Norway is a city in

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, United States. The population was 466 at the time of the 2020 census. The city is approximately southwest of downtown

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. It is part of the Cedar Rapids Metropolitan Statistical Area. Norway is the setting of the movie '' The Final Season''.

History

Norway was platted in 1863 by Osman Tuttle (born Osmund Endreson Totland in

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) two years after the Chicago and Northwestern Railway had reached this part of the county. Tuttle donated five acres of ground to the railway company with the condition that the new town should bear the name of his native country. During 1864, Tuttle laid out the town site north of the railway truck, which he had recorded as Norway.

Geography

According to the

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, the city has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the

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of 2020, there were 466 people, 229 households, and 127 families residing in the city. The

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was 1,073.4 inhabitants per square mile (414.4/km²). There were 249 housing units at an average density of 573.5 per square mile (221.4/km²). The

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makeup of the city was 94.0%

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, 0.4% Black or African American, 0.0% Native American, 0.6% Asian, 0.0%

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, 0.2% from other races and 4.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino persons of any race comprised 1.3% of the population. Of the 229 households, 21.0% of which had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.2% were

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living together, 8.7% were cohabitating couples, 19.7% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present and 31.4% had a male householder with no spouse or partner present. 44.5% of all households were non-families. 38.9% of all households were made up of individuals, 18.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years old or older. The median age in the city was 48.1 years. 18.5% of the residents were under the age of 20; 6.0% were between the ages of 20 and 24; 22.7% were from 25 and 44; 30.3% were from 45 and 64; and 22.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 55.8% male and 44.2% female.

2010 census

As of the

of 2010, there were 545 people, 243 households, and 146 families living in the city. The

was . There were 256 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 98.0%

, 0.6%

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, 0.4% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 0.2% from other races, and 0.7% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.4% of the population. There were 243 households, of which 26.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.7% were

living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 39.9% were non-families. 36.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.92. The median age in the city was 41.2 years. 23.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.6% were from 25 to 44; 26.8% were from 45 to 64; and 19.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.9% male and 50.1% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 601 people, 241 households, and 173 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 247 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 99.00%

, 0.50%

, 0.50% from other races.

or Latino of any race were 0.17% of the population. There were 241 households, out of which 32.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.2% were

living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.2% were non-families. 25.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.01. 26.1% are under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.9 males. The median income for a household in the city was $44,018, and the median income for a family was $50,278. Males had a median income of $36,103 versus $20,917 for females. The

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for the city was $20,300. About 4.3% of families and 5.1% of the population were below the

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, including 9.6% of those under age 18 and 5.3% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Students from Norway attend the Benton Community School District. Prior to 1991, students attended Norway High School, notable for its baseball athletic program (the subject of the feature film '' The Final Season''). The Norway school district merged into the Benton district on July 1, 1995.

Infrastructure

The

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runs on the edge of town.

Notable people

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Bruce Kimm Bruce Edward Kimm (born June 29, 1951) is an American former professional baseball catcher, manager and coach. He played all or part of four seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers, Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox betwee ...

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Hal Trosky Harold Arthur Trosky Sr. (born Harold Arthur Trojovsky; November 11, 1912 – June 18, 1979) was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a first baseman for the Cleveland Indians (1933–1941) and the Chic ...

- Former MLB player

References

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