Norway (Michigan)
| Norway | |
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 In the center of Norway |
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| Location in Michigan | |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1889 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Michigan |
| County : | Dickinson County |
| Coordinates : | 45 ° 47 ′ N , 87 ° 54 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 2,845 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 124.8 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 22.79 km 2 (approx. 9 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 291 m |
| Postcodes : | 49870, 49892 |
| Area code : | +1 906 |
| FIPS : | 26-59220 |
| GNIS ID : | 633751 |
| Website : | www.norwaymi.com |
| Mayor : | Jeremy Oja |
 Norway City Hall |
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Norway is a small town (with the status " City ") in Dickinson County in the US -amerikanischen State Michigan . In 2010 Norway had 2845 inhabitants.
geography
Norway is located in the mid-west of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan about 2 km north of the Menominee River , which forms the border with Wisconsin up to its confluence with Lake Michigan .
The geographical coordinates of Norway are 45 ° 47'13 "north latitude and 87 ° 54'13" west longitude. The urban area extends over an area of 22.79 km². The city is surrounded by the Spread and Norway Township , without belonging to any of them.
Neighboring places to Norway are Vulcan (on the eastern city limits), Niagara (11.9 km west-southwest), Quinnesec (8.2 km west-northwest) and Iron Mountain and Kingsford (each around 15 km in the same direction).
The closest major cities are Sault Ste. Marie in the Canadian province of Ontario (347 km east-northeast, across from Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan ), Green Bay in Wisconsin on Lake Michigan (153 km south), Wisconsin's largest city Milwaukee (339 km in the same direction), Wisconsin's capital Madison ( 368 km southwest), Wausau in Wisconsin (217 km southwest), the Twin Cities in Minnesota (494 km west southwest) and Duluth on Lake Superior in Minnesota (391 km west northwest).
traffic
In the center of Norway, US Highway 8 reaches its eastern endpoint at the confluence with US Highway 2, which runs from west to east . All other roads are subordinate country roads, partly unpaved roads or inner-city connecting roads.
For freight traffic, the city is connected to the Canadian National Railway .
The nearest regional airport, Ford Airport , is 18.5 km to the west.
population
According to the 2010 census , Norway had 2845 people in 1256 households. The population density was 124.8 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.25 people lived in each of the 1256 households.
The racial the population was composed of 97.4 percent white, 0.8 percent Native American, 0.2 percent Asian and 0.2 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.4 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.4 percent of the population.
23.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 58.0 percent were between 18 and 64 and 18.5 percent were 65 years or older. 51.7 percent of the population were female.
The average annual income for a household was 42,697 USD . The per capita income was $ 18,368. 11.8 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Known residents
- Art Van Damme (1920–2010) - jazz accordionist - born in Norway
Individual evidence
- ↑ City of Norway - City Council — Members, Agendas and Minutes ( Memento of the original from April 29, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved May 22, 2014
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved May 22, 2014
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on May 22, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Department of Transportation - Railroad Map (PDF; 1 MB) Retrieved May 23, 2014
