Norway

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Norway

Total population

546

Median home value

$158,400

19.7%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$76,667

Norway$77k

National$74k

Founded

1863

Elevation247 m

Land area1.15 km²

Weather73°F · Partly Sunny

Coordinates41.90°, -91.92°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Norway is a city in Benton County, Iowa, United States. The population was 466 at the time of the 2020 census. The city is approximately 17 miles (27 km) southwest of downtown Cedar Rapids. It is part of the Cedar Rapids Metropolitan Statistical Area. Norway is the setting of the movie The Final Season.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Norway, IA from NOAA NWS API.

Notable people from here

Hal Trosky

Major League Baseball first baseman (1912-1979)

T

Thomas Joseph "T.J." Walter

American rodeo rider (1949-2017)

C

Cloyd E. Robinson

American politician

America Chedister

American actress (1895–1975)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Iowa

• High Amana
  7.1 mi away
• East Amana
  7.4 mi away
• Fairfax
  7.6 mi away
• Blairstown
  8.2 mi away
• Homestead
  10.1 mi away
• Marengo
  10.5 mi away
• Keystone
  15.7 mi away
• Ladora
  16.9 mi away
• Belle Plaine
  18.2 mi away
• Bertram
  20.1 mi away
• Alburnett
  23.1 mi away
• Chelsea
  24.3 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Norway

History of Norway, Iowa

Marian Brownlie Dennis · 1963

A young bride from Norway to Iowa 1853-1855

Elisabeth Koren · 2005

The history of Willow School, Norway no. 6, built 1883, restored 1966-67, Humboldt County, Iowa

Amy C. Kirchhoff · 1979

Hollens across America

1990

The family of Askild Michelsen Komperud (1762-1846) and Berta Maria Olsdatter (1799-1890) ... Nordre Land, Oppland, Norway, Highland Township, Iowa Co., Wis

Lavon Elvod Davison · 1994

Amdahl-Sandvik roots

Junald L. Rendahl · 1981

Sexual customs in rural Norway

Eilert Lund Sundt · 1993

A history of the Hollen family from Norway

Norma R. Hollen · 1994

Search results from Open Library.