Norfolk is a city in the U.S. state of Virginia in the United States of America. It is an independent city, and therefore part of no county. Norfolk is one of Virginia’s largest cities. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 234,403.
Norfolk is located on the Elizabeth River, on Hampton Roads, the world’s largest natural harbor. It is a part of the Hampton Roads metropolitan area, officially known as the Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC MSA.
The city has a long history as a strategic military and transportation point. Norfolk is home to both the Norfolk Navy Base, the world’s largest Navy Base and Norfolk Southern Corporation, one of North America’s principal Class I railroads. It has many miles of riverfront and bayfront property, and is linked with its neighbors through an extensive network of Interstate highways, bridges, tunnels, and bridge-tunnel complexes.
Since the 1970s, the downtown area and waterfront has undergone substantial revitalization. It is also home to the Norfolk Tides, the top minor league affiliate of the New York Mets.
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Chesapeake is an independent city located in the South Hampton Roads region of eastern Virginia in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 199,184.
The city was created in 1963, when the former independent city of South Norfolk was consolidated with Norfolk County and reincorporated as the new City of Chesapeake.
Chesapeake made national headlines in 2003 when it hosted the first trial of convicted murderer Beltway sniper Lee Boyd Malvo.
The city is also the hometown of the following prominent sportspeople:
NASCAR driver Ricky Rudd
Miami Heat backup center Alonzo Mourning
Minnesota Twins third baseman Michael Cuddyer
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Chesapeake
Portsmouth is an independent city located in Virginia. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 100,565, but a July 1, 2002 Census estimate showed the city's population dropping to 99,790.
A Virginia state legislator recently proposed a plan by which Portsmouth would merge with its neighbor cities of Norfolk and Suffolk. After a cold reception from Suffolk, the legislator changed the plan so that it would merge only Portsmouth and Norfolk. The plan, in any form, is enthusiastically embraced in Portsmouth, which has virtually no room for growth and a radically limited tax base. A large
Hampton is an independent city located in Virginia. It is on the southern end of the Virginia Peninsula, bordering on Hampton Roads and Chesapeake Bay. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 146,437.
The current City of Hampton was formed from the incorporated town of Phoebus and Elizabeth City County, Virginia in 1952. It essentially incorporates the boundaries of Elizabeth City County which was created in 1643 from Elizabeth River Shire, one of the eight original shires of 1634 in colonial Virginia.
Geography
Hampton is located at 37°2'5" North, 76°21'36" West (37.034946, -76.360126)1.
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Poquoson is an independent city located on the Virginia Peninsula, in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 11,566.
The name of the city is a Native American word which roughly translates to "great marsh" or "flat land." The first reference to the city is believed to be in Colonial records of a land grant by a court in Elizabeth City County, Virginia to Christopher Calthorpe in 1631. Poquoson, which was formerly part of York County, was incorporated as a town in 1952 and became a city in 1975. (In
Norfolk is a town located in St. Lawrence County in the US state of New York. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 4,565.
The Town of Norfolk is in the northern part of the county.
History
The town was formed in 1823 from part of the Town of Louisville.
Geography
The Raquette River flows through part of the town.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 149.5 km˛ (57.7 mi˛). 147.4 km˛ (56.9 mi˛) of it is land and 2.2 km˛ (0.9 mi˛) of it is water. The total area is 1.47% water.
Demographics
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