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Population in July 2007: 599. Population change since 2000: +0.5%

Males: 289	(48.3%)
Females: 310	(51.7%)

Median resident age:	37.0 years
Iowa median age:	36.6 years

Zip codes: 52318.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $56,418 (it was $44,018 in 2000)

Norway:	$56,418
Iowa:	$47,292

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $121,664 (it was $82,100 in 2000)

Norway:	$121,664
Iowa:	$117,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $128,611; Detached houses: $127,678; Townhouses or other attached units: $199,256; Mobile homes: $27,500
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Races in Norway:

White Non-Hispanic (98.8%)

2008 cost of living index in Norway: 73.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (48.6%), Irish (12.0%), English (9.3%), United States (6.5%), Czech (5.8%), Dutch (4.0%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 12/20/1894

Elevation: 796 feet

Land area: 0.45 square miles.

Population density: 1317 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Norway

High school or higher: 91.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.1%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.6%
Unemployed: 0.7%
Mean travel time to work: 22.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Norway city

Never married: 22.4%
Now married: 62.1%
Separated: 1.1%
Widowed: 4.9%
Divorced: 9.4%

4 residents are foreign born

This city:	0.7%
Iowa:	3.1%

According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Norway, Iowa in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Norway to the number of sex offenders is 300 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Norway:	1.2% ($957)
Iowa:	1.3% ($1,077)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Cedar Rapids, IA (14.2 miles , pop. 120,758).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (152.3 miles , pop. 208,054).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (218.6 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Walford, IA (2.2 miles ), Newhall, IA (2.6 miles ), Atkins, IA (2.7 miles ), Fairfax, IA (2.7 miles ), Blairstown, IA (2.9 miles ), Marengo, IA (3.2 miles ), Van Horne, IA (3.4 miles ), Swisher, IA (3.5 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 4 buildings, average cost: $108,000
1997: 4 buildings, average cost: $104,800
1998: 4 buildings, average cost: $148,800
1999: 0 buildings
2000: 3 buildings, average cost: $129,600
2001: 1 building, cost: $126,000
2002: 1 building, cost: $192,000
2003: 1 building, cost: $125,000
2004: 1 building, cost: $100,000
2005: 1 building, cost: $118,200
2006: 1 building, cost: $118,200
2007: 1 building, cost: $118,200

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Latitude: 41.90 N, Longitude: 91.92 W

Area code: 319

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Population change in the 1990s: +33 (+5.8%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (15%)
Construction (9%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
Food (6%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Broadcasting and telecommunications (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Accommodation and food services (13%)
Health care (10%)
Social assistance (10%)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (8%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (6%)
Computer and electronic products (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (13%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Farmers and farm managers (7%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Electricians (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Cooks and food preparation workers (9%)
Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Customer service representatives (6%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
Waiters and waitresses (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)

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Norway-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Iowa state average. It is 180% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/30/1954, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 16.3 miles away from the Norway city center .

On 8/12/1974, a category 4 tornado 17.0 miles away from the city center injured 2 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Norway:

MARENGO MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; MARENGO, IA)
VIRGINIA GAY HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; VINTON, IA)
ST LUKES HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA)

Political contributions by individuals in Norway, IA

Operable nuclear power plant near Norway:

13 miles: Duane Arnold in Palo, IA.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Norway:

UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (about 23 miles; IOWA CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 24,766)
KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 28 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; FT enrollment: 7,991)
UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA (about 44 miles; CEDAR FALLS, IA; FT enrollment: 12,524)
HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 46 miles; WATERLOO, IA; FT enrollment: 3,292)
INDIAN HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 66 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; FT enrollment: 2,744)
UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY (about 69 miles; FAYETTE, IA; FT enrollment: 3,173)
AUGUSTANA COLLEGE (about 74 miles; ROCK ISLAND, IL; FT enrollment: 2,220)

Public elementary/middle school in Norway:

Norway Elementary School (Location: 100 School Drive; Grades: PK-6)

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Library in Norway:

NORWAY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $13,862; Location: 108 RAILROAD ST BOX 7; 7,763 books; 85 audio materials; 202 video materials; 20 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Norway: Norway (A), Norway Public Library (B), Norway Fire Department (C), Norway City Hall (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Norway include: Trinity Lutheran Church (A), Saint Michael's Catholic Church (B), United Methodist Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Norway Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This city:	2.5 people
Iowa:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	71.8%
Whole state:	67.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	2.9%
Whole state:	4.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.8% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	5.1%
Whole state:	9.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	2.3%
Whole state:	3.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Norway, IA

Norway compared to Iowa state average:

Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
House age above state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Banks with branches in Norway (2009 data):

BankIowa of Cedar Rapids: Norway Branch at 102 Railroad Street West, branch established on 1999-03-19. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $429.9 mil, Deposits: $347.7 mil, headquarters in Cedar Rapids, IA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 11 total offices, Holding Company: Fidelity Ban Corporation

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School Enrollment by Level of School

Norway mode of transportation to work chart

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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (60%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (19%) Electricity (13%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%) Wood (1%)

Religon statistics for Norway

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Lutheran Church	United Methodist Church	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Adherents	32.7%	31.3%	13.5%	8.6%	5.0%
Congregations	17.4%	21.7%	21.7%	10.9%	4.3%

Name	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	American Baptist Churches in the USA	United Church of Christ	Evangelical Free Church of America	Other religions
Adherents	3.6%	1.2%	0.9%	0.9%	2.4%
Congregations	4.3%	4.3%	2.2%	2.2%	10.9%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration	1	$2,446	$29,352	6	$306
Streets and Highways	1	$2,539	$30,468	0	$0
Local Libraries	0	$0		1	$414
Totals for Government	2	$4,985	$29,910	7	$720

Norway government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $58,000
Solid Waste Management: $29,000

All Other: $1,000
Construction - Water Utilities: $422,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $102,000
Sewerage: $43,000

Water Utilities: $43,000

Solid Waste Management: $26,000

Financial Administration: $25,000

Libraries: $21,000

Fire Protection: $11,000

Housing & Community Development: $11,000

Police Protection: $9,000

General Public Buildings: $8,000

Central Staff Services: $4,000

General - Other: $3,000

Parks & Recreation: $2,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000
Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $8,000
General - Interest on Debt: $4,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $6,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $74,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $485,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $485,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $46,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $28,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $20,000
General Revenue, NEC: $3,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $610,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $88,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $48,000
General Support: $10,000

All Other: $1,000
Tax - Property: $115,000
Public Utilities: $5,000

NEC: $2,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $71,000

6.60% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,867 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.60%
Iowa average:	6.30%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Linn County, IA	2.98% ($44,746 average AGI)
from Johnson County, IA	0.35% ($26,853)
from Iowa County, IA	0.30% ($34,448)

7.34% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($38,373 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.34%
Iowa average:	6.47%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Linn County, IA	3.32% ($38,018 average AGI)
to Black Hawk County, IA	0.35% ($29,824)
to Johnson County, IA	0.33% ($33,121)

Strongest AM radio stations in Norway:

KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WMT (600 AM; 5 kW; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KCRG (1600 AM; 5 kW; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CEDAR RAPIDS TELEVISION CO.)
KCJJ (1630 AM; 10 kW; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: RIVER CITY RADIO, INC.)
WSUI (910 AM; 5 kW; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA)
KMRY (1450 AM; 1 kW; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: SELLERS BROADCASTING, INC.)
KDNZ (1650 AM; 10 kW; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Owner: FIFE COMMUNICATIONS CO., LLC)
KMJM (1360 AM; 1 kW; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KCNZ (1250 AM; 10 kW; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Owner: FIFE COMMUNICATION COMPANY, L.C.)
KWLO (1330 AM; 5 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
KXIC (800 AM; 1 kW; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KKHQ (950 AM; 5 kW; OELWEIN, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Norway:

KRNA (94.1 FM; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
KDAT (104.5 FM; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
KZIA (102.9 FM; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: KZIA, INC.)
KUNI (90.9 FM; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA)
KFMW (107.9 FM; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
KCCK-FM (88.3 FM; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
KSUI (91.7 FM; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA)
WMT-FM (96.5 FM; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KHAK (98.1 FM; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
KOKZ (105.7 FM; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
KOEL-FM (92.3 FM; OELWEIN, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
KNWS-FM (101.9 FM; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
KKRQ (100.7 FM; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KSKB (99.1 FM; BROOKLYN, IA; Owner: FLORIDA PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
KZAT-FM (95.5 FM; BELLE PLAINE, IA; Owner: CAMRORY BROADCASTING, INC)

TV broadcast stations around Norway:

KFXA (Channel 28; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: SECOND GENERATION OF IOWA, LTD.)
KGAN (Channel 2; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: KGAN LICENSEE, LLC)
KCRG-TV (Channel 9; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CEDAR RAPIDS TELEVISION CO.)
KWWL (Channel 7; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
KRIN (Channel 32; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
KWKB (Channel 20; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: KM TELEVISION OF IOWA, L.L.C.)
KIIN (Channel 12; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
KPXR (Channel 48; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
K17ET (Channel 17; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
KCDE-LP (Channel 67; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
KCDR-LP (Channel 55; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
KHHH-LP (Channel 57; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
KRUB-LP (Channel 65; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
K64DG (Channel 64; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: R B SHELDAHL)

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1

Edward G Roach, V Avenue, Type: Tower, Structure height: 106.7 m, Overall height: 112.8 m
Registrant: Aat Communications Corporation, 5900 Broken Sound Pkwy Nw, Boca Raton, FL 33487, Phone: (561) 995-7670, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1

105 Railroad St W, Call Sign: WZX763, Licensee ID: L00034081
Assigned Frequencies : 154.280 MHz, 154.400 MHz
Grant Date: 03/02/2002, Expiration Date: 02/19/2012
Registrant: City Of Norway, Railway St, Norway, IA 52318, Phone: (319) 227-7146

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 8 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Norway)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1

Aircraft: FIREFLY BALLOONS INC FIREFLY 8B-15 (Balloon, Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: None
N-Number: 2085E , Serial Number: F8B-2096, Year manufactured: 2006, Airworthiness Date: 09/28/2006
Registrant (Individual): Shawn Dba Erger, Po Box 154, Norway, IA 52318, Other Owners: Erger Contstruction Shawn
Deregistered: Cancel Date: 04/04/1990, Exported to: New Zealand

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