Norwood, North Carolina

Norwood is a town in Stanly County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 2,379 at the 2010 census.GeographyNorwood is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.4sqmi, all of it land.U.S. Highway 52 passes through the town between Wadesboro and Albemarle.DemographicsAs of the census of 2000, there were 2,216 people, 893 households, and 624 families residing in the town. The population density was 925.1 people per square mile (356.5/km²). There were 1,036 housing units at an average density of 432.5 per square mile (166.7/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 67.69% White, 25.45% African American, 0.05% Native American, 1.04% Asian, 4.87% from other races, and 0.90% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.72% of the population.There were 893 households out of which 28.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.2% were married couples living together, 13.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.1% were non-families. 26.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.95.