Norway is a town in Orangeburg County, South Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, Norway had a population of 289.
History
Norway was laid out in 1891 when the railroad was extended to that point. A post office has been in operation at Norway since 1892. The town was so named in order to fit with the railroad's "Scandinavian" naming scheme; other such examples include Sweden, Denmark and Finland, South Carolina.
Race riot
On July 4, 1903, the majority African-American population rose in protest, in reaction to the lynching on July 1 of resident Charles Evans, who was suspected of killing disabled Confederate veteran John T. Phillips. Along with the lynching of Evans, two other black residents of Norway were beaten by a white mob, with one later dying of his injuries. According to news reports at the time, the murder of Phillips was perpetrated in revenge for Phillips' son whipping black workers. Nearly 200 armed black residents took over the town before a militia was called by Governor Duncan Clinch Heyward to restore white control. At the time, only 50 of Norway's 200 residents were white.
Geography
thumb|upright|Photo of water tower in downtown Norway
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and 1.19% is water.
Demographics
2020 census
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+Norway town, South Carolina – Racial and ethnic composition<br><small></small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(NH = Non-Hispanic)</small>
!Pop 2000
!Pop 2010
!
!% 2000
!% 2010
!
|-
|White alone (NH)
|194
|134
|style='background: #ffffe6; |100
|49.87%
|39.76%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |34.60%
|-
|Black or African American alone (NH)
|173
|182
|style='background: #ffffe6; |168
|44.47%
|54.01%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |58.13%
|-
|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)
|2
|2
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1
|0.51%
|0.59%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.35%
|-
|Asian alone (NH)
|1
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1
|0.26%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.35%
|-
|Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.35%
|-
|Other race alone (NH)
|3
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.77%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)
|10
|6
|style='background: #ffffe6; |15
|2.57%
|1.78%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5.19%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|6
|13
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3
|1.54%
|3.86%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.04%
|-
|Total
|389
|337
|style='background: #ffffe6; |289
|100.00%
|100.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%
|}
As of the census