2020 census As of the
2020 census, Norway had a population of 2,840. The median age was 43.4 years. 21.7% of residents were under the age of 18 and 21.3% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 104.8 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 99.8 males age 18 and over. 76.9% of residents lived in urban areas, while 23.1% lived in rural areas. There were 1,254 households in Norway, of which 27.0% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 41.8% were married-couple households, 22.6% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 27.0% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 34.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. Of the 1,256 households 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.3% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 39.1% were non-families. 34.2% of households were one person and 16.4% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.87. The median age was 41.9 years. 23.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.7% were from 25 to 44; 27.4% were from 45 to 64; and 18.5% were 65 or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.3% male and 51.7% female.
2000 census At the
2000 census there were 2,959 people in 1,288 households, including 812 families, in the city. The population density was . There were 1,392 housing units at an average density of . The
racial makup of the city was 97.53% White, 0.95% Native American, 0.07% Asian, 0.14% Pacific Islander, 0.24% from other races, and 1.08% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.78%. 18.7% were of
Italian, 14.7%
German, 10.0%
French, 9.3%
Polish, 7.5%
Swedish, 7.1%
English and 5.6%
Irish ancestry according to
Census 2000. Of the 1,288 households 30.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.1% were married couples living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.9% were non-families. 33.0% of households were one person and 17.9% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.91. The age distribution was 25.3% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 19.2% 65 or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.9 males. The median household income was $31,059 and the median family income was $37,533. Males had a median income of $31,595 versus $21,350 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,681. About 7.5% of families and 10.8% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 14.2% of those under age 18 and 10.1% of those age 65 or over. ==Transportation==