Sean C. Morgan
Sweet Home’s population increased to 8,235 this year according to an annual estimate by Portland State University.
As of the census in April 2000, Sweet Home’s population was 8,016. In July 2001, Sweet Home’s certified population was 8,160.
“What we do for city population estimates is collect housing information in July each year,” Dr. Qian Cai, PSU’s population estimate manager, said. The housing information, includes building permit information for single- and multi-family…