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Welcome to Norway ...Norway is located in Oxford County<1>. The location of Norway has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Norway, you might consider that their post office opened in 1801. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Norway has a population of 4,969 people<3> (see below for details). Norway is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Norway lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Norway is within the boundaries of the (207) area code. The ZIP code for Norway: 04268<5> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Norway had an population of 4,969 people. This is a decrease of 0.9% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 7.76% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Norway had a population of 5,014 people (or 8.67% of the total population of Oxford County). This makes Norway the county's 3rd most populous community. The population of Norway represents 0.38% of the total population of Maine (which has 1,328,361 people), making it the state's 64th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 5,014 people, the population of Norway increased 8.74% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 4,611 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Norway. Communities Also Named Norway ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 22 communities that are also named Norway - they are located in Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Manitoba, Michigan, Minnesota (2), Mississippi, Nebraska, New York, North Dakota, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, West Virginia and Wisconsin. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Norway. Communities near Norway ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Norway.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Norway. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Norway. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Norway. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Norway. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Norway. Our list includes 13 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Norway. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Norway ...Looking for more information about Norway? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. In addition to the Tourism page for Norway, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Norway. Adding Norway to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Norway in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Norway was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7> We also found Norway in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846). For more details, see References and Mentions for Norway. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Norway. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Oxford County: www.oxfordcounty.org/ The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/ Footnotes ...
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