Norwood is a village in East Feliciana Parish,

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Geography

Norwood is located in northwestern East Feliciana Parish. Louisiana Highway 19 passes through the village, leading south to

and north to the

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, and Clinton, the East Feliciana Parish seat, is to the southeast. According to the

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, Norwood has a total area of , of which , or 0.40%, is water.

Demographics

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 279 people, 127 households, and 71 families residing in the village.

Notable person

* Lawrence Brooks (1909-2022), the oldest American veteran of

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, was born in Norwood.

References

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