Sherwood, North Dakota

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Coordinates: 48°57′41″N 101°37′55″W / 48.96139, -101.63194
Sherwood, North Dakota
Location of Sherwood, North Dakota
Country	United States
State	North Dakota
County	Renville
Area
- Total	0.3 sq mi (0.8 km²)
- Land	0.3 sq mi (0.8 km²)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation	1,644 ft (501 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	255
- Density	802.2/sq mi (309.7/km²)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	58782
Area code(s)	701
FIPS code	38-72540^[1]
GNIS feature ID	1032053^[2]

Sherwood is a city in Renville County, North Dakota, in the United States. The population was 255 as of the 2000 census. Sherwood was founded in 1904.

Sherwood's weather station has one of the lowest (if not the lowest) yearly precipitation levels in North Dakota, with an annual normal of 13.13 inches (1971-2000 period).^[3]

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Education
4 Notes
5 External links

[edit] Geography

Sherwood is located at 48°57′41″N, 101°37′55″W (48.961469, -101.631889)^[4].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.3 square miles (0.8 km²), all of it land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 255 people, 117 households, and 65 families residing in the city. The population density was 802.2 people per square mile (307.7/km²). There were 138 housing units at an average density of 434.1/sq mi (166.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.04% White, 1.18% Native American, and 0.78% from two or more races.

There were 117 households out of which 28.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.0% were married couples living together, 5.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.6% were non-families. 42.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 24.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.18 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the city the population was spread out with 27.5% under the age of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 25.1% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 19.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 96.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $26,442, and the median income for a family was $34,167. Males had a median income of $27,500 versus $25,625 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,756. None of the families and 7.3% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 15.7% of those over 64.

[edit] Education

Sherwood High School consolidated with Mohall High School to form the Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood School District in 2005. Previously known as the Wildcats, the new nickname for the consolidated district is the Mavericks as voted on by the three towns.