Norwood TownshipMI
A town of 696, settled in 1869.
Is Norwood Township a good place to live?
Norwood Township’s July high is 77°F, where Michigan’s towns sit at 82°F and U.S. towns at 85°F. 20% of the land in Norwood Township is conserved, where Michigan’s towns sit at 4.4% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. The biggest place to walk is Fisherman's Island State Park, 2,272 acres with 9 miles of trail. Norwood Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
696 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Norwood Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Norwood Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Norwood Township.
The FEMA risk score in Norwood Township is lower than in the typical Michigan or U.S. town
The FEMA risk score in Norwood Township is 1 of 100.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Fisherman's Island State Park | 9 mi | 2,272 |
| 2. Elizabeth B. Hoffmann Nature Preserve | 2.1 mi | 139 |
| 3. Grand Traverse Bay Underwater Preserve | — | 855 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Norwood Township
Norwood Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 77°, January nights drop to 17° and about 100 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
With 0.8 jobs for every working resident, most of Norwood Township’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Norwood Township for work: only 4% work in town. Norwood Township’s average trip to work is 20 minutes. Since 2011, Norwood Township has added 122 jobs, to 222 in 2021.
| Norwood Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 7% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4% | 5.9% | 8% |
| Median household income | $84,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
How healthy Norwood Township is
Norwood Township beats the Michigan average on 9 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 29% of Norwood Township adults feel lonely.
| Norwood Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 32% | 33% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 83% | 80% | 79% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 18% | 17% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 36% | 35% |
| What stands out | Norwood Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 7.7% | 11.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.1% | 15.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 12.3% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Norwood Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Norwood Township; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Norwood Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
About Norwood Township
Census-designated place & unincorporated community in Michigan, United States
Norwood is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Charlevoix County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population of the CDP was 144 at the 2020 census. It is located along the shores of Lake Michigan in Norwood Township.
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- Area
- 2.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 700 ft
- Area code
- 231
Questions about Norwood Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Norwood Township, MI a good place to live?
Norwood Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.