NORWAY TOWNSHIP IN 1884

John Aby, farmer - G. Anderson, farmer -

J. Anderson, farmer - W.B. Ainsworth, farmer - 

C.H. Ames. farmer - F. B. Ames, farmer -

A. Bengtsson, farmer - Ole Bengtsson, farmer - 

C. Brown, farmer - C. Bashford, farmer - 

H. F. Burk, farmer - W. A. Berry, farmer -

B.P. Bartlett, farmer - C. Bartlett, laborer -

E. C. Backoven, farmer renter - J. O. Belden, teamster - 

J. B. Beames, farmer and stock raiser - William Beames, farmer -

N. Bergstrom, farmer - J. V. Chase, farmer and stockraiser -

G. Chapman, farmer - W. A. Crosson, farmer renter -

A. A. Creighton, farmer - N. C. Christensen, farmer - 

F. D. Crook, thresher - H. L. Dutton, farmer - 

A. M. Dutton, farmer - D. David farmer and stockraiser - 

John David, farmer - W. H. Day, farmer - 

J. F. Dickerhoof, dealer in general merchandise -

O. C. Dickerhoof, farmer and stockraiser - 

W. J. Dunlap, farmer and stonemason -

W. J. Edgar, farmer renter - R. Eichinger, farmer renter - 

Gustave Erickson, laborer - M. V. Farrington, farmer - 

C. J. Farwell, farmer - Geo. Fritzinger, farmer and stockraiser - 

N. O. Garberg, farmer - A. Gudmond, farmer - 

O. Gudmond, farmer and stonemason - S. Gray, farmer -

N. E. Gile, farmer - C. Herrman, farmer and blacksmith -

Leonard Holmdohl, laborer - R. Holgerson, farmer - 

H. A. Hansen, farmer and stockraiser -

N. C. Hanson, farmer - J. Hanson, farmer - 

Hans Hanson, farmer - A. Hanson, farmer and blacksmith - 

C. Hugos, farmer - O. Hugos, farmer - 

J. R. Hugos, farmer and stockraiser - P. Hammer, farmer -

L. Hammer, farmer - Pete Hammer, -

W. Hutchins, farmer renter - A. F. Hendrickson, farmer - 

J. Hagle, farmer - R. E. Hay, farmer - 

F. E. Hall, farmer - A. R. Hammell, farmer renter - 

D. Hendrick, farmer renter - M. Ingebretson, renter -

O. Ingebretson, farmer renter - G. Ireland, farmer - 

John Ingebretson, farmer renter - G. Ireland, farmer - 

J. G. Isaacson, farmer and stockraiser -

M. D. Ingraham, farmer - C. J. Johnson, farmer - 

J. Johnson, farmer - E. Jacobson, farmer -

A. J. Kelly, farmer renter - G. A. Kelly, farmer - 

Daniel Kershner, farmer and stockraiser -

P. O. Larson, farmer and stockraiser -

H. Lex, farmer - A. L. Loofbourrow, farmer - 

J. M. Loofbourrow, farmer -

Chester Lewis, farmer and blacksmith -

T. Lewis, farmer - C. T. Lewis, farmer -

J. Miller, farmer - H. McCuen, farmer -

E. C. Moore, farmer - James Moore, farmer -

S. M. Mellen, farmer - L. McGregor, farmer renter -

W. Mathias, farmer - Gust Nelson, farmer and stockfeeder -

H. Nelson, farmer -

T. A. Nelson, merchant, dealer in dry goods, groceries, boots, shoes, hardware and lumber

James Nelson, farmer - H. S. Norris, farmer -

A. E. Ostberg, farmer - John Ostroni, farmer -

Ole Olsen, farmer and stockraiser -

C. J. Peterson, agent -

O. Peterson, farmer - Gust Peterson, farmer -

Claus Peterson, farmer - Rimol, farmer -

Rev. H. C. Roernaes, minister and insurance agent -

C. Rodgers, farmer - L. W. Reid, farmer -

E. Reid, laborer - C. I. Stromgren, farmer and stockraiser -

G. A. Stromgren, farmer - S. Scrivner, farmer -

F. C. Scrivner, farmer - E. Sheldon, laborer -

F. Swanson, farmer - B. I. Stensaas, farmer -

W. Scott, physician, surgeon and farmer -

Chas. Smith, farmer -

Thomas Smith, farmer and stockraiser -

J. R. Shivers, farmer - John Siebenborn, farmer -

E. Stanton, farmer - Geo. Stanton, laborer -

S. T. Sims, farmer - M. Thompson, farmer -

O. Thompson, farmer - Peter Thompson, farmer -

J. E. Taggart, farmer -

Lars Tiller, farmer and stockraiser -

J. H. Throback, farmer - W. O. Tate, farmer -

Peter Theis, farmer - David Walters, farmer -

G. W. Walters, farmer - J. C. Williams, farmer -

David Young, farmer -

Can you estimate Norway Township's population in 1884 and compare it with 1961?  Most of these names, I think, represent families.

[1961 - Township, including Norway Village, 324]