Norwood Court, Missouri

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Norwood Court is a village in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,061 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Norwood Court is located at 38°42′44″N, 90°17′21″W (38.712250, -90.289275)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.4 km² (0.1 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,061 people, 583 households, and 240 families residing in the town. The population density was 2,926.1/km² (7,783.2/mi²). There were 595 housing units at an average density of 1,640.9/km² (4,364.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 5.47% White, 92.74% African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.38% Asian, 0.28% from other races, and 0.85% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.47% of the population.

There were 583 households out of which 23.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 16.1% were married couples living together, 19.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 58.8% were non-families. 51.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.82 and the average family size was 2.68.

In the town the population was spread out with 21.7% under the age of 18, 10.9% from 18 to 24, 41.2% from 25 to 44, 18.2% from 45 to 64, and 8.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 85.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $28,375, and the median income for a family was $28,594. Males had a median income of $29,453 versus $22,955 for females. The per capita income for the town was $19,684. About 13.0% of families and 13.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.9% of those under age 18 and 5.6% of those age 65 or over.