Norfolk County, Massachusetts

Norfolk County is a county in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. As of the 2020 census, the population was 725,981. The county seat is Dedham. The county was named after the English county of the same name.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) Two towns, Cohasset and Brookline, are exclaves. It is the richest county in Massachusetts.

Norfolk County was created on March 26, 1793.

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 Other websites 

 Norfolk County official website
 Map of cities and towns of Massachusetts

Category:18th-century establishments in Massachusetts
Category:1793 establishments in the United States
Category:Massachusetts counties