Norway Township is a township in Winnebago County, Iowa, in the USA.[1]

History

Norway Township was founded in 1864.[2] It was originally settled chiefly by Norwegians, hence the name.[3]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Norway Township, Winnebago County, Iowa
  2. History of Kossuth, Hancock, and Winnebago Counties, Iowa. Union Publishing Company. 1884. pp. 930.
  3. History of Winnebago County and Hancock County, Iowa. Pioneer Publishing Company. 1917. pp. 122.

43°27′54″N 93°33′25″W / 43.465°N 93.557°W / 43.465; -93.557


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