Norwood, Michigan
Norwood is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Charlevoix County in the U.S. state of Michigan.[2] The population of the CDP was 144 at the 2020 census. It is located along the shores of Lake Michigan in Norwood Township.
Norwood, Michigan | |
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Road signage along Norwood Road | |
Location within Charlevoix County | |
Norwood Location within the state of Michigan Norwood Location within the United States | |
| Coordinates: 45°13′00″N 85°22′53″W / 45.21667°N 85.38139°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Charlevoix |
| Township | Norwood |
| Settled | 1867 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.03 sq mi (5.26 km2) |
| • Land | 2.03 sq mi (5.26 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 656 ft (200 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 144 |
| • Density | 70.90/sq mi (27.37/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code(s) | 49720 (Charlevoix) |
| Area code | 231 |
| FIPS code | 26-59320 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0633765[2] |
History edit
The area was settled as early as 1867 when Orvis Wood and Lucius Pearl, and Orin Adams built a dock and sawmill here. At the time, it was part of Emmet County, as Charlevoix County was not organized in 1869. The following year, William Harris built a hotel, and it became an important shipping location. Harris served as the first postmaster when a post office opened on February 1, 1868. The name Norwood was chosen due to its located in the northern woods. The post office operated until April 30, 1913.[3]
In 1867, the Norwood School District No. 1 was organized. In 1869, a frame schoolhouse was built, and the current structure was built in 1890. Due to low enrollment, the district merged with Charlevoix School District in 1957. The structure then served as a church building. It was purchased and restored to a museum by the Norwood Area Historic Society in 2004. In 2017, the former schoolhouse was dedicated as a Michigan State Historic Site.[4]
The community of Norwood was listed as a newly-organized census-designated place for the 2010 census, meaning it now has officially defined boundaries and population statistics for the first time.[5] Norwood uses the Charlevoix 49720 ZIP Code.[6]
Geography edit
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Advance CDP has a total area of 2.03 square miles (5.26 km2), all land.
Major highways edit
- US 31 runs south–north near the eastern boundary of the Norwood CDP.
Demographics edit
Education edit
Norwood is served entirely by Charlevoix Public Schools to the northeast in Charlevoix.[8]
Notable people edit
- Ding Darling, cartoonist born in Norwood[9]
References edit
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Norwood, Michigan
- ^ Romig, Walter (October 1, 1986) [1973]. Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities (Paperback). Great Lakes Books Series. Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University Press. p. 407. ISBN 978-0-8143-1838-6.
- ^ MichMarkers.com (2022). "Norwood School: Registered Site L2301". Retrieved August 2, 2022.
- ^ "Michigan: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts 2010 Census of Population and Housing" (PDF). 2010 United States Census. United States Census Bureau. September 2012. p. III-4. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
- ^ UnitedStatesZipCodes.org (2020). "ZIP Code 49712". Retrieved March 9, 2020.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ Michigan Geographic Framework (November 15, 2013). "Charlevoix County School Districts" (PDF). Retrieved August 6, 2022.
- ^ "Jay Norwood ("Ding") Darling". Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame.