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City of Norwalk

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General Law city
Incorporated: August 26, 1957
City Hall: 12700 Norwalk Blvd, Norwalk, California 90650
Website: www.norwalk.org
Population (2020 Census): 102,773 (Also see latest State Population Estimates and Earlier decennial Census Counts).
Population Under Age 18 (2020 Census): 22.0%
Population Density (2020 Census): 10,587.5 persons per square mile
Housing Units: 28,455
Persons Per Housing Unit: 3.6
Land Area: 9.71 square miles (25.14 square kilometers)
Water Area: 0.04 square miles (0.10 square kilometers)
Total Area: 9.74 square miles (25.23 square kilometers)
Geographic Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude): 33.9076 -118.083453

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Settled by Atwood & Gilbert Sproul in 1877 and named Corvallis, after their former Oregon home. The town was renamed in 1879, after the Connecticut hometown of one of the other settlers.

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