coincide with presidential elections, and one Commissioner is elected during the midterm elections. All three Commissioners must hail from a different municipality. The District Attorney is elected every four years coinciding with the midterm elections. The Clerk of Courts and Register of Deeds are elected every six years coinciding with the elections of Class I US Senators. The County Treasurer and Register of Probate are elected every six years coinciding with the elections of Class II US Senators. The Sheriff is elected every six years coinciding with the elections of Class III US Senators.

Office	Current Officeholder	Hometown	Next Election
County Commissioners	Richard R. Staiti (Democratic)<ref name=oathofoffice2021>Template:Cite web</ref>	Canton	2024
	Joseph P. Shea (Democratic)<ref name=oathofoffice2021 />	Quincy
	Peter H. Collins (Democratic)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Milton	2026
District Attorney	Michael W. Morrissey (Democratic)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Quincy	2026
Clerk of Courts	Walter F. Timilty, Jr. (Democratic)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Milton	2024
Register of Deeds	William P. O'Donnell (Democratic)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Norwood	2024
Sheriff	Patrick W. McDermott (Democratic)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Quincy	2028
County Treasurer	Michael G. Bellotti (Democratic)<ref name=oathofoffice2021 />	Quincy	2026
Register of Probate	Colleen M Brierley (Democratic)<ref name=oathofoffice2021 />	Norwood	2026

Sheriffs

There have been 21 sheriffs of Norfolk County.<ref name=sheriff>Template:Cite web</ref>

Years	Sheriff<ref name=sheriff/>
2021–Present	Patrick W. McDermott
2018–2021	Jerome P. McDermott
1999–2018	Michael G. Bellotti
1996–1999	John H. Flood
1975–1996	Clifford H. Marshall
1961–1975	Charles Hedges
1958–1961	Peter M. McCormack
1939–1958	Samuel Wragg
1898–1939	Samuel Capen
1885–1898	Augustus B. Endicott
1878–1885	Rufus Corbin Wood
1857–1878	John W. Thomas
1853–1857	Thomas Adams
1852–1853	John W. Thomas
1848–1852	Thomas Adams
1843–1848	Jerauld N. E. Mann
1834–1843	John Baker, II
1812–1834	Elijah Crane
1811–1812	William Brewer
1810–1811	Elijah Crane
1798–1810	Benjamin Clark Cutler
1794–1798	Atherton Thayer
1793–1794	Ebeneezer Thayer

Treasurers

Years	Treasurer
2021–Present	Michael G. Bellotti
2017–2021	James E. Timilty
2002-2017	Joseph Connolly
1997–2002	Tim Cahill
1907-	Henry D. Humphrey
1889-1907	Charles W. Smith
April 1855-1889	Chauncey C. ChurchillTemplate:Sfn
1793-1809	Isaac Bullard

Years	Register
2002–present<ref name=posterlate/>	William P. O'Donnell
2001-2002<ref name=posterlate/>	Paul D. Harold
1970-2001<ref name=posterlate/>	Barry T. Hannon
1947-1970<ref name=posterlate/>	L. Thomas Shine
1917-1947<ref name=posterlate/>	Walter W. Chambers
1916-1917<ref name=posterlate/>	Edward L. Burdakin
1874-1916<ref name=posterearly/>	John H. Burdakin
1861-1874<ref name=posterearly/>	James Foord
1821-1861<ref name=posterearly/>Template:Sfn	Enos FoordTemplate:Efn
1813-1821<ref name=posterearly/>	James FoordTemplate:Efn
1793-1813<ref name=posterearly/>	Eliphalet Pond, Jr.Template:Efn

Politics

Like the rest of Massachusetts, Norfolk County is a Democratic stronghold in terms of federal politics. The last time it voted for a Republican presidential candidate was in 1984, during Ronald Reagan's landslide victory in which he carried every state except Minnesota.

In contrast, at the state level the county frequently supports Republican gubernatorial candidates, having done so all but once between 1990 and 2018.

Voter registration and party enrollment as of October 13, 2010<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Party		Number of voters	Percentage
Template:Party color cell	Democratic	159,956	35.28%
Template:Party color cell	Republican	53,556	11.81%
Template:Party color cell	Unenrolled	237,810	52.45%
Template:Party color cell	Minor Parties	2,054	0.45%
Total		453,376	100%

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Year	Republican	Democratic	Third parties
style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Democratic|2022	style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|33.90% 96,607	style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Democratic|64.49% 183,795	1.61% 4,583
style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|2018	style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|69.07% 209,318	style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Democratic|30.59% 92,709	0.34% 1,018
style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|2014	style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|52.97% 133,328	style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Democratic|42.86% 107,891	4.17% 10,503
style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|2010	style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|44.20% 119,850	style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Democratic|44.19% 119,806	11.61% 31,489
style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Democratic|2006	style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|38.60% 99,995	style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Democratic|52.08% 134,916	9.32% 24,139
style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|2002	style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|53.45% 140,440	style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Democratic|41.94% 110,198	4.61% 12,098
style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|1998	style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|52.11% 120,729	style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Democratic|46.18% 106,999	1.71% 3,958
style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|1994	style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|71.57% 187,155	style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Democratic|27.72% 72,479	0.72% 1,877
style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|1990	style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|51.80% 149,521	style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Democratic|45.78% 132,141	2.43% 7,012

Communities

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Map of Norfolk County, showing cities, towns, census-designated areas, and ocean areas

Cities

• Braintree
• Franklin
• Quincy (largest city)
• Randolph
• Weymouth

Towns

• Avon
• Bellingham
• Brookline
• Canton
• Cohasset
• Dedham (traditional county seat)
• Dover
• Foxborough
• Holbrook
• Medfield
• Medway
• Millis
• Milton
• Needham
• Norfolk
• Norwood
• Plainville
• Sharon
• Stoughton
• Walpole
• Wellesley
• Westwood
• Wrentham

Note: West Roxbury (annexed to Boston 1874), Roxbury (annexed to Boston 1868), Dorchester (founded 1630, annexed to Boston 1870), Hyde Park (incorporated 1868 from Dorchester, Milton, and Dedham, annexed to Boston 1912), and Hingham and Hull were originally part of Norfolk County when the county was incorporated in 1793. As of August 2012, Hingham's Precinct 2 will be part of the Fourth Norfolk District.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Census-designated places

• Bellingham
• Dover
• Foxborough
• Medfield
• Millis-Clicquot
• Sharon
• Walpole

Education

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Postcard of Quincy High School, circa 1930s

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• Avon School District
• Bellingham School District
• Braintree School District
• Brookline School District
• Canton School District
• Cohasset School District
• Dedham School District
• Foxborough School District
• Franklin School District
• Holbrook School District
• Medfield School District
• Medway School District
• Millis School District
• Milton School District
• Needham School District
• Norwood School District
• Quincy School District
• Randolph School District
• Sharon School District
• Stoughton School District
• Walpole School District
• Wellesley School District
• Westwood School District
• Weymouth School District

Secondary:

• Dover-Sherborn School District
• King Philip School District

Elementary:

• Dover School District
• Norfolk School District
• Plainville School District
• Wrentham School District

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Norfolk County Agricultural High School, in Walpole, seen in 2012

Regional vocational High Schools:

• Blue Hills Regional Technical
• Norfolk County Agricultural
• Tri-County Regional Vocational Technical

See also

• List of Massachusetts locations by per capita income
• Norfolk County Registry of Deeds
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Norfolk County, Massachusetts

Works cited

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Bibliography

• History of Norfolk County, Massachusetts With Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men, by Duane Hamilton Hurd. Published by J.W. Lewis & Co., 1884. 1001 pages.
• History of Norfolk County, Massachusetts, 1622-1918 by Louis Atwood Cook. Published by The S.J. Clarke publishing company, 1918. Volume 1.

External links

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• Norfolk County official site