Sherwood: A Quiet Suburb North of Little Rock
Sherwood incorporated in 1948 as a residential community north of North Little Rock, in the Gravel Ridge area of Pulaski County. The city was planned primarily as a place for families working in Little Rock or at nearby military installations to live. That residential character has not changed much in the decades since, though the population has grown steadily to about 30,500.
The city sits along U.S. Highway 67/167, which provides a direct commute corridor into downtown Little Rock. Sherwood has its own school district, the Pulaski County Special School District having been carved into smaller units over the years amid long-running desegregation litigation. Sylvan Hills is the main high school. Commercial activity concentrates along the highway, with chain restaurants, grocery stores, and strip malls forming the retail backbone.
Sherwood Forest, yes the name is intentional, is a subdivision that helped establish the city's identity in its early decades. The city maintains several parks, including Sherwood Forest Park and the Indian Hills Golf Course, a public course that has operated since the 1960s. For a suburb this size, Sherwood has a relatively self-contained civic identity rather than simply blending into the larger North Little Rock or Little Rock footprint.
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Sherwood incorporated in 1948 as a residential community north of North Little Rock, in the Gravel Ridge area of Pulaski County. The city was planned primarily as a place for families working in Little Rock or at nearby military installations to live. That residential character has not changed much in the decades since, though the population has grown steadily to about 30,500.
The city sits along U.S. Highway 67/167, which provides a direct commute corridor into downtown Little Rock. Sherwood has its own school district, the Pulaski County Special School District having been carved into smaller units over the years amid long-running desegregation litigation. Sylvan Hills is the main high school. Commercial activity concentrates along the highway, with chain restaurants, grocery stores, and strip malls forming the retail backbone.
Sherwood Forest, yes the name is intentional, is a subdivision that helped establish the city's identity in its early decades. The city maintains several parks, including Sherwood Forest Park and the Indian Hills Golf Course, a public course that has operated since the 1960s. For a suburb this size, Sherwood has a relatively self-contained civic identity rather than simply blending into the larger North Little Rock or Little Rock footprint.
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