Welcome to Sherwood ...
The city of Sherwood is located in Renville County<1>.
The location of Sherwood has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
Sherwood was established in 1904.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Sherwood has a population of 227 people<3> (see below for details).
The community of Sherwood is 1,640 feet [500 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: Sherwood lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Sherwood (for example, toward North Portal (SK)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Central Standard Time Zone (CST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.
Sherwood lies within the (701) area code.
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Sherwood had an population of 227 people. This is a decrease of 6.2% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 10.98% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Sherwood had a population of 242 people (or 9.74% of the total population of Renville County). This makes Sherwood the county's 3rd most populous community.
The population of Sherwood represents 0.04% of the total population of North Dakota (which has 672,591 people), making it the state's 180th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 242 people, the population of Sherwood decreased 5.1% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 255 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), Nova Scotia, Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Ontario (2), Oregon, 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.
- Carnduff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnduff
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carnduff <5>
- Mohall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mohall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohall
- Mohall is located in Renville County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 709 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mohall <5>
- Gainsborough
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainsborough
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gainsborough <5>
- Carievale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carievale
- Tolley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tolley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolley
- Tolley is located in Renville County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tolley <5>
- Antler
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Antler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antler
- Antler is located in Bottineau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Antler <5>
- Loraine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Lyleton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyleton
- Pierson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierson
- Norma
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norma
- Norma is located in Renville County
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.
We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sherwood. 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.<6>
From that list, the Sherwood post office opened in 1905.
We also found Sherwood on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Dakota (1937).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Sherwood.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sherwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Renville County: www.renvillecounty.org/
The official website for State of North Dakota: https://www.nd.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Dakota's counties, including Renville, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Sherwood. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sherwood - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |