Norfolk County
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Norfolk County is a county located in Massachusetts in the northeastern United States, encompassing several towns and cities in the state. It matters as an important part of Massachusetts' regional geography and administration, serving as home to hundreds of thousands of residents in the Boston metropolitan area.
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Massachusetts
- Named after
- Norfolk , England
- Seat
- Dedham
- Largest city
- Quincy
- Total
- 444 sq mi (1,150 km )
- Land
- 396 sq mi (1,030 km )
- Water
- 48 sq mi (120 km ) 11%
- Estimate 2025
- 739,749
- Density
- 1,830/sq mi (708/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional districts
- 2nd , 4th , 7th , 8th
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Norfolk County (/ˈnɔːrfək/ NOR-fək) is a county located in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. At the 2020 census, the population was around 725,981. Its county seat is Dedham. The county was named after the English county of the same name. 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.
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