Norwood, Michigan | |
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 Road signage along Norwood Road | |
 Location withinCharlevoix County | |
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| Coordinates:45°13′00″N85°22′53″W / 45.21667°N 85.38139°W /45.21667; -85.38139 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Charlevoix |
| Township | Norwood |
| Settled | 1867 |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.03 sq mi (5.26 km2) |
| • Land | 2.03 sq mi (5.26 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 656 ft (200 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 144 |
| • Density | 70.9/sq mi (27.37/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code(s) | 49720 (Charlevoix) |
| Area code | 231 |
| FIPS code | 26-59320 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0633765[2] |
Norwood is anunincorporated community andcensus-designated place (CDP) inCharlevoix County in the U.S. state ofMichigan.[2] The population of the CDP was 144 at the2020 census. It is located along the shores ofLake Michigan inNorwood Township.
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The area was settled as early as 1867 when Orvis Wood and Lucius Pearl, and Orin Adams built a dock and sawmill here. At the time, it was part ofEmmet County, as Charlevoix County was not organized in 1869. The following year, William Harris built a hotel, and it became an important shipping location. Harris served as the first postmaster when a post office opened on February 1, 1868. The name Norwood was chosen due to its located in the northern woods. The post office operated until April 30, 1913.[3]
In 1867, the Norwood School District No. 1 was organized. In 1869, a frame schoolhouse was built, and the current structure was built in 1890. Due to low enrollment, the district merged with Charlevoix School District in 1957. The structure then served as a church building. It was purchased and restored to a museum by the Norwood Area Historic Society in 2004. In 2017, the former schoolhouse was dedicated as aMichigan State Historic Site.[4]
The community of Norwood was listed as a newly organized census-designated place for the 2010 census, meaning it now has officially defined boundaries and population statistics for the first time.[5] Norwood uses the Charlevoix 49720 ZIP Code.[6]
According to theU.S. Census Bureau, the Advance CDP has a total area of 2.03 square miles (5.26 km2), all land.
US 31 runs south–north near the eastern boundary of the Norwood CDP.| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 142 | — | |
| 2020 | 144 | 1.4% | |
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Norwood is served entirely byCharlevoix Public Schools to the northeast inCharlevoix.[8]
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |