Sherwood Park

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Sherwood Park
—  Urban service area (hamlet)  —
Sherwood Park Urban Service Area
Sherwood Park is located in Edmonton
Location of Sherwood Park near Edmonton
Coordinates: 53°31′24″N 113°18′32″W / 53.52333°N 113.30889°W / 53.52333; -113.30889
Country Canada
Province Alberta
Region Edmonton Region
Census division 11
Specialized municipality Strathcona County
Government[1]
 • Type Unincorporated
 • Mayor Linda Osinchuk
 • Governing body
Area[2]
 • Total 70.98 km2 (27.41 sq mi)
Elevation 720 m (2,360 ft)
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 64,733
Time zone MST (UTC-7)
 • Summer (DST) MDT (UTC-6)
Postal code span T8A to T8H
Area code(s) +1-780
Highways Highway 216
Highway 21
Highway 14
Website Strathcona County

Sherwood Park is a large hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Strathcona County that is recognized as an urban service area.[4] It is located adjacent to the City of Edmonton's eastern boundary, generally south of Highway 16 (Yellowhead Trail), west of Highway 21 and north of Highway 630 (Wye Road).[5] Smaller portions of Sherwood Park extend beyond Yellowhead Trail and Wye Road, while Highway 216 (Anthony Henday Drive) separates Refinery Row to the west from the balance of the hamlet to the east.[5]

Sherwood Park was first established in 1954/55 on farmland of the Smeltzer family, east of Edmonton. With a population of 61,660 in 2009,[6][7] Sherwood Park has enough people to be Alberta's seventh largest city, but technically retains the status of a hamlet. The Government of Alberta recognizes the Sherwood Park Urban Service Area as equivalent to a city.[8]

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History [edit]

Thousands of years ago, when Zuanists ruled the land and many a great battles fought. One in particlular, near mount precipitus (where it always rains) a might here named ``Sherwood`` would use the Zuan cultists superstition against them in a heroic and valliant effort to stave them from his family`s farm land.

Sherwood Was a pig farmer, he farmed pigs. When The Zuanists approched his farm, his family in despair and he himself likely to breath his final breath soon; had an idea that would shake the reality of all of man kind for thousands of years to come. He killed and skinned hundreds of pigs from his farm, and used there skins to fashion a ginormous p3nis around an old rusty silo, he then, with the help of his friend ``Genzinty`` they piloted the p3nis into the cultist army.

Upon reaching them he claimed they were the p3nis of Zuan himself, and that the cultists must go on a journy to find a v4gina that would be large enough to be of use to him. Needless to say he was successful. And that is why to this day people want to put p3nises in vaginas.


Demographics [edit]

In the 2011 Census, Sherwood Park had a population of 64,733,[3] a 13.9% change from its 2006 population of 56,845.[17] The population of Sherwood Park according to Strathcona County's 2009 municipal census is 61,660.[6][7]

Economy [edit]

Sherwood Park has a strong economy with over $9.0 billion worth of major projects completed, announced, or under construction. A district known as Refinery Row lies west of Sherwood Park and includes some of the largest industrial facilities in Western Canada, including Esso's Strathcona Refinery. The hamlet boasts very low crime rates, including a violent crime rate near zero.[vague]

Sports [edit]

The most significant local sports team is a hockey squad, the Sherwood Park Crusaders. The Crusaders play in the Alberta Junior Hockey League.[18] Sherwood Park has a well-respected Midget "AAA" hockey program, dating back to the mid-1970s, that has produced several top calibre players including former and current NHLers Gerald Diduck, Jim Ennis, Tyson Nash, and Cam Ward. The Sherwood Park Kings Athletic Club includes levels from Peewee to Midget and with the highest level being the Midget "AAA" program.

Sherwood Park is a significant football community. At least one Sherwood Park High School Football Team has been to the Alberta Provincial Final since the 1999 season. The Bantam team, the Sherwood Park Rams, have won provincials five of the last seven seasons.[19]

Baseball has become a very popular and important sport in the community.[20] In 2008, the Sherwood Park Dukes began their first season in Sherwood Park, playing at Centennial Park in the Wester Major Baseball league.

Strathcona County hosted the 2007 Western Canada Summer Games with most of the events held in Sherwood Park. The games included 2,300 athletes, coaches, and officials from the four western provinces and three northern territories. Around 2,800 volunteers helped make the games a success.

Government [edit]

Mayor Linda Osinchuk

Sherwood Park is governed by the Strathcona County Council, the Mayor of which is Linda Osinchuk who replaced Cathy Olesen in the municipal election in October 2010.


Education [edit]

Sherwood Park's two school boards are Elk Island Public Schools (EIPS)[21] and Elk Island Catholic Schools (EICS).[22] The public high schools are Salisbury Composite High School and Bev Facey Community High School, as well as Strathcona Christian Academy (kindergarten to grade 12), and Archbishop Jordan Catholic High School.

Sherwood Park was home to Canada's first charter school: New Horizons Charter School, a public charter school that offers a gifted education program for students from kindergarten to grade 9. It is now located in Ardrossan.

Media [edit]

Sherwood Park's newspaper is the twice-weekly Sherwood Park-Strathcona County News. The Sherwood Park News and Strathcona County This Week newspapers, both owned by Bowes Publishers, in turn part of Sun Media Corporation, merged on November 6, 2007 to become Sherwood Park • Strathcona County News.[23]

Due to the community's close proximity to Edmonton, all major Edmonton media, including the daily newspapers (such as the Edmonton Sun and the Edmonton Journal) and radio and TV broadcasters, also serve Sherwood Park and immediate area.

Notable residents [edit]

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See also [edit]

References [edit]

  1. ^ "Municipal Officials Search". Alberta Municipal Affairs. April 26, 2013. Retrieved April 30, 2013. 
  2. ^ "Strathcona County Community Profile". Statistics Canada. Census 2001. Retrieved 2007-06-23. 
  3. ^ a b c "Strathcona County experiences double-digit growth". Strathcona County. 2012-02-09. Retrieved 2012-06-24. 
  4. ^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities". Alberta Municipal Affairs. 2010-04-01. Retrieved 2010-07-04. 
  5. ^ a b "Sherwood Park (map)". Strathcona County. 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-04. 
  6. ^ a b "2009 Official Population List". Alberta Municipal Affairs. 2009-09-15. Retrieved 2010-09-12. 
  7. ^ a b "2009 Municipal Census Report". Strathcona County. Retrieved 2011-01-20. 
  8. ^ "About Strathcona County". Strathcona County. Retrieved 2010-08-21. 
  9. ^ "Table 6: Population by sex, for census subdivisions, 1956 and 1951". Census of Canada, 1956. Population, Counties and Subdivisions. Ottawa: Dominion Bureau of Statistics. 1957. p. 6.50-6.53. 
  10. ^ "Population of unincorporated places of 50 persons and over, Alberta, 1961 and 1956". 1961 Census of Canada. Population – Unincorporated Villages, Bulletin SP–4. Ottawa: Dominion Bureau of Statistics. 1963. p. 63-67. 
  11. ^ "Population of unincorporated places of 50 persons and over, Alberta, 1966 and 1961". Census of Canada – 1966. Population – Unincorporated Places, Bulletin S–3. Ottawa: Dominion Bureau of Statistics. 1968. p. 184-187. 
  12. ^ "Population of unincorporated places of 50 persons and over, Alberta, 1971 and 1966". 1971 Census of Canada. Population – Unincorporated Settlements. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1973. p. 204-207. 
  13. ^ "Geographical Identification and Population for Unincorporated Places of 25 Persons and Over, 1971 and 1966". 1976 Census of Canada. Volume 8 Supplementary Bulletins: Geographic and Demographic, Population of Unincorporated Places – Canada. Ottawa: Dominion Bureau of Statistics. 1978. 
  14. ^ "Table 2: 1981 Place Name Reference List of Census Subdivisions and Unincorporated Places by Census Division". 1981 Census of Canada. Place name reference list – Western provinces and the territories. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1983. p. 2.1-2.19. 
  15. ^ "Official Population List 1997". Alberta Municipal Affairs. 2000-07-11. Retrieved 2012-04-04. 
  16. ^ "2002 Official Population List". Alberta Municipal Affairs. 2003-07-21. Retrieved 2012-04-04. 
  17. ^ a b "2007 Official Population List". Alberta Municipal Affairs. 2008-05-26. Retrieved 2010-09-12. 
  18. ^ "Alberta Junior Hockey League | AJHL". Ajhl.ca. 2010-08-13. Retrieved 2010-08-21. 
  19. ^ "Sherwood Park Rams Football:". Sherwoodparkrams.com. 2010-06-17. Retrieved 2010-08-21. 
  20. ^ "Sherwood Park Minor Baseball Association". Spmba.ca. Retrieved 2010-08-21. 
  21. ^ "Elk Island Public Schools". Eips.ca. 2010-08-04. Retrieved 2010-08-21. 
  22. ^ "Elk Island Catholic Schools". Elk Island Catholic Schools. 2010-06-17. Retrieved 2010-08-21. 
  23. ^ "Sherwood Park News – Alberta, CA". Cgi.bowesonline.com. Retrieved 2010-08-21. 
  24. ^ Shane Jones (2009-07-13). "Ciezki now a veteran with Eskies". Sherwood Park News (Sun Media Corporation). Retrieved 2012-06-22. 
  25. ^ "Gerald Diduck hockey statistics & profile at hockeydb.com". hockeydb.com. Retrieved 21 July 2011. 
  26. ^ http://www.avenueedmonton.com/articles/page/item/calling-dr-volker

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Coordinates: 53°31′24″N 113°18′31″W / 53.52333°N 113.30861°W / 53.52333; -113.30861 (Sherwood Park, Alberta)

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