History · Sherman

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The story so far

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Sherman Township is one of sixteen townships in Cuming County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 569 at the 2020 census. A 2021 estimate placed the township's population at 566.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 544 people in 2010, 539 in 2020. Half of its homes were built before 1977.

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Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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