nôrˈwôkˌ. 1 City (1990 pop. 94,279), Los Angeles co., S Calif.; settled in the 1850s, inc. 1957. With the arrival (1875) of the Southern Pacific RR, it became a center for the dairy and logging industries. Norwalk's main growth occurred after World War II, when rapid industrialization was prevalent. The city also holds the annual Space, Science, and Technology Show. 2 City (1990 pop. 78,331), Fairfield co., SW Conn., at the mouth of the Norwalk River, on Long Island Sound; settled 1640, inc. 1913. An early oyster center, the waters became too polluted for fish breeding. Hats, clothing, electronic and electrical equipment, office machines, and hardware are manufactured, and aircraft research is carried on. Norwalk was burned by the British in the American Revolution. It has an amateur symphony orchestra. The city includes numerous small islands in the harbor and the village of Silvermine, an artists' colony. 3 City (1990 pop. 14,731), seat of Huron co., N Ohio; inc. 1881. It is a trade and processing center for a farm area, with factories that make furniture, rubber and metal products, and machine parts. The city was settled (c.1817) by "Fire Sufferers" from Norwalk, Conn., whose homes had been burned by the British in the American Revolution.

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