Sherwood Park, Alberta AB Hotels/Motels/Lodging

This is the current conditions weather report for Sherwood Park. The report was made 95 minutes ago, at 01:00 UTC. The wind was blowing at a speed of 16.7 kilometers per hour / 10 miles per hour from the northwest (320°). The temperature was -22°C / -8°F, with a dew-point at -22°C / -8°F. The temperature felt like -31°C / -24°F. The relative humidity was 84%.

Sherwood Park is a hamlet located east of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada in the Specialized Municipality of Strathcona County, named in honor of Lord Strathcona. Sherwood Park was first established in 1954/55 on Smeltzer farmland, east of Edmonton. With a population in 2005 of 55,063, Sherwood Park has enough people to be Alberta's seventh largest city and, although Sherwood Park technically retains the status of a hamlet, the Government of Alberta recognizes the Sherwood Park Urban Service area as equivalent to a city. Its population as of the 2001 census was 47,645 and its land area is 70.98 km² (27.4 sq mi). Along with St. Albert, Sherwood Park is one of Edmonton's two principal suburbs. It is largely a bedroom community, with the bulk of its workers commuting to Edmonton each workday.

Sherwood Park has a strong economy with over $9.0 billion worth of major projects completed, announced, or under construction. A roadway 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 also boasts very low crime rates, including a near zero violent crime rate.

A point on Range Road 231 between Township Road 522 and Wye Road is the highest recorded point between Edmonton and Winnipeg, Manitoba, at an elevation of 765 meters above sea level.

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