Official Name: | Sherwood Shores, Texas |
Pushpin Map: | Texas#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Sherwood Shores |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Texas |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Grayson |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 4.041 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 2.849 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 1.192 |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Population Total: | 1190 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 417.7 |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 718 |
Coordinates: | 33.8522°N -96.8178°W |
Area Code: | 940 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 2652414 |
Sherwood Shores is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Grayson County, Texas, United States. Its population was 1,190 as of the 2010 census.[1] The community is located on the Red River, which forms the state line with Oklahoma.
Sherwood Shores was mostly destroyed by an F4 tornado on April 18, 1970, which resulted in 13 deaths in the community and at least three others elsewhere along the path.[2] [3] On March 21, 2022, an EF2 tornado struck the town, causing heavy damage, killing one person and injuring 11.[4] [5] [6]
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of ; of its area is land, and is water.[1]
White (NH) | 1,022 | 87.73% | |
Black or African American (NH) | 3 | 0.26% | |
Native American or Alaska Native (NH) | 35 | 3.0% | |
Asian (NH) | 1 | 0.09% | |
Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH) | 48 | 4.12% | |
Hispanic or Latino | 56 | 4.81% | |
Total | 1,165 |