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Norfolk's history has been closely associated with that of the neighbouring Haldimand County. Norfolk was first created as a county in 1792. In 1800, Haldimand was formed from a portion of Norfolk. The two counties were separate until 1973, when they were reunited as the Regional Municipality of Haldimand-Norfolk. The county seat is Simcoe.

In 2001, the counties were separated again. Although they both retain the name "county" for historical reasons, each is governed as a single municipality, with no formal level of government below that of the county, and thus neither is a true county.

Demographics of Norfolk County (according to Statistics Canada 2001 census)
Population: 60,847
Area: 1606.95 sq. km.
Pop. Density: 37.95 people per sq. km.
Growth Rate (1996-2001): 0.5%
Total Private Dwellings: 25359
Median income of persons of age 15 or older: 20,429
Average earnings of all persons with earnings: 27,805
Religion:
- Protestant: 55.0%
- Catholic: 25.3%
- No religious affiliation: 16.8%
- Christian (no denomination specified): 2.0%
- (Religions with less than 1% are not listed here.)

Mayor: Rita Kalmbach

Surrounding Municipalities:

• Bayham
• Tillsonburg
• Norwich
• Haldimand County
• Brant County
• Six Nations

Communities in Norfolk

• Courtland
• Delhi
• Langton
• Port DoverPort Dover is a town in Norfolk County, Ontario at the mouth of the Lynn River on Lake Erie. It was originally named Dover Mills after the port of Dover in the English county Kent. The original village was destroyed during the War of 1812 and later rebuil
• Port Rowan
• Simcoe
• Turkey Point
• Vittoria
• Waterford

External Link

• County web site