Norwood is a city in
Warren County Warren County is the name of fourteen counties in the USA. Some are named after General Joseph Warren, who was killed in the Battle of Bunker Hill in the American Revolutionary War:
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, United States. The population was 299 at the 2000 census.
History
The
Georgia General Assembly
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Each of the General Assembly's 236 members serve two-year terms and are directly ...
incorporated Norwood as a town in 1885. The community most likely was named after a local family.
Geography
Norwood is located at (33.463962, -82.705700).
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
At the
2000 census there were 299 people, 126 households, and 82 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 140 housing units at an average density of . The
racial makeup
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of the city was 37.46% White and 62.54% African American. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.67%.
Of the 126 households 26.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.5% were married couples living together, 19.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.9% were non-families. 31.0% of households were one person and 19.0% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.99.
The age distribution was 21.1% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 21.7% 65 or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 82.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.2 males.
The median household income was $25,000 and the median family income was $25,909. Males had a median income of $18,542 versus $15,750 for females. The per capita income for the city was $11,597. About 22.6% of families and 20.8% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 18.0% of those under the age of 18 and 27.0% of those 65 or over.
See also
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Central Savannah River Area
The Central Savannah River Area (CSRA) is a Media market, trading and marketing region in the U.S. states of Georgia (U.S. State), Georgia and South Carolina, spanning fourteen counties in Georgia and seven in South Carolina. The term was coined ...
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Cities in Georgia (U.S. state)
Cities in Warren County, Georgia