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History · Norge

Norge dates to 1907

Most of Norge was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 2000. Below: the census since 1980.

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How Norge began

When was Norge founded?

1907

Norge dates its founding to 1907 (Wikidata). The census first counted it in 1980.

First census: 87 in 19802020 census: 129119 years
Founding year: Wikidata. First post office: 1908.

What stands out about Norge’s past

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

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The story so far

Norge, in brief

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

Norge is a town in Grady County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 129 at the 2020 census, a 11% decrease from 2010.

Norge was established in 1907. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 145 to 129 (-11%).

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

Timeline

Norge, 1907 to 1954

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 20th century
  2. 1907
    FoundingNorge is established
  3. 1908Post officeThe Norge post office opens
  4. 1954Post officeThe Norge post office closes
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People over time

Norge, census by census

0100198020002020Peak: 145

Between 82 and 145 people in every census since 1980.

5 censuses, 1980–2020.

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

Places that used to be

Lost post offices

Norge had its own post office from 1908 to 1954.

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1908–1954
19001960today

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Norge’s history

What year was Norge founded?

In 1907, according to Wikidata. Norge’s post office opened in 1908, and the census of 1980 counted 87 people here.

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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. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) 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.