Norwood, Colorado

Norwood, Colorado
Grand Avenue, Norwood's main street
Grand Avenue, Norwood's main street
Location of Norwood in San Miguel County, Colorado.
Location of Norwood in San Miguel County, Colorado.
Coordinates: 38°07′35″N 108°17′28″W / 38.12639°N 108.29111°W / 38.12639; -108.29111
Country United States
State Colorado
County[1]San Miguel
Incorporated (town)August 20, 1903[2]
Government
 • TypeStatutory Town[1]
 • State RepresentativeMarc Catlin[3]
Area
 • Total0.73 km2 (0.28 sq mi)
 • Land0.73 km2 (0.28 sq mi)
 • Water0.00 km2 (0.00 sq mi)
Elevation2,139 m (7,018 ft)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total535
 • Density730/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
 [6]
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code[7]
81423 (PO Box)
Area code970
FIPS code08-54880
GNIS feature ID2413057[5]
Websitewww.norwoodtown.com

Norwood is a Statutory Town in San Miguel County, Colorado, United States. The population was 535 at the 2020 census.[6]

A post office called Norwood has been in operation since 1887.[8] The community was named after Norwood, Missouri, the native home of a first settler.[9]

  1. ^ a b "Active Colorado Municipalities". State of Colorado, Department of Local Affairs. Archived from the original on December 12, 2009. Retrieved September 1, 2007.
  2. ^ "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. December 1, 2004. Retrieved September 2, 2007.
  3. ^ "State Representative". State of Colorado. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
  4. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  5. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Norwood, Colorado
  6. ^ a b United States Census Bureau. "Norwood town, Colorado". Retrieved February 17, 2023.
  7. ^ "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on September 3, 2007. Retrieved November 26, 2007.
  8. ^ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
  9. ^ Dawson, John Frank. Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. Denver, CO: The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. p. 37.