Norman Park, Georgia
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Norman Park · Colquitt County, Georgia
Population 1,242 (est. 2026: ~900)
Source: Census ACS 2023 · ACS 2023 + -10.14% annual growth projection

Norman Park, Georgia

Colquitt County, Georgia · Population 963

Norman Park sits in the flat agricultural heart of South Georgia, roughly 12 miles northeast of Moultrie, the Colquitt County seat. It is a small farm-country town — the kind that anchors a rural community without trying to be anything else. The surrounding landscape is peanuts, cotton, and pine, and most of what residents need day-to-day comes from Moultrie. At 963 people, Norman Park is one of the smaller incorporated places in Colquitt County, which itself holds about 45,898 residents. It punches slightly above its size in one respect: Norman Park Elementary draws 619 students, making it a genuine community anchor well beyond the town's immediate population.

People & Demographics

The ACS 2022 estimate puts Norman Park's population at 1,121, with a median age of 36.9. The town is majority white (730 residents), with a significant Black population of 304 and 59 Hispanic or Latino residents. There are 402 households, of which 261 are family households. The average household size is 2.79 people, and 270 residents are children under 18 — meaning roughly one in four people here is a minor, which tracks with the large elementary school enrollment.

Economy & Employment

The median household income in Norman Park is $53,833, and per capita income sits at $22,817. Context matters here: Georgia's statewide median household income runs considerably higher, so Norman Park's figures reflect the broader economic reality of rural South Georgia, where agricultural wages and service-sector work dominate. Of 512 residents in the labor force, 32 are unemployed — an unemployment rate of roughly 6.3%. A notable 264 residents fall below the federal poverty line, which is about 23% of the ACS population count. That poverty rate is a meaningful number and shapes much of what the town needs from schools, health services, and local government.

Housing

Norman Park has 434 total housing units, 402 of them occupied and 32 vacant — a vacancy rate of about 7.4%. The split between owners and renters is nearly even: 210 owner-occupied units versus 192 renter-occupied. The median home value is $93,700, which is low even by South Georgia standards and means homeownership is financially accessible for working households here. Median rent runs $800 per month. For buyers or renters priced out of larger markets, Norman Park offers real affordability, though the trade-off is distance from major employers and amenities.

Schools

Two schools serve Norman Park directly.

Norman Park Elementary School covers grades PreK through 5 and enrolls 619 students — a substantial number for a town of under a thousand. The school clearly draws from a wide rural catchment area.

Colquitt County High School, located in Moultrie, serves grades 10–12 with 1,787 students. High schoolers from Norman Park make the drive to Moultrie for their secondary education, which is standard practice across Colquitt County.

Both schools operate under the Colquitt County School System.

Getting Around

Norman Park is car-dependent without exception. Of 480 workers, 412 drive alone to work and 45 carpool. Three workers walk. Zero use public transit, and zero work from home. The aggregate commute time across all workers is 14,210 minutes, which works out to an average of roughly 29.6 minutes each way — consistent with commuting to Moultrie or other nearby employment centers. There is no local transit infrastructure.

Healthcare

The primary hospital serving Colquitt County is Colquitt Regional Medical Center in Moultrie. Turning Point Hospital, also in the county, provides behavioral health services. Both are within reasonable driving distance for Norman Park residents given the ~12-mile proximity to Moultrie. For a full directory of individual healthcare providers registered in Norman Park, the NPI Registry search lists locally credentialed professionals.

Library

The nearest public library is the Moultrie-Colquitt County Library, approximately 8.3 miles away in Moultrie. It can be reached at (229) 985-6540. Norman Park residents have no branch library of their own, so the Moultrie facility is the primary resource for public library services.

Natural Hazards

Colquitt County's FEMA disaster declaration history is substantial and reflects a recurring vulnerability to tropical systems tracking inland from the Gulf Coast and Atlantic.

Recent and notable events include:

In total, Colquitt County has 15 FEMA declarations on record going back to 2004. The 2023–2024 stretch alone produced five separate declarations in roughly 13 months. Residents should maintain hurricane preparedness plans and flood insurance awareness. South Georgia sits well inland but remains within the damage footprint of most storms that cross Florida or the Gulf Coast.

Government & Municipal Code

Norman Park's municipal code is published through Municode and available at library.municode.com/ga/norman-park-city-georgia. The municipality does not have a locally adopted building code on file with Municode, which is relevant for anyone planning construction or renovation projects — state minimum standards would apply by default.

Weather

Current forecasts for Norman Park are available through the National Weather Service. Active weather alerts for the area are posted at alerts.weather.gov. The nearest official observation station is Moultrie 1.4 NNE, approximately 7.1 miles away.

South Georgia's climate means hot, humid summers, mild winters, and a genuine hurricane season threat from June through November. The FEMA record above reflects that reality clearly.

References

The law belongs to the people. Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 590 U.S. (2020)