According to Warren Upham, the name Nora was probably derived from Norway.

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 207 people, 84 households, and 59 families residing in the township.

There were 84 households, out of which 26.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.9% were married couples living together, 3.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.6% were non-families.

23.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

About 3.9% of families and 7.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under the age of eighteen and 4.3% of those 65 or over.