According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.4 square miles (6.2 km2), all land.

The park also features two walking trails, picnic shelters, horseshoe pits, a shuffle board court and playground equipment.

Norwood Memorial Park, located between Turner and College streets, has athletic fields and a larger community building.

Celebrations throughout the year include Arbor Day in April, Picnic in the Park in October, and the annual Christmas parade.

The nearby Fork Stables host Outdoor Heritage Days and two weeks of equestrian cross country, dressage, and show jumping competitions.

The great natural resources of Morrow Mountain State Park, Uwharrie National Forest, lakes, rivers and streams of the Yadkin - Pee Dee valley are among the many historic and beautiful places to visit.

The first settlements in the Norwood area began in the 1740s with settlers from Delaware and other middle Atlantic colonies following Indian trails and rivers.

One family, the Colsons, chose to settle near the confluence of the Rocky and Pee Dee rivers and built an ordinary, a tavern serving food and providing lodging.

During the Revolutionary War Colson's land was the site of a patriot victory over local Tory forces.

Mercantile stores (Wal-Marts of their day) in the town sold farm implements and most other necessities for everyday life.

The arrival of the Yadkin Railroad in 1891 allowed greater access to larger markets across the state and nation.

Eventually two other railroads would serve Norwood; the original Norfolk Southern and the Winston-Salem Southbound.

The Winston-Salem Southbound in the early 20th century saw a large number of passengers until improved roads and competition from the automobile ended that service in 1933.

The Yadkin had already been developed in the prior decade by Alcoa to produce electricity for their smelting facility in Badin.

Carolina Power & Light Company began construction of the Tillery Hydroelectric development in 1926 and started producing electricity in the spring of 1928.

Businesses and farms failed and property was sold at the courthouse steps for delinquent taxes.

Town Hall is now on South Main Street, in what was originally the First National Bank of Albemarle.