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| | The territory comprising Norwood was originally settled about 1670 by a dozen or more families mostly from Holland |
 | | The territory comprising Norwood was originally settled about 1670 by a dozen or more families mostly from Holland, who purchased the land from the Indians under the Tappan Land Patent. |
 | | It is significant to observe that Norwood was always called Norwood, even on the earliest maps available, whereas Northvale was called Neuvy; Harrington Park was Randall and Englewood was Liberty Pole or English Neighborhood. |
 | | According to information received from the Bureau of Census, Washington DC, the first census in 1910 showed that Norwood had a population of 564; in 1920 there was 820; in 1930- 1,358; in 1940- 1,512; in 1950- 1,792; in 1960- 2,852; in 1970- 4,398; and in 1980- 4,399. |
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