Map of Norwood city, Missouri

Norwood is a city in Wright County, Missouri, United States. The population was 665 at the 2010 census.

Norwood city overview:
Name:	Norwood city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Missouri
County:	Wright County
Elevation:	1,489 ft (454 m)
Total Area:	1.60 sq mi (4.15 km²)
Land Area:	1.60 sq mi (4.15 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	578
Population Density:	361.02/sq mi (139.37/km²)
ZIP code:	65717
Area code:	417
FIPS code:	2953454
GNISfeature ID:	0723525

Online Interactive Map

Norwood online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

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History

Norwood was laid out in 1882. The community was named by lawyer W.S. Thompson, who was inspired by the novel Norwood: or, Village Life in New England, by Henry Ward Beecher. A post office called Norwood has been in operation since 1882.

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Geography

Norwood is located in the Ozarks, along the south edge of the Salem Plateau. The community is served by US Route 60 and Routes C, PP and E. Mountain Grove is to the east and Mansfield is to the west along Route 60. The town sits on the drainage divide between the White River tributaries to the south and the Missouri River tributaries to the north.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.60 square miles (4.14 km), all land.