Norway, Iowa
| Norway, Iowa | |
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| City | |
 Location of Norway, Iowa |
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| Coordinates: 41°54′12″N 91°55′24″W / 41.90333°N 91.92333°WCoordinates: 41°54′12″N 91°55′24″W / 41.90333°N 91.92333°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 Iowa
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| County | Benton |
| Founded | 1863 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.45 sq mi (1.17 km2) |
| • Land | 0.45 sq mi (1.17 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 810 ft (247 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 545 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 537 |
| • Density | 1,211.1/sq mi (467.6/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 52318 |
| Area code(s) | 319 |
| FIPS code | 19-57720 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0459660 |
Norway is a city in Benton County, Iowa, United States. The population was 545 at the 2010 census. The city is about 17 miles (27 km) southwest of downtown Cedar Rapids. It is part of the Cedar Rapids Metropolitan Statistical Area. Norway is the setting of the movie The Final Season.
Norway is located at 41°54′12″N 91°55′24″W / 41.90333°N 91.92333°W (41.903299, -91.923375).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.45 square miles (1.17 km2), all of it land.
The Union Pacific Railroad runs on the edge of town.
Norway was platted in 1863 by Osman Tuttle (born Osmund Endreson Totland in Hjelmeland, Norway) two years after the Chicago and Northwestern Railway had reached this part of the county. Tuttle donated five acres of ground to the railway company with the condition that the new town should bear the name of his native country. During 1864, Tuttle laid out the town site north of the railway truck, which he had recorded as Norway.
As of the census of 2010, there were 545 people, 243 households, and 146 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,211.1 inhabitants per square mile (467.6/km2). There were 256 housing units at an average density of 568.9 per square mile (219.7/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 98.0% White, 0.6% African American, 0.4% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 0.2% from other races, and 0.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.4% of the population.
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