Norrie, Colorado

Norrie is a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Pitkin County, Colorado, United States. The population of the Norrie CDP was 7 at the United States Census 2020. The Meredith post office serves the area. The CDP is a part of the Glenwood Springs, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Norrie was originally settled in the late 1880s. It began as a camp for railroad workers building the Colorado Midland Railway route along the Fryingpan River. The workers harvested trees used in the railroad construction, and they made ice in the local ponds, ice used in the railroad's refrigerator cars. Now, many privately owned summer cabins line the community's quiet streets.

Geography

The Norrie CDP has an area of, all land.

Climate

The weather station at Nast Lake is 3 miles south-east of Norrie, at an elevation of 8,700 feet.

Demographics

The United States Census Bureau initially defined the for the