Editing Norwood, Colorado

{{short description|Town in San Miguel County, Colorado, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
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 | established_date2        = August 20, 1903<ref name=MuniIncCO>{{cite web | url = http://www.colorado.gov/dpa/doit/archives/muninc.html | title = Colorado Municipal Incorporations | publisher = [[Colorado|State of Colorado]], Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives | date = December 1, 2004 | accessdate = September 2, 2007}}</ref>
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 | area_total_km2           = 0.73
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 | population_total     = 535
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 | postal_code          = 81423 ([[PO Box]])
 | area_code            = [[Area code 970|970]]
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'''Norwood''' is a [[Colorado municipalities#Statutory town|Statutory Town]] in [[San Miguel County, Colorado|San Miguel County]], [[Colorado]], United States. The population was 535 at the [[United States Census, 2020|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020" />

A post office called Norwood has been in operation since 1887.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=CO | title=Post offices | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=July 1, 2016}}</ref> The community was named after [[Norwood, Missouri]], the native home of a first settler.<ref>{{cite book|last=Dawson|first=John Frank|title=Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015051116740;view=1up;seq=43|publisher=The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co.|location=Denver, CO|page=37}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|0.3|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

Norwood's rural location on Wright's Mesa led to its 2019 designation as an International Dark Sky Community by the [[International Dark-Sky Association]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Norwood, Colorado (U.S.)|url=https://www.darksky.org/our-work/conservation/idsp/communities/norwood/|access-date=August 19, 2021|website=International Dark-Sky Association|language=en-US}}</ref> Norwood is one of 32 International Dark Sky Communities.<ref>{{Cite web|title=International Dark Sky Communities|url=https://www.darksky.org/our-work/conservation/idsp/communities/|access-date=August 19, 2021|website=International Dark-Sky Association|language=en-US}}</ref> Norwood's former state representative, [[Marc Catlin]], passed legislation, Support Dark Sky Designation and Promotion in Colorado, which established the Colorado Designated Dark Sky designation.<ref>{{Citation |last=Donovan |first=Kerry |title=Support Dark Sky Designation And Promotion In Colorado |url=https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb22-1382 |issue=HB22-1382 |access-date=January 4, 2024 |last2=Catlin |first2=Marc |last3=McCluskie |first3=Julie}}</ref>

===Climate===
{{Weather box   <!-- Infobox begins -->
| single line = Y
| location    = Norwood, Colorado (1991–2020)
<!-- Average high temperatures -->
| Jan high F  =38.9
| Feb high F  =42.6
| Mar high F  =52.3
| Apr high F  =59.2
| May high F  =68.8
| Jun high F  =80.5
| Jul high F  =85.2
| Aug high F  =82.2
| Sep high F  =75.1
| Oct high F  =62.4
| Nov high F  =49.7
| Dec high F  =39.4
<!-- Mean daily temperature -->
| Jan mean F  =26.1
| Feb mean F  =30.3
| Mar mean F  =38.5
| Apr mean F  =44.8
| May mean F  =53.4
| Jun mean F  =63.2
| Jul mean F  =68.9
| Aug mean F  =66.7
| Sep mean F  =59.7
| Oct mean F  =48.0
| Nov mean F  =36.1
| Dec mean F  =26.4
<!-- Average low temperatures -->
| Jan low F  =13.3
| Feb low F  =17.9
| Mar low F  =24.8
| Apr low F  =30.5
| May low F  =38.1
| Jun low F  =45.9
| Jul low F  =52.6
| Aug low F  =51.1
| Sep low F  =44.2
| Oct low F  =33.5
| Nov low F  =22.5
| Dec low F  =13.5
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| precipitation colour    =  green
| Jan precipitation inch  =0.90
| Feb precipitation inch  =0.74
| Mar precipitation inch  =0.97
| Apr precipitation inch  =1.13
| May precipitation inch  =1.18
| Jun precipitation inch  =0.66
| Jul precipitation inch  =2.00
| Aug precipitation inch  =2.17
| Sep precipitation inch  =2.04
| Oct precipitation inch  =1.48
| Nov precipitation inch  =1.31
| Dec precipitation inch  =1.17
<!-- Snowfall -->
| Jan snow inch  =12.0
| Feb snow inch  =10.4
| Mar snow inch  =8.0
| Apr snow inch  =4.2
| May snow inch  =0.6
| Jun snow inch  =0.0
| Jul snow inch  =0.0
| Aug snow inch  =0.0
| Sep snow inch  =0.2
| Oct snow inch  =2.1
| Nov snow inch  =11.9
| Dec snow inch  =10.4
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| source = NOAA<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/us-climate-normals/#dataset=normals-monthly&timeframe=30&station=USC00056012 |title=NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access |publisher=NOAA |access-date=2025-03-29 }}</ref>
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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align  = left
|1910= 212
|1920= 365
|1930= 299
|1940= 412
|1950= 294
|1960= 443
|1970= 408
|1980= 478
|1990= 429
|2000= 438
|2010= 518
|2020= 535
|footnote=[[United States Census Bureau]]
}}
[[File:Norwood (Colorado) Town Hall.JPG|thumb|Norwood Town Hall]]
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 438 people, 195 households, and 112 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|1,709.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 258 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,007.1|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the town was 97.49% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.60% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.23% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.68% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 5.48% of the population.

There were 195 households, out of which 27.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.1% were non-families. 35.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.92.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.4% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 32.0% from 25 to 44, 25.3% from 45 to 64, and 8.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.9 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $39,375, and the median income for a family was $50,313. Males had a median income of $33,750 versus $22,813 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $19,687. None of the families and 5.6% of the population were living below the [[poverty line]], including no under eighteens and 20.6% of those over 64.{{clear left}}

==Notable people==
* [[Robert B. Duffield]] (1917–2000), [[radiochemistry|radiochemist]] who headed the [[Argonne National Laboratory]].<ref>[https://paw.princeton.edu/memorial/robert-b-duffield-’40 "Robert B. Duffield ’40"],''[[Princeton Alumni Weekly]]''. Accessed August 31, 2020. "Bob died at his home in Norwood, Colo., on Dec. 26, 2000, after a brief illness with acute leukemia. He prepared at Asbury Park H.S."</ref>
* [[Charlie Fowler]] (1954–2006), American mountain climber, writer, and photographer.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lofholm|first=Nancy|title=Peak Honors Are Slated For Western Colorado Mountaineers Who Died Climbing In 2006|url=https://www.cpr.org/show-segment/peak-honors-are-slated-for-western-colorado-mountaineers-who-died-climbing-in-2006/|access-date=August 19, 2021|website=Colorado Public Radio|language=en}}</ref>

==See also==
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* [[List of municipalities in Colorado]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category|Norwood, Colorado}}
* {{official website|http://www.norwoodtown.com}}
* [http://www.norwoodcolorado.com Norwood Chamber of Commerce]
* [http://dtdapps.coloradodot.info/staticdata/Downloads/CityMaps/NORWOOD.pdf CDOT map of the Town of Norwood]
* [http://www.norwoodpost.com Norwood Post Newspaper]

{{San Miguel County, Colorado}}
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[[Category:Towns in San Miguel County, Colorado]]
[[Category:Towns in Colorado]]