Asphodel-Norwood

Asphodel-Norwood
—  Township  —
Highway 7 through Norwood
Asphodel-Norwood
Coordinates: 44°21′N 78°00′W / 44.35°N 78°W / 44.35; -78Coordinates: 44°21′N 78°00′W / 44.35°N 78°W / 44.35; -78
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
County	Peterborough
Settled
Incorporated	January 1, 1998
Government
– Type	Township
– Reeve	Doug Pearcy
– Federal riding	Peterborough
– Prov. riding	Peterborough
Area[1]
– Land	160.85 km2 (62.1 sq mi)
Population (2006)[1]
– Total	4,247
– Density	26.4/km2 (68.4/sq mi)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Postal Code	K0L 2V0
Area code(s)	705
Website	www.asphodelnorwood.com

Norwood

Asphodel-Norwood (2006 population 4,247) is a township in central-eastern Ontario, Canada, in Peterborough County. It is located on the Trent-Severn Waterway.

The township comprises the communities of Birdsalls, Birdsalls Station, Norwood and Westwood.

The township was created in its current form on January 1, 1998 when the township of Asphodel and the village of Norwood were amalgamated.

Schools

Norwood has four schools in three buildings. Norwood District Public School (elementary), St. Paul's Elementary School (Catholic), Norwood Intermediate Public School (grade 8) and Norwood District High School. Norwood intermediate is now a wing of the Elementary school.

Recreation

Norwood has a modern single pad arena, a baseball diamond, a skateboard park and a playground. The high school has soccer, rugby and football pitches. Norwood currently is home to the Norwood Vipers an OHA Sr. A hockey team. The town hockey teams are referred to as the Norwood Hornets.

Demographics

According to the 2006 Statistics Canada Census:^[1]

• Population: 4,247
• % Change (2001 – 2006): 6.6
• Area (km².): 160.85
• Density (persons per km².): 26.4
• Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 1631 (total dwellings: 2077)
• Mother tongue:
  • English as first language: 96.0 %
  • French as first language: 0.2 %
  • English and French as first language: 0 %
  • Other as first language: 3.8 %

Population trend:^[2]

• Population in 2006: 4247 (2001 to 2006 population change: 6.6 %)
• Population in 2001: 3985
• Population in 1996:
  • Asphodel (township): 2611
  • Norwood (village): 1469
• Population in 1991:
  • Asphodel (township): 2456
  • Norwood (village): 1441

Notable residents

• Norwood is the birthplace of NHLer Fred Doherty
• Adam Gontier, Neil Sanderson, and Brad Walst, of the rock band Three Days Grace
• The rock band My Darkest Days
• Cale Gontier of the rock band Art of Dying

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Statistics Canada 2006 Census - Asphodel-Norwood community profile
2. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census

External links

• Township of Asphodel-Norwood
• Norwood District High School
• Norwood District Minor Hockey Association