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location">36.7706°N 76.4644°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">36.7706; -76.4644</span></span></span></a></span></span></div></div> </div> <div id="siteSub" class="noprint">From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</div> </div> <div id="contentSub"><div id="mw-content-subtitle"></div></div> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Former county in Virginia, United States (1691–1963)</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Not to be confused with <a href="/wiki/Norfolk,_Virginia" title="Norfolk, Virginia">Norfolk, Virginia</a>.</div> <p><span class="geo-inline-hidden noexcerpt"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Norfolk_County,_Virginia&params=36.7706_N_76.4644_W_"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">36°46′14″N</span> <span class="longitude">76°27′52″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial 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data-file-width="1906" data-file-height="1730" /></a><figcaption>1903 Map depicting Norfolk County and other "lost counties" of Virginia.</figcaption></figure> <p><b>Norfolk County</b> was a county of the <a href="/wiki/South_Hampton_Roads" title="South Hampton Roads">South Hampton Roads</a> in eastern <a href="/wiki/Virginia" title="Virginia">Virginia</a> in the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> that was created in 1691. After the <a href="/wiki/American_Civil_War" title="American Civil War">American Civil War</a>, for a period of about 100 years, portions of Norfolk County were lost and the territory of the county reduced as they were annexed by the independent and growing cities of <a href="/wiki/Norfolk,_Virginia" title="Norfolk, Virginia">Norfolk</a>, <a href="/wiki/Portsmouth,_Virginia" title="Portsmouth, Virginia">Portsmouth</a> and <a href="/wiki/South_Norfolk,_Virginia" title="South Norfolk, Virginia">South Norfolk</a>. </p><p>In 1963, voters approved by referendum in two jurisdictions to consolidate the remaining portions of Norfolk County with the much smaller city of South Norfolk; they chose the name <a href="/wiki/Chesapeake,_Virginia" title="Chesapeake, Virginia">city of Chesapeake</a> for the new independent city. Although organized as a city, and one of the larger in Virginia, Chesapeake has both busy suburban and industrial areas, and mostly rural sections. The latter includes a large portion of the <a href="/wiki/Great_Dismal_Swamp" title="Great Dismal Swamp">Great Dismal Swamp</a> and large tracts of preserved forest land. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Shires_to_counties_1634-1691">Shires to counties 1634-1691</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Norfolk_County,_Virginia&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Shires to counties 1634-1691"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>During the 17th century, shortly after establishment of the <a href="/wiki/Jamestown_Settlement" title="Jamestown Settlement">Jamestown Settlement</a> in 1607, English settlers explored and began settling the areas adjacent to what is known as <a href="/wiki/Hampton_Roads" title="Hampton Roads">Hampton Roads</a>. By 1634, the English colony of Virginia consisted of eight <a href="/wiki/Shire" title="Shire">shires</a> or <a href="/wiki/County" title="County">counties</a> with a total population of approximately 5,000 inhabitants. One of these was <a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_City_Shire" title="Elizabeth City Shire">Elizabeth City Shire</a>, which included an area on both sides of Hampton Roads. The northern portion became <a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_City_County,_Virginia" title="Elizabeth City County, Virginia">Elizabeth City County</a> in 1643. It is now incorporated into the city limits of <a href="/wiki/Hampton,_Virginia" title="Hampton, Virginia">Hampton</a>. </p><p>In 1636 the southern portion of Elizabeth City Shire became <a href="/wiki/New_Norfolk_County" class="mw-redirect" title="New Norfolk County">New Norfolk County</a> by order of King <a href="/wiki/Charles_I_of_England" title="Charles I of England">Charles I of England</a>. 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Congress</i></figcaption></figure> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1224496135">.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop{border-spacing:1px;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0.3em;font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop caption{background-color:lavender;color:black;padding-right:0.2em;padding-left:0.2em;font-size:110%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-bottom:none}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop th[scope=col]{border-bottom:1px solid black}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td:nth-child(2){text-align:right;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td.us-census-pop-estimate{padding-left:0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td:nth-child(3){padding-left:0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td:nth-child(4){padding-left:0.5em;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-footnote{border-top:1px solid black;font-size:85%;text-align:center}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output 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census">1790</a></th><td>14,524</td><td></td><td>—</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1800_United_States_census" title="1800 United States census">1800</a></th><td>19,419</td><td></td><td>33.7%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1810_United_States_census" title="1810 United States census">1810</a></th><td>22,872</td><td></td><td>17.8%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1820_United_States_census" title="1820 United States census">1820</a></th><td>23,936</td><td></td><td>4.7%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1830_United_States_census" title="1830 United States census">1830</a></th><td>24,806</td><td></td><td>3.6%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1840_United_States_census" title="1840 United States census">1840</a></th><td>27,569</td><td></td><td>11.1%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1850_United_States_census" title="1850 United States census">1850</a></th><td>33,036</td><td></td><td>19.8%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1860_United_States_census" title="1860 United States census">1860</a></th><td>36,227</td><td></td><td>9.7%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1870_United_States_census" title="1870 United States census">1870</a></th><td>46,702</td><td></td><td>28.9%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1880_United_States_census" title="1880 United States census">1880</a></th><td>58,657</td><td></td><td>25.6%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1890_United_States_census" title="1890 United States census">1890</a></th><td>77,038</td><td></td><td>31.3%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1900_United_States_census" title="1900 United States census">1900</a></th><td>50,780</td><td></td><td>−34.1%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1910_United_States_census" title="1910 United States census">1910</a></th><td>52,744</td><td></td><td>3.9%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1920_United_States_census" title="1920 United States census">1920</a></th><td>57,358</td><td></td><td>8.7%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1930_United_States_census" title="1930 United States census">1930</a></th><td>30,082</td><td></td><td>−47.6%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1940_United_States_census" title="1940 United States census">1940</a></th><td>35,828</td><td></td><td>19.1%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1950_United_States_census" title="1950 United States census">1950</a></th><td>99,537</td><td></td><td>177.8%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1960_United_States_census" title="1960 United States census">1960</a></th><td>51,612</td><td></td><td>−48.1%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="4" class="us-census-pop-footnote" style="text-align: center">U.S. Decennial Census<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />1790-1960<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 1900-1990<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=PEP_2015_PEPANNRES&prodType=table">[1]</a></td></tr> </tbody></table> <p>In 1691 <a href="/wiki/Lower_Norfolk_County" class="mw-redirect" title="Lower Norfolk County">Lower Norfolk County</a> was in turn divided in two to form Norfolk and <a href="/wiki/Princess_Anne_County,_Virginia" title="Princess Anne County, Virginia">Princess Anne</a> counties to accommodate settlement. </p><p>Captain <a href="/wiki/Adam_Thoroughgood" title="Adam Thoroughgood">Adam Thoroughgood</a> (1604–1640) is credited with naming Norfolk County. Thoroughgood was a prominent resident of the colony. Like so many others at that time, he had been born in England and immigrated to Virginia. He named the new county after his original "home" county across the Atlantic Ocean.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After 1691, Norfolk County remained more or less intact for over 200 years. <a href="/wiki/Portsmouth,_Virginia" title="Portsmouth, Virginia">Portsmouth</a> became the <a href="/wiki/County_seat" title="County seat">county seat</a> and a major area of commerce, along with <a href="/wiki/Norfolk,_Virginia" title="Norfolk, Virginia">Norfolk</a>. Smaller towns were formed at <a href="/wiki/Berkley,_Virginia" title="Berkley, Virginia">Berkley</a> and <a href="/wiki/South_Norfolk,_Virginia" title="South Norfolk, Virginia">South Norfolk</a>. In 1871, Portsmouth and Norfolk became independent cities, a jurisdiction in Virginia, and separated from Norfolk County, though Portsmouth remained the county seat. South Norfolk became an independent city in 1919. </p><p>In the following years, the county lost additional territory. The <a href="/wiki/Incorporated_town" title="Incorporated town">incorporated town</a> of <a href="/wiki/Berkley,_Virginia" title="Berkley, Virginia">Berkley</a> as well as the areas of <a href="/wiki/Sewell%27s_Point" title="Sewell's Point">Sewell's Point</a>, <a href="/wiki/Willoughby_Spit" title="Willoughby Spit">Willoughby Spit</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Ocean_View,_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="Ocean View, Virginia">Ocean View</a> were annexed successively by Norfolk. By 1960, the entire area of Norfolk County on the east side of the <a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_River_(Virginia)" title="Elizabeth River (Virginia)">Elizabeth River</a> north of Virginia Beach Boulevard had been annexed by other jurisdictions. On other sides, West Norfolk (Churchland) was lost to Portsmouth, and South Norfolk had also annexed a portion of the county. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="1963:_Creating_a_new_city,_Chesapeake"><span id="1963:_Creating_a_new_city.2C_Chesapeake"></span>1963: Creating a new city, Chesapeake</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Norfolk_County,_Virginia&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: 1963: Creating a new city, Chesapeake"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible floatright sticky-header-multi" style="font-size: 95%;"> <caption>United States presidential election results for Norfolk County, Virginia<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" rowspan="2">Year </th> <th scope="col" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </th> <th scope="col" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </th> <th scope="col" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Third_party_(U.S._politics)" title="Third party (U.S. politics)">Third party(ies)</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th>No. </th> <th scope="col">%</th> <th scope="col">No. </th> <th scope="col">%</th> <th scope="col">No. </th> <th scope="col">% </th></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1960_United_States_presidential_election_in_Virginia" title="1960 United States presidential election in Virginia">1960</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">3,769 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">42.18% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">5,101 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>57.08%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">66 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.74% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1956_United_States_presidential_election_in_Virginia" title="1956 United States presidential election in Virginia">1956</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">4,558 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">41.74% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">6,026 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>55.18%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">336 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">3.08% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1952_United_States_presidential_election_in_Virginia" title="1952 United States presidential election in Virginia">1952</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">5,614 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">45.30% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">6,766 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>54.60%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">12 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.10% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1948_United_States_presidential_election_in_Virginia" title="1948 United States presidential election in Virginia">1948</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">1,830 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">25.81% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">4,696 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>66.24%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">563 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">7.94% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1944_United_States_presidential_election_in_Virginia" title="1944 United States presidential election in Virginia">1944</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">1,527 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">21.78% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">5,467 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>77.98%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">17 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.24% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1940_United_States_presidential_election_in_Virginia" title="1940 United States presidential election in Virginia">1940</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">639 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">14.28% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">3,821 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>85.39%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">15 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.34% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1936_United_States_presidential_election_in_Virginia" title="1936 United States presidential election in Virginia">1936</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">652 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">14.80% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">3,734 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>84.75%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">20 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.45% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1932_United_States_presidential_election_in_Virginia" title="1932 United States presidential election in Virginia">1932</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">1,072 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">26.41% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">2,926 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>72.09%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">61 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1.50% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1928_United_States_presidential_election_in_Virginia" title="1928 United States presidential election in Virginia">1928</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">1,922 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>57.54%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">1,418 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">42.46% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.00% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1924_United_States_presidential_election_in_Virginia" title="1924 United States presidential election in Virginia">1924</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">289 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">21.11% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">1,000 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>73.05%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">80 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">5.84% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1920_United_States_presidential_election_in_Virginia" title="1920 United States presidential election in Virginia">1920</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">813 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">30.43% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">1,824 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>68.26%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">35 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1.31% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1916_United_States_presidential_election_in_Virginia" title="1916 United States presidential election in Virginia">1916</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">684 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">29.27% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">1,612 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>68.98%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">41 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1.75% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1912_United_States_presidential_election_in_Virginia" title="1912 United States presidential election in Virginia">1912</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">422 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">24.20% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">1,089 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>62.44%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">233 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">13.36% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1908_United_States_presidential_election_in_Virginia" title="1908 United States presidential election in Virginia">1908</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">739 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">45.67% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">879 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>54.33%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.00% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1904_United_States_presidential_election_in_Virginia" title="1904 United States presidential election in Virginia">1904</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">977 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">41.86% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">1,345 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>57.63%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">12 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.51% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1900_United_States_presidential_election_in_Virginia" title="1900 United States presidential election in Virginia">1900</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">3,024 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>55.55%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">2,415 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">44.36% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">5 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.09% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1896_United_States_presidential_election_in_Virginia" title="1896 United States presidential election in Virginia">1896</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">3,475 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>61.24%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">2,137 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">37.66% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">62 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1.09% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1892_United_States_presidential_election_in_Virginia" title="1892 United States presidential election in Virginia">1892</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">2,452 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">47.74% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">2,587 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>50.37%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">97 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1.89% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1888_United_States_presidential_election_in_Virginia" title="1888 United States presidential election in Virginia">1888</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">3,741 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>65.37%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">1,969 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">34.41% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">13 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.23% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1884_United_States_presidential_election_in_Virginia" title="1884 United States presidential election in Virginia">1884</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">2,913 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>61.57%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">1,818 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">38.43% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.00% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1880_United_States_presidential_election_in_Virginia" title="1880 United States presidential election in Virginia">1880</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">2,047 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>56.11%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">1,601 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">43.89% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.00% </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p>In Virginia, cities are immune from annexation by each other. In the early 1960s, the most recent attempt by the City of Norfolk to annex another portion of Norfolk County threatened to completely surround the tiny <a href="/wiki/South_Norfolk,_Virginia" title="South Norfolk, Virginia">City of South Norfolk</a>. That failed annexation would have threatened South Norfolk's viability as an independent entity. Since Norfolk County residents also feared future annexation suits, in this battle of municipalities, the residents of Norfolk County and the city of South Norfolk became allies. </p><p>A strategy successfully used about 10 years earlier by <a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_City_County,_Virginia" title="Elizabeth City County, Virginia">Elizabeth City County</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Phoebus,_Virginia" title="Phoebus, Virginia">Town of Phoebus</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Hampton,_Virginia" title="Hampton, Virginia">City of Hampton</a> offered a solution. In 1963, after a referendum of South Norfolk and of Norfolk County's voters, and the approval of the <a href="/wiki/Virginia_General_Assembly" title="Virginia General Assembly">Virginia General Assembly</a>, South Norfolk and almost all of remaining Norfolk County consolidated and reorganized as the new <a href="/wiki/Chesapeake,_Virginia" title="Chesapeake, Virginia">City of Chesapeake</a>, with the name chosen by the voters. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Norfolk_County,_Virginia&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_City_Shire" title="Elizabeth City Shire">Elizabeth City Shire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Norfolk_County" class="mw-redirect" title="New Norfolk County">New Norfolk County</a></li> <li><a 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