Norway, Michigan

Norway, Michigan
—  City  —
City Hall
Location of Norway, Michigan
Coordinates: 45°47′21″N 87°54′16″W / 45.78917°N 87.90444°W / 45.78917; -87.90444
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Dickinson
Area
– Total	8.9 sq mi (23.0 km2)
– Land	8.8 sq mi (22.8 km2)
– Water	0.1 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation	951 ft (290 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	2,959
– Density	335.6/sq mi (129.6/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
– Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	49870
Area code(s)	906
FIPS code	26-59220[1]
GNIS feature ID	0633751[2]

Norway is a city in Dickinson County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,959 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Iron Mountain, MI–WI Micropolitan Statistical Area.

The city is in the southwest of Norway Township, but is politically independent. It is on US 2, which connects with M-95 about six miles (10 km) west in Iron Mountain and with US 41 about 21 miles (34 km) to the east. US 141 north merges with US 2 about four miles (6 km) west of the city. US 8 has its eastern terminus in the city and crosses the Menominee River to continue west in Wisconsin.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 8.9 square miles (23 km²), of which, 8.8 square miles (23 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km²) of it (0.56%) is water.

Highways

• US 2
• US 8

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 2,959 people, 1,288 households, and 812 families residing in the city. The population density was 335.6 per square mile (129.5/km²). There were 1,392 housing units at an average density of 157.9 per square mile (60.9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.53% White, 0.95% Native American, 0.07% Asian, 0.14% Pacific Islander, 0.24% from other races, and 1.08% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.78% of the population. 18.7% were of Italian, 14.7% German, 10.0% French, 9.3% Polish, 7.5% Swedish, 7.1% English and 5.6% Irish ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 1,288 households out of which 30.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.1% were married couples living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.9% were non-families. 33.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the city the population was spread out with 25.3% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 19.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 90.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $31,059, and the median income for a family was $37,533. Males had a median income of $31,595 versus $21,350 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,681. About 7.5% of families and 10.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.2% of those under age 18 and 10.1% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

• Art Van Damme, jazz musician
• John Ralston, NFL and NCAA football coach
• Rudy Rosatti, NFL lineman (Packers and Giants)
• Brett Bolek
• Ed Langin
• Edmund Werden

Points of interest

• Norway Speedway is a 1/3-mile paved ASA member track.[1]

Images

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  Downtown Norway

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  Police station

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  Post office

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  Looking east on U.S. Route 2

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  Welcome marker on U.S. Route 8

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  Welcome sign on U.S. 8

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  U.S. 8 eastern terminus in Norway

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 

External links

• City of Norway

Coordinates: 45°47′13″N 87°54′13″W / 45.78694°N 87.90361°W / 45.78694; -87.90361