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Welcome to Sherwood ...

The village of Sherwood is located in Calumet County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sherwood, you might consider that their post office opened in 1858.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Sherwood has a population of 3,046 people<2> (see below for details).

Sherwood is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Sherwood lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Sherwood: 920 & 274<4>

The ZIP code for Sherwood: 54169<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Sherwood had an population of 3,046 people. This is an increase of 12.27% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 96.52% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Sherwood had a population of 2,713 people (which is 5.53% of the total population of Calumet County). This makes Sherwood the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Sherwood represents 0.05% of the population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 329th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,713 people, the population of Sherwood increased 75.03% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,550 people).

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

Communities Also Named Sherwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Wisconsin communities named Sherwood: This one is located in Calumet County and the other is located in Clark County.

Beyond Wisconsin, 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), Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Prince Edward Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (2), Virginia (2), Washington and West Virginia.

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.

  • Appleton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Appleton is located in Outagamie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,058 people
    • Former name for Appleton:
    • Appleton Junction
  • Oshkosh
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Oshkosh is located in Winnebago County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oshkosh
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,495 people
  • Neenah
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Neenah is located in Winnebago County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neenah
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,363 people
  • Fox Crossing
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Fox Crossing is located in Winnebago County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Crossing
  • Menasha
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Menasha is located in Winnebago County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menasha
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,796 people
  • Kaukauna
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Kaukauna is located in Calumet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaukauna
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,356 people
  • Little Chute
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Little Chute is located in Outagamie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chute
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,164 people
  • Kimberly
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Kimberly is located in Outagamie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,869 people
  • Chilton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Chilton is located in Calumet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,868 people
  • Wrightstown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Wrightstown is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightstown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,631 people

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. See our Newspapers 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 (so far) 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 1858.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sherwood.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Calumet, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Sherwood.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sherwood - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 920 code has been Overlayed with the 274 area code. New phone numbers in the Sherwood area will be assigned with one of these codes: 920 or 274. As a result, placing a call in the Sherwood area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a village (such as Sherwood). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Sherwood or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/