Norwood, Colorado

Town of Norwood, Colorado
—  Town  —
Location in San Miguel County and the state of Colorado
Coordinates: 38°7′52″N 108°17′29″W / 38.13111°N 108.29139°W / 38.13111; -108.29139Coordinates: 38°7′52″N 108°17′29″W / 38.13111°N 108.29139°W / 38.13111; -108.29139
Country	United States
State	Colorado
County[1]	San Miguel
Incorporated (town)	August 20, 1903[2]
Government
– Type	Statutory Town[1]
Area
– Total	0.3 sq mi (0.7 km2)
– Land	0.3 sq mi (0.7 km2)
– Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation[3]	7,011 ft (2,137 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	438
– Density	1,460/sq mi (625.7/km2)
Time zone	Mountain (MST) (UTC-7)
– Summer (DST)	MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP code[4]	81423 (PO Box)
Area code(s)	970
FIPS code	08-54880
GNIS feature ID	0186059

Norwood is a Statutory Town in San Miguel County, Colorado, United States. The population was 438 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Norwood is located at 38°7′52″N 108°17′29″W / 38.13111°N 108.29139°W / 38.13111; -108.29139 (38.131077, -108.291478)^[5].

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

Demographics

As of the census^[6] of 2000, there were 438 people, 195 households, and 112 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,709.7 people per square mile (650.4/km²). There were 258 housing units at an average density of 1,007.1 per square mile (383.1/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.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Active Colorado Municipalities". State of Colorado, Department of Local Affairs. http://www.dola.state.co.us/dlg/local_governments/municipalities.html. Retrieved 2007-09-01. 
2. ^ "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. 2004-12-01. http://www.colorado.gov/dpa/doit/archives/muninc.html. Retrieved 2007-09-02. 
3. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
4. ^ "ZIP Code Lookup" (JavaScript/HTML). United States Postal Service. http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/citytown.jsp. Retrieved November 26, 2007. 
5. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23. 
6. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 

External links

• Town of Norwood website
• Norwood Chamber of Commerce
• Town of Norwood contacts
  • CDOT map of the Town of Norwood
• Norwood Post Newspaper
• Norwood Newspaper