Editing Norway, Indiana

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Norway, Indiana
| settlement_type    = [[Census-designated place]]
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| map_caption        = Location of Norway in White County, Indiana.
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| subdivision_type   = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name   = United States
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Indiana]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Indiana|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[White County, Indiana|White]]
| subdivision_type3  = [[List of townships in Indiana|Township]]
| subdivision_name3  = [[Union Township, White County, Indiana|Union]]
| founder            = John Armstrong
| named_for          = [[Norway]]
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| established_title  = Founded
| established_date   = 1845
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| unit_pref          = Imperial
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| area_total_km2     = 2.48
| area_land_km2      = 2.31
| area_water_km2     = 0.17
| area_total_sq_mi   = 0.96
| area_land_sq_mi    = 0.89
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.06

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 327
| population_density_km2 = 141.27
| population_density_sq_mi = 365.77

<!-- General information -->| timezone           = [[Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
| utc_offset         = -5
| timezone_DST       = EDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -4
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| elevation_m        = 193
| elevation_ft       = 633
| coordinates        = {{coord|40|46|55|N|86|46|4|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 47960
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| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 18-55350<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
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'''Norway''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Union Township, White County, Indiana|Union Township]], [[White County, Indiana|White County]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Indiana]].<ref name="GNIS">{{cite web | url = {{GNIS3|440358}} | title = Norway, Indiana | work = [[Geographic Names Information System]] | publisher = [[United States Geological Survey]] | accessdate = July 6, 2016}}</ref> The population was 327 at the 2020 census.

==History==
Norway was originally called Mt. Walleston, and under the latter name was laid out in 1845 by John Armstrong.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcmassbookdig.northwesternind00ball/?sp=275 | title=Image 275 of Northwestern Indiana from 1800 to 1900 | website=[[Library of Congress]] }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=UNION TOWNSHIP |url=http://ingenweb.org/inwhite/history/chxii.htm#mount |access-date=2025-03-29 |website=ingenweb.org}}</ref>  A large share of the early settlers being natives of [[Norway]] caused the present name to be selected.<ref>{{cite book|title=Counties of White and Pulaski, Indiana: Historical and Biographical|url=https://archive.org/details/countiesofwhitep00faba|year=1883|publisher=F.A. Battey & Company|page=[https://archive.org/details/countiesofwhitep00faba/page/85 85]}}</ref> A post office was established at Norway in 1898, but was soon discontinued, in 1899.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=White | title=White County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=6 July 2016}}</ref>

==Geography==
Norway is located at {{coord|40|46|55|N|86|46|4|W|type:city}} (40.781877, -86.767850).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|0.9|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|0.9|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.1|sqmi|km2}} (6.32%) is water.

Norway is on Tippecanoe River just below the Norway Dam. The dam holds Lake Shafer, the home of Indiana Beach, an amusement park and campground.  Norway's Southern boundary is also the Northern boundary of Monticello, the more populated county seat and just west of Norway there is the golf course and hotel resort, Pine View.

Despite the small area and population, the central location of Norway and the convenience of the Norway Bridge river crossing (connecting the more populated West Shafer and East Shafer Drives) have allowed for the continued presence and success of several restaurants and other small businesses.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2020= 327
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 437 people, 169 households, and 126 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|491.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 208 housing units at an average density of {{convert|233.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.40% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.23% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.23% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.23% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.92% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.75% of the population.

There were 169 households, out of which 30.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 16.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.9% were non-families. 20.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.81.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 23.3% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 28.6% from 45 to 64, and 13.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.3 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $28,214, and the median income for a family was $25,486. Males had a median income of $28,750 versus $16,154 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $16,681. About 15.6% of families and 19.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 43.2% of those under age 18 and 47.6% of those age 65 or over.

==Notes==
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{{White County, Indiana}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in White County, Indiana]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Indiana]]