Sean C. Morgan
Sweet Home’s population increased by 20 people in 2010, according Portland State Population Research Center’s preliminary estimates for 2010.
As of July 2010, Sweet Home’s population was estimated at 9,070, up from 9,050. The Portland State estimate is based on housing starts, said Sweet Home Community Development Director Carol Lewis, and Sweet Home hasn’t had much new construction in the last year.
According to the 2000 Census, the last actual count, Sweet…