Sherwood Park
Urban service area in Alberta, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sherwood Park is a large hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Strathcona County that is recognized as an urban service area.[6] It is located on traditional Treaty 6 territory, and adjacent to the City of Edmonton's eastern boundary.[7] While long confined to generally south of Highway 16 (Yellowhead Trail), west of Highway 21 and north of Highway 630 (Wye Road), [8] portions of Sherwood Park have expanded beyond Yellowhead Trail and Wye Road since the start of the 21st century. Anthony Henday Drive (Highway 216) separates Refinery Row, in a portion of the Sherwood Park Urban Service Area to the west, from the residential and commercial hamlet to the east.[9]
Sherwood Park
Campbelltown (1953–1956) | |
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Sherwood Park Urban Service Area | |
Coordinates: 53°31′24″N 113°18′32″W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Alberta |
Region | Edmonton Metropolitan Region |
Census division | 11 |
Specialized municipality | Strathcona County |
Founded[1] | 1953 |
Name change[1] | 1956 |
Government | |
• Type | Unincorporated |
• Mayor | Rod Frank |
• Governing body | Strathcona County Council
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Elevation | 729 m (2,392 ft) |
Population (2021)[4] | |
• Total | 72,017 |
• Municipal census (2022) | 73,000[5] |
Time zone | UTC-7 (MST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
Forward sortation areas | |
Area code(s) | 780, 587, 825 |
Highways | Highway 14, Highway 21, Highway 216, Highway 630 |
Website | Strathcona County |
Sherwood Park was established in 1955 on farmland of the Smeltzer family, east of Edmonton. With a population of 72,017 in 2021, Sherwood Park has enough people to be Alberta's sixth largest city, but it retains the status of a hamlet, though the Government of Alberta officially recognizes the Sherwood Park Urban Service Area as equivalent to a city.[10]