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History · Norwood

12% of Norwood’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1951 on and the census since 1980.

0on the National Register
12%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Norwood’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Norwood are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Norwood’s homes were built before 1960.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Norwood’s history is told.

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The story so far

Norwood, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Norwood yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Norwood is a home rule-class city in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2020 census, Norwood had a population of 379.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 370 to 379 (+2%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Norwood on the map, 1951 to 1981

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Norwood. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Norwood on the 1951 USGS mapNorwood on the 1960 USGS mapNorwood on the 1971 USGS mapNorwood on the 1981 USGS map1951Anchorage sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Norwood.

People over time

Norwood, census by census

0100200300400198020002020Peak: 395

Between 254 and 395 people in every census since 1980.

5 censuses, 1980–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Norwood’s Wikipedia page.

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

St. Matthews5 historic placesC+Lyndon4 historic placesC

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.