Norway, Michigan
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Norway City. It lies in ZIP code area 49870. The Survey maps it on the Norway quadrangle. 2,840 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 951 feet above sea level.
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Population over time
2 figuresNorway fell from 2,845 to 2,840 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2,845 | |
| 2020 | 2,840 | -5 (-0%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1954 USGS Escanaba quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Norway quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Norway quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Escanaba quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Escanaba quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Escanaba quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
82 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 82 fires within 5 miles of Norway between 1992 and 2020, burning about 413 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 7 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 29 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.3 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | FINKLER FIRE |
| 17 September 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 16 September 2003 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 August 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.3 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 25 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BREITUNG TOWNSHIP FD 2019-44 - 2019 |
| 15 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | NORWAY VFD 201957 - 2019 |
| 14 August 2008 | Fireworks | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | VULCAN CITY FIRE |
| 11 August 1994 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 26 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 26 workings within 5 miles of Norway: 19 past producers, 3 producers, 2 occurrences, 2 prospects. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Dimension, Fire Clay (Refractory). Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niagara Greenstone Deposit | Stone, Dimension | Occurrence | ||
| Vulcan Brick Co.Clay Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Caspian Const Co Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Morisini Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Niagara Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Niagara Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Rudy Olson Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| State Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Appleton Iron Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Aragon Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1849, 1889, 1932 |
Storms near this place
29 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Norway in 29 storm reports between 1998 and 2018: 13 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 3 flash flood, 3 heavy rain. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2016 | Flash Flood | Norway | $200,000 | The Dickinson County Emergency Manager reported two county roads completely cut in two from flooding, one of which was CR-581. Seven other county roads were partially washed out. The total damage estimate was near $200,000. |
| September 2014 | Flash Flood | Norway | $20,000 | Nearly two inches of rain in less than two hours caused flash flooding in Norway on the 4th. The Dickinson County emergency manager reported that two city blocks were flooded with at least two streets closed due to washouts across both lanes. Several businesses also reported flooded basements. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Norway | $12,000 | The Norway Fire Chief reported that a tree fell on a vehicle on Saginaw Street causing severe damage to the roof. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Norway | $5,000 | Several large oak trees were uprooted and yard furniture was overturned. Power outages and downed power lines were reported across the area as well. |
| October 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Norway | $2,000 | Several large hardwood and softwood trees with diameters 8 inches or greater were snapped along Benton Lake Road in Norway Township. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Norway | $2,000 | There was a delayed report of several large poplar trees down on old Highway 8 south of Norway. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Norway | $2,000 | Four-inch diameter tree limbs along with other trees reported down just east of Norway. Minor damage to a shed was also reported. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Norway | $500 | There was a delayed report of a 70-foot diseased pine tree that landed on a school fence in Norway. A small pine tree was uprooted at the observation site. |
| June 2017 | Hail | Norway | - | The trained spotter near Norway reported nickel sized hail. |
| May 2015 | Hail | Norway | - | The observer in Norway reported quarter-sized hail. |
| May 2015 | Hail | Norway | - | There was a report via social media of estimated two-inch diameter hail in Norway. |
| May 2015 | Heavy Rain | Norway | - | Rainfall of 2.60 inches was measured at the Michigan DNR field office in Norway. The combination of the heavy rain and large hail caused street flooding in the Norway and Iron Mountain areas. |
| October 2015 | Hail | Norway | - | Nickel sized hail was reported along with heavy rainfall. The time of the report was estimated from the radar. This same storm blew off a patio screen door at a home in Quinnesec. |
| December 2015 | Heavy Rain | Norway | - | Two-day rainfall totals exceeded two inches at several locations across the county with the heaviest amounts reported near Norway. |
| August 2014 | Heavy Rain | Norway | - | The observer at Norway measured 2.12 inches of rainfall in approximately 36 hours. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Norway | - | Two to three trees downed. |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Norway | - | Five-inch diameter tree limb down. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Norway | - | Large tree blown down. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Norway | - | Trees were blown down along U.S. Highway 2 between Norway and Waucedah. |
| May 2002 | Funnel Cloud | Norway | - | A funnel cloud was sighted. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Norway | - | One to two inch diameter tree branches were broken off. |
| September 2002 | Tornado (F0) | Norway | - | This tornado touched down approximately 5 miles northeast of Norway, crossing the Norway Truck Trail Road before dissipating 1/4 mile east of the road crossing. Damage was limited to downed trees and broken branches. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Norway | - | Trees down from wind and lightning. |
| August 2000 | Flash Flood | Norway | - | A foot of water on Main Street. US-2 flooded from Norway to 1/2 mile west. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Norway | - | 1 foot diameter tree down across Kimberly Road. |
| July 2010 | Funnel Cloud | Norway | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Hail | Norway | - | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Hail | Norway | - | no account filed |
| March 1998 | Hail | Norway | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vulcan | 2.2 miles | 10 | |
| Quinnesec | 4.7 miles | 11 | |
| Loretto | 4.7 miles | 10 | |
| White Birch Estates | 6.9 miles | 11 | |
| East Kingsford | 8.5 miles | 11 | |
| Waucedah | 8.6 miles | 9 | |
| Iron Mountain | 8.9 miles | 11 | |
| Kingsford | 8.9 miles | 11 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Norway | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2480177 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 633751. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.





