History
The sidebar presents a timeline and overview of the major events in Norka, Russia from its founding in 1767 to conditions there today.

Sketch of a Volga German house from a booklet titled "Wolgadeutsche Lieder" or Volga German songs.
Norka Population from 1767 to 1926
753 (1767)
772 (1769)
957 (1773)
1,358 (1788)
1,660 (1798)
2,509 (1816)
4,113 (1834)
5,951 (1850)
6,300 (1857)
6,894 (1860)
7,641 (1886)
10,200 (1891)
10,518 (1894)
13,623 (1910)
14,236 (1912)
7,210 (1926)
| Census Revision | Число семейств Number of families | Число душ The number of souls | ||
| мужского пола Male | женского пола Female | всего Total | ||
| По 5-й ревизии 1788 г. At the 5th revision 1788 | 206 206 | 690 690 | 668 668 | 1358 1358 |
| По 6-й ревизии 1798 г. At the 6th revision in 1798 | 225 225 | 845 845 | 815 815 | 1660 1660 |
| По 7-й ревизии 1816 г. At the 7th revision in 1816 | 300 300 | 1274 1274 | 1235 1235 | 2509 2509 |
| По 8-й ревизии 1834 г. At the 8th revision in 1834 | 445 445 | 2095 2095 | 2018 2018 | 4113 4113 |
| По 9-й ревизии 1850 г. At the 9th revision in 1850 | 465 465 | 3081 3081 | 2870 2870 | 5951 5951 |
| По 10-й ревизии 1857 г. At the 10th revision in 1857 | 628 628 | 3251 3251 | 3049 3049 | 6300 6300 |
Timeline of Key Events for Norka
Before 1767 - Origins in Western Europe
1766 to 1767 - Journey to Russia
1767 - The Founding of the Colony of Norka Colony
1767 to 1775 - The Early Years of Settlement
1773 to 1775 - The Pugachev Rebellion
1798 - A Description of Norka Colony
1814 - Grasshopper plague
1848 - Cholera Epidemic
1852 - The Founding of Daughter Colonies
1858 - Cholera Strikes Again
1870 - Typhoid Epidemic
1872 - Fire Destroys Portions of the Colony
1875 - Emigration from Russia Begins
1884 - Fire Returns
1891 to 1892 - Drought and Famine
1898 - A Description of Norka Colony
1917 - The Bolshevik Revolution
1924 - The "Autonomous" Volga German Republic
1927 - Heinrich Wacker Returns to Norka
1930's - Stalin's Terror Famine
1930's - Life in the Soviet Union
1941 to 1953 - Repression in the Soviet Labor Camps and Gulags
1953 to 1980 - The End of Stalin and the Labor Camps
