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Norwood is a city in Warren County, Georgia, United States. The population was 202 in 2020.

History

The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Norwood as a town in 1885.[4] The community most likely was named after a local family.[5]

Geography

Norwood is located at 33°27′50″N 82°42′21″W / 33.46389°N 82.70583°W / 33.46389; -82.70583 (33.463962, -82.705700).[6]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km2), all land.

Major Highways

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1890332—
1900299−9.9%
191034013.7%
19203667.6%
19304019.6%
1940269−32.9%
1950268−0.4%
19602949.7%
1970272−7.5%
198030612.5%
1990238−22.2%
200029925.6%
2010239−20.1%
2020202−15.5%
U.S. Decennial Census[7]
1850-1870[8] 1870-1880[9]
1890-1910[10] 1920-1930[11]
1940[12] 1950[13] 1960[14]
1970[15] 1980[16] 1990[17]
2000[18] 2010[19] 2020[20]
Norwood, Georgia – Racial and ethnic composition
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity Pop 2000[21] Pop 2010[19] Pop 2020[20] % 2000 % 2010 2020
White alone (NH) 110 76 55 36.79% 31.80% 27.23%
Black or African American alone (NH) 187 160 141 62.54% 66.95% 69.80%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 0 0 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Asian alone (NH) 0 0 1 0.00% 0.00% 0.50%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 0 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH) 0 1 0 0.00% 0.42% 0.00%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH) 0 0 5 0.00% 0.00% 2.48%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2 2 0 0.67% 0.84% 0.00%
Total 299 239 202 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

At the 2000 census there were 299 people, 126 households, and 82 families living in the city. By 2020, its population was 202.

See also

References

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ Acts Passed by the General Assembly of Georgia. J. Johnston. 1885. p. 394.
  5. ^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 161. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
  6. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  7. ^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decade". US Census Bureau.
  8. ^ "1870 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1870.
  9. ^ "1880 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1880.
  10. ^ "1910 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1930.
  11. ^ "1930 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1930. pp. 251–256.
  12. ^ "1940 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1940.
  13. ^ "1950 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1980.
  14. ^ "1960 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1960.
  15. ^ "1970 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1970.
  16. ^ "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1980.
  17. ^ "1990 Census of Population - Summary Social, Economic, and Housing Characteristics - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1990.
  18. ^ "2000 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 2000.
  19. ^ a b "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Norwood city, Georgia". United States Census Bureau.
  20. ^ a b "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Norwood city, Georgia". United States Census Bureau.
  21. ^ "P004 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Norwood city, Georgia". United States Census Bureau.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norwood,_Georgia