Norwood is a village in East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 322 at the 2010 census.[2] It is part of the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Norwood, Louisiana | |
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Village | |
![]() Location of Norwood in East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. | |
![]() Location of Louisiana in the United States | |
Coordinates: 30°58′10″N 91°06′20″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Louisiana |
Parish | East Feliciana |
Area | |
• Total | 4.10 sq mi (10.62 km2) |
• Land | 4.08 sq mi (10.58 km2) |
• Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.04 km2) |
Elevation | 312 ft (95 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 279 |
• Density | 68.33/sq mi (26.38/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 225 |
FIPS code | 22-56295 |
Norwood is located in northwestern East Feliciana Parish at 30°58′10″N 91°6′20″W (30.969430, -91.105509).[3] Louisiana Highway 19 passes through the village, leading south 39 miles (63 km) to Baton Rouge and north 2 miles (3 km) to the Mississippi border. Centreville, Mississippi, is 9 miles (14 km) north of Norwood, and Clinton, the East Feliciana Parish seat, is 10 miles (16 km) to the southeast.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Norwood has a total area of 4.1 square miles (10.6 km2), of which 0.02 square miles (0.04 km2), or 0.40%, is water.[2]
Historical population | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
1950 | 414 | — | |
1960 | 427 | 3.1% | |
1970 | 348 | −18.5% | |
1980 | 421 | 21.0% | |
1990 | 317 | −24.7% | |
2000 | 337 | 6.3% | |
2010 | 322 | −4.5% | |
2020 | 279 | −13.4% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[4] |
Race | Number | Percentage |
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White (non-Hispanic) | 217 | 77.78% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 60 | 21.51% |
Hispanic or Latino | 2 | 0.72% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 279 people, 127 households, and 71 families residing in the village.
Municipalities and communities of East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States | ||
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Parish seat: Clinton | ||
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