Norwood, Missouri

About Norwood

Set in the southern part of Missouri, Norwood is a tiny community counting 613 people who proudly call it home.

Officially, Norwood is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 1.6 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 383 residents per square mile.

📰 Norwood News Today

• Mountain Grove woman seriously injured after falling from moving vehicle north of Norwood KY3 · Jul 23
• Norwood Girls Basketball Schedule MaxPreps · Jul 31
• Drey Norwood ESPN · Apr 27
• Wright County couple dies after truck crashes into concrete building OzarksFirst.com · Jul 9
• Gwineth Lanonia Moore Obituary Jul 1, 2026 Speaks Chapels · Jul 1

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Norwood Unique

• One of 14 places in the US named Norwood — but the Missouri one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in southern Missouri, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Missouri — one of 1,082 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 12 miles.

🏫 Schools in Norwood

• NORWOOD ELEM.
• NORWOOD HIGH
• SKYLINE ELEM.

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

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🗺️ Map of Norwood

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