Mill Woods

For the provincial electoral district, see Edmonton-Mill Woods, for the federal electoral district, see Edmonton–Mill Woods–Beaumont.
Mill Woods
Area
Mill Woods

Location of Mill Woods in Edmonton

Coordinates: 53°27′32″N 113°25′41″W / 53.459°N 113.428°W / 53.459; -113.428
Country  Canada
Province  Alberta
City Edmonton
Quadrant[1] NW
Ward[1] 11 & 12
Sector[2] Southeast
Government[3]
  Mayor Don Iveson
  Administrative body Edmonton City Council
  Councillor Mike Nickel & Moe Banga
Elevation 693 m (2,274 ft)
Population (2012)
  Total Decrease 80,363[lower-alpha 1][4]
Website Official website

Mill Woods is a residential area in the City of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Located in southeast Edmonton, Mill Woods is bounded by Whitemud Drive (Highway 14) to the north, 91 Street to the west, 34 Street to the east, and Anthony Henday Drive (Highway 216) to the south.[5] Mill Woods is adjacent to three other residential areas including The Meadows to the east across 34 Street, and Southeast Edmonton and Ellerslie to the south and southwest respectively across Anthony Henday Drive.

The development of Mill Woods began in the early 1970s and was one of the first areas of Edmonton to move away from the grid system.

History

Originally the Papaschase Indian Reserve, the Mill Woods area was settled under treaty by a Métis-Cree band between 1876 and 1891. After the reserve was abandoned in 1891, the land was subject to agriculture settlement. The Province of Alberta began assembling land in this area in 1970 as a means of mitigating the rising cost of serviced land in the vicinity of Edmonton, while the City of Edmonton began preparing a plan to develop the area.[6]

The Mill Woods Development Concept was approved in March 1971, consisting of eight communities and a town centre community. It was originally anticipated to have a population of approximately 120,000 people at full build-out.[5]

Naming

Mill Woods was named for the Mill Creek, which bisects the northeast portion of the area, as well as the wooded nature of the area.[5][6] The aboriginal heritage of the area is reflected in the names of numerous neighbourhoods in Mill Woods. For example, the Satoo neighbourhood is named for Chief Satoo of the Cree people.[7]

Geography

The South Campus for MacEwan University

Mill Woods comprises a town centre community (Mill Woods Town Centre)[8] and eight surrounding communities[5] (Burnewood, Knottwood, Lakewood, Millbourne, Millhurst, Ridgewood, Southwood, and Woodvale), which are each divided into multiple neighbourhoods. Millbourne is divided into the sub-communities of Leefield and North Millbourne before being divided into two neighbourhoods each.

The communities within Mill Woods are connected by an arterial ring road, Mill Woods Road, along its east, south, and west extent and by 38 Avenue along its north extent. Smaller collector ring roads that intersect Mill Woods Road connect the multiple neighbourhoods typically found within each community.

Within the circle formed by these eight communities are the neighbourhoods of Mill Woods Park, Mill Woods Town Centre and Tawa. Together, these three neighbourhoods form a largely business and service core intended to allow Mill Woods to function as a self-contained community.

Amenities

Mill Woods contains Mill Woods Town Centre (a major shopping mall), the Grey Nuns Community Hospital, a Edmonton Fire Service station. It contains Edmonton Police Service's Southeast Division headquarters; there is a City run Recreation Centre, and is home to Mill Woods Park. As well as Mill Woods Golf Course in the just south of Whitemud Drive.

Schools

Mill Woods has twenty-one Edmonton Public elementary schools, eleven Edmonton Catholic elementary schools, four public junior high schools, three Catholic junior high schools. As well as two high schools J. Percy Page High School, and Holy Trinity Catholic High School. Edmonton Catholic Schools also operates an alternative outreach high school in Mill Woods.[9] Previously, Mill Woods has also been home to the Mill Woods (South) Campus of MacEwan University.

Events

The Mill Woods Presidents' Council, community leagues throughout Mill Woods, and various corporate sponsors provide Canada Day celebrations in Mill Woods Park on July 1 of each year. It features free family entertainment including various musical performances, petting zoos, hay rides and other activities, and concludes with a fireworks display comparable with the Edmonton's primary display in the river valley. Each year around 60,000 people crowd the park for this event, which is the largest neighbourhood celebration in Canada.[10]

Demographics

The total population of Mill Woods according to the City of Edmonton's 2012 municipal census is 78,322.[4] The following is a population breakdown of Mill Woods by neighbourhood.

Rank Neighbourhood Community Population
(2012)[4]
Population
(2009)[11]
1 Kiniski Gardens Burnewood 6,637 6,927
2 Pollard Meadows Southwood 4,553 4,480
3 Crawford Plains Southwood 4,381 4,410
4 Sakaw Millhurst 4,102 4,194
5 Jackson Heights Burnewood 3,911 4,130
6 Bisset Ridgewood 3,831 3,980
7 Daly Grove Southwood 3,546 3,608
8 Hillview Woodvale 3,444 3,766
9 Weinlos Ridgewood 3,428 3,482
10 Satoo Knottwood 3,389 3,490
11 Richfield Millbourne 3,297 3,346
12 Tweddle Place Millbourne 3,129 3,272
13 Minchau Ridgewood 3,099 3,327
14 Greenview Woodvale 2,923 2,890
15 Meyonohk Lakewood 2,923 2,969
16 Tipaskan Lakewood 2,901 2,944
17 Kameyosek Lakewood 2,895 2,712
18 Meyokumin Millhurst 2,891 3,063
19 Lee Ridge Millbourne 2,741 2,751
20 Ekota Knottwood 2,563 2,655
21 Menisa Knottwood 2,545 2,685
22 Michaels Park Millbourne 2,196 2,195
23 Tawa Mill Woods Town Centre 1,909 1,961
24 Mill Woods Town Centre Mill Woods Town Centre 1,088 1,156
25 Mill Woods Golf Course Woodvale 0 0
26 Mill Woods Park N/A 0 0
Total Mill Woods 26 Areas 78,322 80,363

Transportation

There are two ETS bus terminals one at the south MacEwan University campus, and the Mill Woods Town Centre mall.

Two freeways run by Mill Woods including, Whitemud Drive on the north side and the Anthony Henday Drive on the south; both running east-west. Several arterial roads that run in and around Mill Woods. Running north-south are 91 Street, 66 Street, 50 Street and 34 Street. Running east-west are the two freeways including 23 Avenue, and 34 Avenue.

In 2020 the first stage of the Valley Line (Edmonton) of the Edmonton Light Rail Transit system is expected to complete adding stations in Millbourne, and Mill Woods Town Center neighbourhoods, and one at the Grey Nuns Hospital.[12]

References

  1. 1 2 "City of Edmonton Wards & Standard Neighbourhoods" (PDF). City of Edmonton. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
  2. "Edmonton Developing and Planned Neighbourhoods, 2011" (PDF). City of Edmonton. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
  3. "Mayor and City Council". City of Edmonton. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 "2012 Census - Population By Single Year Of Age And Gender (Neighbourhood)". City of Edmonton. Retrieved 2012-11-26.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Mill Woods Development Concept" (PDF). City of Edmonton. Retrieved 2011-02-11.
  6. 1 2 "Neighbourhood Profile – Mill Woods Town Centre" (PDF). City of Edmonton. Retrieved 2011-02-11.
  7. "Neighbourhood Profile – Satoo" (PDF). City of Edmonton. Retrieved 2011-02-11.
  8. "Mill Woods Town Centre Neighbourhood Area Structure Plan (Office Consolidation)" (PDF). City of Edmonton. December 2006. Retrieved 2012-11-28.
  9. "Fresh Start And Partners For You Outreach High Schools". Edmonton Catholic Schools. Retrieved 2013-03-25.
  10. Theobald, Claire. "Mill Woods boasts the city's best Canada Day fireworks". Edmonton Examiner June 27, 2012. Edmonton Examiner. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
  11. "2009 Municipal Census Results". City of Edmonton. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
  12. "City of Edmonton Valley Line Stage 1 – Light Rail Transit (LRT) Project Environmental Impact Screening Assessment Update" (PDF). Edmonton. City of Edmonton. Retrieved 1 May 2016.

Notes

  1. Population total added from 24 neighbourhoods from 9 communities within Mill Woods boundaries; via 2012 municipal census
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