Norwood is a city in Wright County, Missouri, United States. The population was 665 at the 2010 census.HistoryNorwood was laid out in 1882. The community's name was inspired by Norwood: or, Village Life in New England, a novel by Henry Ward Beecher. A post office called Norwood has been in operation since 1882.GeographyNorwood is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.60sqmi, all of it land.Demographics2010 censusAs of the census of 2010, there were 665 people, 241 households, and 167 families residing in the city. The population density was 415.6PD/sqmi. There were 277 housing units at an average density of 173.1/sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 96.1% White, 0.9% African American, 0.9% Native American, 0.2% from other races, and 2.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.4% of the population.There were 241 households of which 43.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.5% were married couples living together, 14.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 30.7% were non-families. 25.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.26.
