Sherwood, Edmonton Explained

Official Name:Sherwood
Settlement Type:Neighbourhood
Pushpin Map:Canada Edmonton
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Sherwood in Edmonton
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:City
Subdivision Name2:Edmonton
Subdivision Type3:Quadrant[1]
Subdivision Name3:NW
Subdivision Type4:Ward
Subdivision Name4:sipiwiyiniwak
Subdivision Type5:Sector[2]
Subdivision Name5:Mature area
Subdivision Type6:Area[3] [4]
Subdivision Name6:Jasper Place
Government Footnotes:[5]
Leader Title:Administrative body
Leader Name:Edmonton City Council
Leader Title1:Councillor
Area Total Km2:0.44
Population As Of:2012
Population Total:1254
Population Density Km2:2850
Population Blank1 Title:Change (2009–12)
Population Blank1:-2.1%
Population Blank2 Title:Dwellings
Population Blank2:633
Coordinates:53.529°N -113.583°W
Elevation M:671

Sherwood is a small neighbourhood in west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Originally part of the Town of Jasper Place, it became a part of Edmonton when Jasper Place amalgamated with Edmonton in 1964.

The neighbourhood is bounded on the west by 156 Street, on the east by 149 Street, on the north by 95 Avenue, and on the south by 92 Avenue.

The community is represented by the West Jasper/Sherwood Community League which maintains a community hall, outdoor rink and tennis courts located at 152 Street and 96 Avenue.[6] [7] The Sherwood Community League operated as a separate entity from 1949 until 1985 when it merged with the West Jasper Place Community League.

Demographics

In the City of Edmonton's 2012 municipal census, Sherwood had a population of living in dwellings,[8] a -2.1% change from its 2009 population of .[9] With a land area of 0.44km2,[10] it had a population density of people/km2 in 2012.[10] [8]

Residential development

Almost half of the dwellings in Sherwood were built between the end of World War II and 1960. Just over six out of every ten residences (63%) are single-family dwellings. Another 34% are apartments in low-rise buildings with fewer than five stories. Most of the remaining dwellings are duplexes. Just over half of the residences (56%) are owner-occupied, with the remainder being rented.[11] [12]

Shopping and services

Neighbourhood residents have access to shopping and medical services at the Meadowlark Health and Shopping Centre located to the south west in the adjoining neighbourhood of Meadowlark Park.

To the north of the neighbourhood, along 149 Street, is the Jasper Gates Shopping Centre.

Surrounding neighbourhoods

The neighbourhood is surrounded on all sides by residential neighbourhoods.

See also

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: City of Edmonton Wards & Standard Neighbourhoods . City of Edmonton . February 13, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140503100206/http://www.edmonton.ca/business_economy/documents/EdmontonWardNeighbourhoods.pdf . May 3, 2014 .
  2. Web site: Edmonton Developing and Planned Neighbourhoods, 2011 . City of Edmonton . February 13, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130904040707/http://www.edmonton.ca/business_economy/documents/PDF/Developing_and_Planned_Neighbourhoods_2011_-_Final_Report.pdf . September 4, 2013 .
  3. Web site: The Way We Grow: Municipal Development Plan Bylaw 15100 . City of Edmonton . 2010-05-26 . February 13, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150502001321/http://www.edmonton.ca/city_government/documents/MDP_Bylaw_15100.pdf . May 2, 2015 .
  4. Web site: City of Edmonton Plans in Effect . City of Edmonton . November 2011 . February 13, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131017194152/http://www.edmonton.ca/city_government/documents/Plans_in_Effect_Map.pdf . October 17, 2013 .
  5. Web site: City Councillors . City of Edmonton . February 13, 2013.
  6. Web site: West Jasper/Sherwood Community League . West Jasper/Sherwood Community League . October 14, 2017.
  7. Book: Kuban, Ron . Edmonton's Urban Villages: The Community League Movement . registration . University of Alberta Press . 2005 . 9781459303249.
  8. Web site: Municipal Census Results – Edmonton 2012 Census . City of Edmonton . February 22, 2013.
  9. Web site: 2009 Municipal Census Results . City of Edmonton . February 22, 2013.
  10. Web site: Neighbourhoods (data plus kml file) . City of Edmonton . February 22, 2013.
  11. http://censusdocs.edmonton.ca/DD23/FEDERAL%202001/Neighbourhood/SHERWOOD.pdf
  12. Duplexes includes triplexes and quadruplexes.