Norwood, Louisiana
Norwood, Louisiana | |
|---|---|
Village | |
Location of Norwood in East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. | |
Location of Louisiana in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 30°58′09″N 91°07′23″W / 30.96917°N 91.12306°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
| Parish | East Feliciana |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.10 sq mi (10.62 km2) |
| • Land | 4.08 sq mi (10.58 km2) |
| • Water | 0.015 sq mi (0.04 km2) |
| Elevation | 312 ft (95 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 279 |
| • Density | 68.3/sq mi (26.38/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 225 |
| FIPS code | 22-56295 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2407514[1] |
Norwood is a village in East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Norwood had a population of 279.[3] It is part of the Baton Rouge metropolitan statistical area.
Geography
Norwood is located in northwestern East Feliciana Parish. Louisiana Highway 19 passes through the village, leading south 39 miles (63 km) to Baton Rouge and north 2 miles (3 km) to the Mississippi border. Centreville, Mississippi, and Clinton, the East Feliciana Parish seat, is 10 miles (16 km) to the southeast.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Norwood has a total area of 4.1 square miles (10.6 km2), of which 0.02 square miles (0.04 km2), or 0.40%, is water.[4]
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 414 | — | |
| 1960 | 427 | 3.1% | |
| 1970 | 348 | −18.5% | |
| 1980 | 421 | 21.0% | |
| 1990 | 317 | −24.7% | |
| 2000 | 337 | 6.3% | |
| 2010 | 322 | −4.5% | |
| 2020 | 279 | −13.4% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[5] | |||
| Race | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| White (non-Hispanic) | 217 | 77.78% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 60 | 21.51% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 | 0.72% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 279 people, 127 households, and 71 families residing in the village.
Notable person
- Lawrence Brooks (1909-2022), the oldest American veteran of World War II, was born in Norwood.
References
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Norwood, Louisiana
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
- ^ "2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved February 20, 2026.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Norwood village, Louisiana". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 28, 2021.