Norwood, Louisiana

Coordinates: 30°58′10″N 91°06′20″W / 30.96944°N 91.10556°W / 30.96944; -91.10556
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Norwood, Louisiana
Village
Location of Norwood in East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana.
Location of Norwood in East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana.
Location of Louisiana in the United States
Location of Louisiana in the United States
Coordinates: 30°58′10″N 91°06′20″W / 30.96944°N 91.10556°W / 30.96944; -91.10556
CountryUnited States
StateLouisiana
ParishEast Feliciana
Area
 • Total4.10 sq mi (10.62 km2)
 • Land4.08 sq mi (10.58 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Elevation
312 ft (95 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total279
 • Density68.33/sq mi (26.38/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code225
FIPS code22-56295

Norwood is a village in East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 322 at the 2010 census.[2] It is part of the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography[edit]

Norwood is located in northwestern East Feliciana Parish at 30°58′10″N 91°6′20″W / 30.96944°N 91.10556°W / 30.96944; -91.10556 (30.969430, -91.105509).[3] 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.[2]

Demographics[edit]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1950414
19604273.1%
1970348−18.5%
198042121.0%
1990317−24.7%
20003376.3%
2010322−4.5%
2020279−13.4%
U.S. Decennial Census[4]
Norwood racial composition as of 2020[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 people[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Norwood village, Louisiana". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
  3. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  4. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  5. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 28, 2021.