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We would like to provide the residents of  Norwalk  a basic history overview.


Welcome to the Norwalk Home page. The Norwalk Home page provides as much information as possible on Norwalk. Knowing Norwalk’s history is essential to guiding its future. Within Norwalk’s Home page, you will also find Norwalk’s Founders, Holiday, and Birthday sections.

Norwalk has a population of 88755. 49.1% of Norwalk’s inhabitants are Male, and 50.9 are female. 50.1% of Norwalk is married and 57.3% own their own home. The Average Home price is $438,207, and the average rent is $1,691. Household median income in Norwalk is $89,486, and the individual median income is $42,276. Norwalk’s Ethnic is the following: White(69%), Hispanic(27.9%), Black(13.4%), Multiple(5.9%), Other(5.7%), Asian(5.4%), Native(0.3%), Pacific(0.2%).


Roger Ludlow purchased the areas east of the Norwalk river from Chief Mahackemo of the Norwaake (or Naramauke) Indians in 1640. Norwalk was settled in 1649, incorporated September 1651, and named after the Algonquin word noyank, meaning "point of land", or more probably from the native American name "Naramauke".The Battle of Norwalk took place during the Revolutionary War, and led to the burning of most of the town.


In 1836, the borough of Norwalk was created, covering the central area of the town. In 1853, the first ever train disaster in the United States happened over the Norwalk River. During the 19th and early 20th century, Norwalk was a major railroad stop for the New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad.


The city of South Norwalk and the remaining parts of the town of Norwalk were both combined in 1910 to form the current city.The Ku Klux Klan had a brief presence in Norwalk during the 1920s, but quickly fell apart due to internal issues. In 1955, multiple hurricanes hit the city, causing flooding in Norwalk Harbor.


During the 1970s, efforts were taken to historically preserve South Norwalk, resulting in the creation of the Washington Street Historic District.


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