Norwood, Louisiana

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Village of Norwood
Village
Country	United States
State	Louisiana
Parish	East Feliciana
Area	4.0 sq mi (10.4 km²)
- land	4.0 sq mi (10.4 km²)
- water	0.0 sq mi (0 km²), 0%
Center
- coordinates	30°58′10″N 91°06′20″W / 30.96944, -91.10556Coordinates: 30°58′10″N 91°06′20″W / 30.96944, -91.10556
- elevation	312 ft (95.1 m)
Population	337 (2000)
Density	83.8 /sq mi (32.4 /km²)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
- summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Area code	225
Location of Norwood in Louisiana
Location of Louisiana in the United States

Norwood is a village in East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 337 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Norwood is located at 30°58′10″N, 91°6′20″W (30.969430, -91.105509)^[1].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 10.5 km² (4.0 mi²). 10.4 km² (4.0 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.50%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 337 people, 137 households, and 83 families residing in the village. The population density was 32.4/km² (83.8/mi²). There were 172 housing units at an average density of 16.5/km² (42.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 66.17% White, 33.23% African American, and 0.59% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.89% of the population.

There were 137 households out of which 27.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.5% were married couples living together, 13.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.4% were non-families. 37.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.31.

In the village the population was spread out with 27.6% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 25.2% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 14.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 86.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.4 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $30,750, and the median income for a family was $45,714. Males had a median income of $30,000 versus $35,156 for females. The per capita income for the village was $16,003. About 7.6% of families and 16.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.2% of those under age 18 and 17.1% of those age 65 or over.