Editing Norway, South Carolina

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|official_name            = Norway, South Carolina
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|motto                    =

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|subdivision_name         = United States
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|subdivision_name1        = [[South Carolina]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in South Carolina|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Orangeburg County, South Carolina|Orangeburg]]

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|leader_name              = Tracie Clemons
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|population_total         = 289
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|postal_code              = 29113
|area_code                = [[Area codes 803 and 839|803, 839]]
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'''Norway''' is a town in [[Orangeburg County, South Carolina|Orangeburg County]], [[South Carolina]], United States. The population was 337 at the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]].

==History==
Norway was laid out in 1891 when the railroad was extended to that point.<ref name="Item">{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=aRwyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=yKoFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1342%2C7231906 | title=Railroad gave towns names | work=The Sumter Daily Item | date=August 20, 1981 | access-date=October 28, 2015 | author=Boman, Roberta A. | pages=6B}}</ref> A post office has been in operation at Norway since 1892.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=SC&county=Orangeburg&searchtext=&pagenum=3 | title=Orangeburg County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=October 28, 2015}}</ref> The town was so named in order to fit with the railroad's "Scandinavian" naming scheme; other such examples include [[Sweden, South Carolina]] and [[Finland, South Carolina]].<ref name="Item" />

The [[Willow Consolidated High School]] was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 2006.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

===Race riot===
On July 4, 1903, the majority [[African-American]] population rose in protest, in reaction to the lynching on July 1 of resident Charles Evans, who was suspected of killing disabled Confederate veteran John T. Phillips. Along with the [[Lynching in the United States|lynching]] of Evans, two other black residents of Norway were beaten by a white mob, with one later dying of his injuries. According to news reports at the time, the murder of Phillips was perpetrated in revenge for Phillips' son whipping black workers.<ref>"Negro Uprising in South Carolina" ''New York Times'' July 5, 1903</ref> Nearly 200 armed black residents took over the town before a militia was called by Governor [[Duncan Clinch Heyward]] to restore white control. At the time, only 50 of Norway's 200 residents were white.

==Geography==
Norway is located at {{coord|33|27|N|81|8|W|type:city}} (33.4497, -81.1260).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|0.8|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|0.8|sqmi|km2}} is land and 1.19% is water.

[[Image:NorwayWaterTower.JPG|thumb|left|upright|Photo of water tower in downtown Norway]]

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1900= 218
|1910= 315
|1920= 474
|1930= 494
|1940= 488
|1950= 476
|1960= 525
|1970= 579
|1980= 518
|1990= 401
|2000= 389
|2010= 337
|2020= 289
|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|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref><ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly">{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:45&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 15, 2022}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Norway town, South Carolina – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Norway town, South Carolina|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US4551550&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Norway town, South Carolina |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4551550&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Norway town, South Carolina |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4551550&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|194
|134
|style='background: #ffffe6; |100
|49.87%
|39.76%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |34.60%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|173
|182
|style='background: #ffffe6; |168
|44.47%
|54.01%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |58.13%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|2
|2
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1
|0.51%
|0.59%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.35%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|1
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1
|0.26%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.35%
|-
|[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.35%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|3
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.77%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|10
|6
|style='background: #ffffe6; |15
|2.57%
|1.78%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5.19%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|6
|13
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3
|1.54%
|3.86%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.04%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''389'''
|'''337'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''289'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 389 people, 153 households, and 104 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|465.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 164 housing units at an average density of {{convert|196.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 50.39% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 45.24% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.51% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.26% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.77% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.83% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.54% of the population.

There were 153 households, out of which 26.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 20.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.0% were non-families. 28.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.17.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.2% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 23.7% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 17.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $27,083, and the median income for a family was $34,000. Males had a median income of $32,031 versus $19,250 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $18,864. About 20.8% of families and 30.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 48.0% of those under age 18 and 28.6% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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==External links==
* The [https://townofnorwaysc.com/ Town of Norway]

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[[Category:Towns in Orangeburg County, South Carolina]]
[[Category:Towns in South Carolina]]