Families
Dr. Igor Pleve's book, "Einwanderung in das Wolgagebiet 1764-1767 (Band 3)" lists the so called "first settlers" in Norka colony. This information is derived from the third revision of the 1702 Russian census, and was prepared in by government officials in September 1767. The list shows that there were 218 families comprised of 753 people living in the colony of Norka very shortly after its founding.
At its peak population in 1912, Norka had 14,236 residents. The number of people living in Norka declined dramatically in the 1920s due primarily to civil war brought about by the Bolshevik revolution in 1917 and severe famine.
A list of known Norka surnames has been compiled and updated in 2011 by Judy Curtis and Louis Schleuger.
An unknown Norka family in 1927