Norwood is a village in East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, home to about 340 people across 4.1 square miles. Its ZIP code is 70761.
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| Nearest major airport | Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)81 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR)29 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | New Orleans, LA91 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Houston, TX270 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Norwood; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Norwood had 279 residents in the 2020 census, down 17% since 2000.
It’s the 396th largest of 487 towns in Louisiana by population.
East Feliciana Parish grew from 20,443 residents in 1900 to 19,539 in 2020.
East Feliciana Parish, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 90°F in summer, and winter lows average 38°F. About 59.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Clinton 5 Se, LA weather station (11 miles away).
4,287 jobs at 242 businesses in East Feliciana Parish. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
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