Norwood, Colorado

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Norwood, Colorado
Town
Grand Avenue in Norwood, Colorado.JPG
Grand Avenue, Norwood's main street
San Miguel County Colorado Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Norwood Highlighted 0854880.svg
Location of Norwood in San Miguel County, Colorado.
Coordinates: 38°07′35″N108°17′28″W / 38.12639°N 108.29111°W / 38.12639; -108.29111
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Colorado.svg  Colorado
County [1] San Miguel
Incorporated (town) August 20, 1903 [2]
Government
 • Type Statutory Town [1]
Area
[3]
 • Total
0.73 km2 (0.28 sq mi)
 • Land0.73 km2 (0.28 sq mi)
 • Water0.00 km2 (0.00 sq mi)
Elevation
[4]
2,139 m (7,018 ft)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
535
 • Density730/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
  [5]
Time zone UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code [6]
81423 (PO Box)
Area code 970
FIPS code 08-54880
GNIS feature ID2413057 [4]
Website www.norwoodtown.com

Norwood is a Statutory Town in San Miguel County, Colorado, United States. The population was 535 at the 2020 census. [5]

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A post office called Norwood has been in operation since 1887. [7] The community was named after Norwood, Missouri, the native home of a first settler. [8]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.3 square miles (0.78 km2), all land.

Norwood's rural location on Wright's Mesa led to its 2019 designation as an International Dark Sky Community by the International Dark-Sky Association. [9] Norwood is one of 32 International Dark Sky Communities. [10] Norwood's former state representative, Marc Catlin, passed legislation, Support Dark Sky Designation and Promotion in Colorado, which established the Colorado Designated Dark Sky designation. [11]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1910 212—
1920 36572.2%
1930 299−18.1%
1940 41237.8%
1950 294−28.6%
1960 44350.7%
1970 408−7.9%
1980 47817.2%
1990 429−10.3%
2000 4382.1%
2010 51818.3%
2020 5353.3%
United States Census Bureau
Norwood Town Hall Norwood (Colorado) Town Hall.JPG
Norwood Town Hall

As of the census [12] of 2000, there were 438 people, 195 households, and 112 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,709.7 inhabitants per square mile (660.1/km2). There were 258 housing units at an average density of 1,007.1 units per square mile (388.8 units/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 97.49% White, 1.60% Native American, 0.23% from other races, and 0.68% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.48% of the population.

There were 195 households, out of which 27.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.6% were married couples living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.1% were non-families. 35.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.92.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.4% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 32.0% from 25 to 44, 25.3% from 45 to 64, and 8.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.9 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $39,375, and the median income for a family was $50,313. Males had a median income of $33,750 versus $22,813 for females. The per capita income for the town was $19,687. None of the families and 5.6% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 20.6% of those over 64.

Notable people

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References

  1. 1 2 "Active Colorado Municipalities". State of Colorado, Department of Local Affairs. Archived from the original on December 12, 2009. Retrieved September 1, 2007.
  2. ↑ "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. December 1, 2004. Retrieved September 2, 2007.
  3. ↑ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  4. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Norwood, Colorado
  5. 1 2 United States Census Bureau. "Norwood town, Colorado" . Retrieved February 17, 2023.
  6. ↑ "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on September 3, 2007. Retrieved November 26, 2007.
  7. ↑ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
  8. ↑ Dawson, John Frank. Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. Denver, CO: The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. p. 37.
  9. ↑ "Norwood, Colorado (U.S.)". International Dark-Sky Association. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
  10. ↑ "International Dark Sky Communities". International Dark-Sky Association. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
  11. ↑ Donovan, Kerry; Catlin, Marc; McCluskie, Julie, Support Dark Sky Designation And Promotion In Colorado , retrieved January 4, 2024
  12. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  13. ↑ "Robert B. Duffield ’40", Princeton Alumni Weekly . Accessed August 31, 2020. "Bob died at his home in Norwood, Colo., on Dec. 26, 2000, after a brief illness with acute leukemia. He prepared at Asbury Park H.S."
  14. ↑ Lofholm, Nancy. "Peak Honors Are Slated For Western Colorado Mountaineers Who Died Climbing In 2006". Colorado Public Radio. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
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