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Sherwood, Oregon
Sherwood is a city in Washington County, Oregon, United States. Located in the southeast corner of the county, it is a residential community in the Tualatin Valley, southwest of Portland. The population was 20,450 at the 2020 census. Sherwood was first incorporated in 1893 as a town. Originally named Smockville after its founder, James Christopher Smock, the town was given its current name by local businessman Robert Alexander in 1891. The name "Sherwood" may have come from Sherwood, Michigan or the Sherwood Forest in England.
The name "Sherwood" came either after Sherwood Forest in England or Sherwood, Michigan In 1885, the Smocks gave a right-of-way on their property to the Portland and Willamette Valley Railway. The Smocks platted the town in 1889, the same year rail service began. Tradition has it that no one, not even the town's founders, liked the name "Smock Ville," and so a public meeting was held to rename the town. Robert Alexander, who was both a local resident and prominent businessman, suggested the name "Sherwood." According to post office records, Alexander was from Sherwood, Michigan, and also said the forest which surrounded the city was like Sherwood Forest in England. The U.S. Postal Department began sending mail to the Town of Sherwood, Oregon, on July 5, 1891. Smock was the first postmaster. The Town of Sherwood was incorporated under Oregon Senate Bill 36 in 1893.
The main industry in the 1890s was a pressed brick yard which closed in 1896, a victim of the financial recession of 1893. The Klondike Gold Rush of 1897 revived Sherwood's economy. [citation needed] In 2014, Money ranked Sherwood fifth among the top fifty best places to live in the United States.
The population of the city in 1911 was 350 within a 1-square-mile (2.6 km2) city limit. The city has since expanded to nearly 4.5 square miles (12 km2).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.31 square miles (11.16 km2), all land.
As of the 2020 census, Sherwood had a population of 20,450. The median age was 37.0 years. 29.1% of residents were under the age of 18 and 10.4% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 96.5 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 90.5 males age 18 and over.
100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0% lived in rural areas.
There were 6,893 households in Sherwood, of which 46.0% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 63.2% were married-couple households, 10.7% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 20.9% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 16.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
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Sherwood, Oregon
Sherwood is a city in Washington County, Oregon, United States. Located in the southeast corner of the county, it is a residential community in the Tualatin Valley, southwest of Portland. The population was 20,450 at the 2020 census. Sherwood was first incorporated in 1893 as a town. Originally named Smockville after its founder, James Christopher Smock, the town was given its current name by local businessman Robert Alexander in 1891. The name "Sherwood" may have come from Sherwood, Michigan or the Sherwood Forest in England.
The name "Sherwood" came either after Sherwood Forest in England or Sherwood, Michigan In 1885, the Smocks gave a right-of-way on their property to the Portland and Willamette Valley Railway. The Smocks platted the town in 1889, the same year rail service began. Tradition has it that no one, not even the town's founders, liked the name "Smock Ville," and so a public meeting was held to rename the town. Robert Alexander, who was both a local resident and prominent businessman, suggested the name "Sherwood." According to post office records, Alexander was from Sherwood, Michigan, and also said the forest which surrounded the city was like Sherwood Forest in England. The U.S. Postal Department began sending mail to the Town of Sherwood, Oregon, on July 5, 1891. Smock was the first postmaster. The Town of Sherwood was incorporated under Oregon Senate Bill 36 in 1893.
The main industry in the 1890s was a pressed brick yard which closed in 1896, a victim of the financial recession of 1893. The Klondike Gold Rush of 1897 revived Sherwood's economy. [citation needed] In 2014, Money ranked Sherwood fifth among the top fifty best places to live in the United States.
The population of the city in 1911 was 350 within a 1-square-mile (2.6 km2) city limit. The city has since expanded to nearly 4.5 square miles (12 km2).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.31 square miles (11.16 km2), all land.
As of the 2020 census, Sherwood had a population of 20,450. The median age was 37.0 years. 29.1% of residents were under the age of 18 and 10.4% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 96.5 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 90.5 males age 18 and over.
100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0% lived in rural areas.
There were 6,893 households in Sherwood, of which 46.0% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 63.2% were married-couple households, 10.7% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 20.9% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 16.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.