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Asphodel-Norwood (2006 population 4,247) is a township in central-eastern Ontario, Canada, in Peterborough County. It is located on the Trent-Severn Waterway.

The township comprises the communities of Birdsalls, Birdsalls Station, Norwood and Westwood.

The township was created in its current form on January 1, 1998 when the township of Asphodel and the village of Norwood were amalgamated.

Demographics

According to the 2006 Statistics Canada Census:^[1]

• Population: 4,247
• % Change (2001 – 2006): 6.6
• Area (km².): 160.85
• Density (persons per km².): 26.4
• Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 1631 (total dwellings: 2077)
• Mother tongue:
  • English as first language: 96.0 %
  • French as first language: 0.2 %
  • English and French as first language: 0 %
  • Other as first language: 3.8 %

Population trend:^[2]

• Population in 2006: 4247 (2001 to 2006 population change: 6.6 %)
• Population in 2001: 3985
• Population in 1996:
  • Asphodel (township): 2611
  • Norwood (village): 1469
• Population in 1991:
  • Asphodel (township): 2456
  • Norwood (village): 1441

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