Norwood (Ohio)

Hamilton County

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Norwood is the city with the second largest population in Hamilton County, Ohio, United States. 21,675 inhabitants lived at the 2000 census, Norwood.

Geography

Norwood is an enclave in the city of Cincinnati. She was an early suburb in the wooded, rural area in the north Cinncinnatis. Norwood benefited from the development of the neighboring big city and began a thriving brick industry. The metropolitan area of ​​Cincinnati advanced slowly around the city Norwood around and finally locked her.

In the 1980s, Norwood suffered a major setback when General Motors stopped its production of automobiles in the city and 4 200 employees lost their jobs. Currently there is a restructuring of the economy towards trade and services.