Norton, VA is a small town located in the Appalachians of Southwest Virginia with a population of 3,696 and a population density of 533 people per square mile. The area offers many year-round outdoor activities such as hiking, rock climbing, canoeing, camping and fishing. There are several local businesses in Norton including Norton Antiques & Coffee House, Kentucky Fried Chicken and Towne Cinema. The city also hosts plenty of sporting events throughout the year at the J. Walton Bumgardner Memorial Stadium for baseball and softball games. Norton is home to several organizations such as Big Brothers Big Sisters, the F&M Bank Community Fund and the United Way of Southwest Virginia.
The population in Norton is 3,696. There are 494 people per square mile aka population density. The median age in Norton is 41.2, the US median age is 38.4. The number of people per household in Norton is 2.4, the US average of people per household is 2.6.
Family in Norton
- 45.9% are married
- 19.9% are divorced
- 21.7% are married with children
- 22.4% have children, but are single
Race in Norton
- 90.0% are White
- 3.8% are Black
- 3.7% are Asian
- 0.1% are Native American
- 0.0% claim Other
- 0.9% claim Hispanic ethnicity
- 1.6% Two or more races
- 0.0% Hawaiian, Pacific Islander