Welcome to Sherwood ...

The city of Sherwood is located in Washington County<1>.

The location of Sherwood has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sherwood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Sherwood has a population of 19,876 people<3> (see below for details).

Sherwood is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Sherwood lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Sherwood: (503) & (971)<5>

Websites for Sherwood ...

Official Website: www.ci.sherwood.or.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Sherwood had an population of 19,876 people. This is an increase of 9.24% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 68.57% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Sherwood had a population of 18,194 people. This makes Sherwood the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Sherwood represents 0.47% of the total population of Oregon (which has 3,831,074 people), making it the state's 29th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 18,194 people, the population of Sherwood increased 54.3% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 11,791 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Sherwood.

Communities Also Named Sherwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 54 communities that are also named Sherwood - they are located in Alabama (3), Alberta, Arizona, Arkansas, California (2), Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Manitoba, Maryland (2), Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (3), Nebraska, Nevada, New York, North Carolina (2), North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Ontario (2), Pennsylvania (2), Prince Edward Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (2), Virginia (2), Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sherwood.

Communities near Sherwood ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sherwood.

• Portland
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
  • Portland is located in Multnomah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 656,751 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portland <6>
• Hillsboro
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
  • Hillsboro is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,985 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsboro <6>
• Beaverton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaverton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverton
  • Beaverton is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 98,957 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaverton <6>
• Lake Oswego
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Oswego have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Oswego
  • Lake Oswego is located in Clackamas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,821 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Oswego <6>
• Oregon City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon City
  • Oregon City is located in Clackamas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,026 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oregon City <6>
• McMinnville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMinnville
  • McMinnville is located in Yamhill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,185 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McMinnville <6>
• West Linn
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Linn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Linn
  • West Linn is located in Clackamas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,747 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Linn <6>
• Woodburn
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn
  • Woodburn is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,175 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodburn <6>
• Forest Grove
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
  • Forest Grove is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,442 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Grove <6>
• Newberg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newberg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberg
  • Newberg is located in Yamhill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,982 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newberg <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Sherwood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sherwood.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sherwood. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sherwood.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sherwood. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Sherwood.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sherwood ...

Looking for more information about Sherwood? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Sherwood, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Sherwood.

Adding Sherwood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sherwood in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Sherwood was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Sherwood post office opened in 1891.

We also found Sherwood on a map titled Mobile Oil Map of Oregon (1949).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sherwood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Sherwood: www.ci.sherwood.or.us/

The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/