South Norfolk, Virginia

36°47′40″N 76°16′20″W

South Norfolk was an independent city in the South Hampton Roads region of eastern Virginia and is now a section of the city of Chesapeake, one of the cities of Hampton Roads which surround the harbor of Hampton Roads and are linked by the Hampton Roads Beltway.

History
Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
19207,724—
19307,8571.7%
19408,0382.3%
195010,43429.8%
196022,035111.2%
1920-1960 Population as the City of South Norfolk

Located a few miles south of the larger city of Norfolk along the Southern Branch Elizabeth River, South Norfolk became an incorporated town in Norfolk County in 1919. Within three years, it became an independent city.

In the early 1920s, streetcars ran from Ocean View in Norfolk, to South Norfolk. There was a ferry that docked at the end of Indian River Road and crossed the Southern Branch Elizabeth River to Portsmouth.

The much larger independent city of Norfolk expanded rapidly into the adjacent communities after World War II. In 1963, after a referendum in South Norfolk and Norfolk County and with approval from the Virginia General Assembly, South Norfolk and Norfolk County merged to form the independent city of Chesapeake. The new name was also selected through a voter referendum.

Revitalization

The Gateway at South Norfolk was the city's first major redevelopment project generated by the city's South Norfolk Revitalization Plan. When completed, The Gateway at South Norfolk, which will span 6 acres (24,000 m2), will feature 133 condominiums and loft apartments as well as 54,000 square feet (5,000 m2) of retail and office space. Harris-Judah LLC, the builder/developer behind The Gateway at South Norfolk, has announced that affordable, single family homes are available in Chesapeake's South Norfolk area. The homes, which are row-style, are located on B Street and a total of approximately 15 will be available. Construction started in 2010 and ended in 2014. With only one public library and one apartment complex compared to the promised 133 Harris-Judah LLC promised to The Community of South Norfolk. To this day sits empty lot of the promises big corporations will give to small neighborhoods.

Presidential election results
United States presidential election results for South Norfolk, Virginia[1][2]
Year Republican Democratic Third party
No. %No. %No. %
1960 1,341 38.09% 2,155 61.20% 25 0.71%
1956 1,521 42.14% 1,871 51.84% 217 6.01%
1952 1,098 37.71% 1,782 61.20% 32 1.10%
1948 347 27.05% 857 66.80% 79 6.16%
1944 241 20.63% 924 79.11% 3 0.26%
1940 156 14.50% 920 85.50% 0 0.00%
1936 172 17.17% 823 82.14% 7 0.70%
1932 329 34.81% 597 63.17% 19 2.01%
1928 865 84.56% 158 15.44% 0 0.00%
1924 134 30.52% 281 64.01% 24 5.47%

See also

References
  1. Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved 2018-08-19.
  2. Robinson, Edgar Eugene; The Presidential Vote 1896-1932, pp. 354-361, 396-397 ISBN 9780804716963


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