Sherwood Park

This article is about the community in Alberta. For other uses, see Sherwood Park (disambiguation).

Sherwood Park
Campbelltown (1953–1956)
Urban service area (hamlet)
Sherwood Park Urban Service Area
Location in Strathcona County
Location in Strathcona County
Coordinates: 53°31′24″N 113°18′32″W / 53.52333°N 113.30889°W / 53.52333; -113.30889
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
RegionEdmonton Metropolitan Region
Census division11
Specialized municipalityStrathcona County
Founded[1]1953
Name change[1]1956
Government
[2]
 • TypeUnincorporated
 • MayorRod Frank
 • Governing body
  • Dave Anderson
  • Katie Berghofer
  • Brian Botterill
  • Linton Delainey
  • Glen Lawrence
  • Robert Parks
  • Paul Smith
  • Bill Tonita
Elevation
[3]
729 m (2,392 ft)
Population
 (2021)[5]
 • Total72,017
 • Municipal census (2024)
75,575[4]
Time zoneUTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
Forward sortation areas
T8A - T8H
Area code(s)780, 587, 825
HighwaysHighway 14, Highway 21, Highway 216, Highway 630
WebsiteStrathcona County

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 was established in 1955 on farmland of the Smeltzer family, east of Edmonton. With a population of 75,575 in 2024, 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]

  1. ^ a b "Imagine Bremner Backgrounder #1: The Path to Bremner" (PDF). Strathcona County. May 2013. pp. 2–3. Retrieved June 18, 2016. After the first oil industry development in the early 1950s, Council approved the first urban development for the satellite town of Campbelltown as a home for oil industry workers in 1953. ... Due to a name duplication Campbelltown was renamed Sherwood Park in 1956.
  2. ^ "Municipal Officials Search". Alberta Municipal Affairs. May 9, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  3. ^ "Alberta Private Sewage Systems 2009 Standard of Practice Handbook: Appendix A.3 Alberta Design Data (A.3.A. Alberta Climate Design Data by Town)" (PDF) (PDF). Safety Codes Council. January 2012. pp. 212–215 (PDF pages 226–229). Retrieved October 9, 2013.
  4. ^ "2024 Municipal Census: Results Summary". Strathcona County. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2021census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. April 1, 2010. Retrieved July 4, 2010.
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  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference SPmap was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ "Strathcona County 2021 Land Map Urban Service Area | Sherwood Park & Bremner" (PDF). Strathcona County. January 2021. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
  10. ^ "About Strathcona County". Strathcona County. Archived from the original on December 17, 2009. Retrieved August 21, 2010.