Norway, Michigan
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'''Norway''' is a city in [[Dickinson County, Michigan|Dickinson County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. The population was 2,959 at the [[United States Census, 2000|2000 census]].
The city is in the southwest of [[Norway Township, Michigan|Norway Township]], but is politically independent. It is on [[U.S. Route 2|US 2]], which connects with [[M-95 (Michigan highway)|M-95]] about six miles west in [[Iron Mountain, Michigan|Iron Mountain]] and with [[U.S. Route 41|US 41]] about 21 miles to the east. [[U.S. Route 141|US 141]] north merges with US 2 about four miles west of the city. [[U.S. Route 8|US 8]] has its eastern terminus in the city and crosses the [[Menominee River]] to continue west in [[Wisconsin]].
==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of 8.9 [[square mile]]s (23.0 [[km²]]), of which, 8.8 square miles (22.8 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.56%) is water.
===Highways===
*[[Image:US 2.svg|25px]] [[U.S. Route 2|US 2]]
*[[Image:US 8.svg|25px]] [[U.S. Route 8|US 8]]
==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]{{GR|2}} of 2000, there were 2,959 people, 1,288 households, and 812 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was 335.6 per square mile (129.5/km²). There were 1,392 housing units at an average density of 157.9/sq mi (60.9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.53% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.95% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.07% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.14% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.24% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.08% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.78% of the population. 18.7% were of [[italians|Italian]], 14.7% [[germans|German]], 10.0% [[French people|French]], 9.3% [[poles|Polish]], 7.5% [[swedish people|Swedish]], 7.1% [[English people|English]] and 5.6% [[Irish people|Irish]] ancestry according to [[Census 2000]].
There were 1,288 households out of which 30.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.9% were non-families. 33.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.91.
In the city the population was spread out with 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% who were 65 years of age 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 income for a household in the city was $31,059, and the median income for a family 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.
==Notable natives==
*[[Art Van Damme]] - jazz accordionist
*[[Rudolph Rosatti]] - professional football player Green Bay Packers & New York Giants
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.norwaymi.com/ City of Norway]
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