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. As of the
2010 census, Sherwood had a population of 18,194 residents. The city's population for 2014 was estimated to be 18,978 by the U.S. 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, who likely named it after his hometown of
Sherwood, Michigan.