Mill Woods is a residential district in the City of Edmonton

Edmonton

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, Alberta

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, Canada

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. Located in southeast Edmonton, Mill Woods is bounded by Whitemud Drive

Whitemud Drive

Whitemud Drive is the main east-west freeway in southern Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is one of few roads in Edmonton that has controlled access and limited at-grade intersections with traffic signals. It currently functions as a freeway between Anthony Henday Drive in the west and Anthony Henday...

 (Highway 14) to the north, 91 Street to the west, 34 Street to the east, and Anthony Henday Drive (Highway 216) to the south. Mill Woods is adjacent to three other residential districts including The Meadows

The Meadows, Edmonton

The Meadows is a residential district in the City of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Located in southeast Edmonton, The Meadows is bounded by Whitemud Drive to the north, 34 Street to the west, and Anthony Henday Drive to the east and south...

 to the east across 34 Street, and Southeast Edmonton and Ellerslie

Ellerslie, Edmonton

Ellerslie is a newer residential neighbourhood in south Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.The most common type of residence in the neighbourhood is the single family dwelling. According to the 2005 municipal census, two out of every three residences were single-family dwellings...

 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.

Geography

Mill Woods is composed of a town centre and eight surrounding communities (Burnewood

Burnewood, Edmonton

Burnewood is a community in the Mill Woods area of Edmonton, Canada that contains the neighborhoods of Jackson Heights and Kiniski Gardens....

, Knottwood, Lakewood

Lakewood, Edmonton

Lakewood is a community in the Mill Woods area of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It contains the neighbourhoods of*Kameyosek*Meyonohk*Tipaskan...

, Millbourne

Millbourne, Edmonton

Millbourne is a community in the Mill Woods area of Edmonton, Canada that contains the neighborhoods of Lee Ridge, Michaels Park, Richfield and Tweddle Place....

, Millhurst

Millhurst, Edmonton

Millhurst is a community in the Mill Woods area of Edmonton, Canada that contains the neighborhoods of Meyokumin and Sakaw. These two neighbourhoods fall within an area bounded by 66 Street on the west, 50 Street on the east, 23 Avenue on the north, and Anthony Henday Drive on the south. The two...

, Ridgewood

Ridgewood, Edmonton

Ridgewood is a community in the Mill Woods area of Edmonton, Canada that contains the neighborhoods of Bisset, Minchau and Weinlos....

, Southwood

Southwood, Edmonton

Southwood is a community in the Mill Woods area of Edmonton, Canada that contains the neighborhoods of Crawford Plains, Daly Grove and Pollard Meadows....

, and Woodvale

Woodvale, Edmonton

Woodvale is a community in the Mill Woods area of Edmonton, Canada that contains the neighborhoods of Greenview and Hillview....

), 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 Park

Mill Woods Park is a large multi-recreational park located in the center of Mill Woods, Edmonton, just to the west of Mill Woods Town Centre. It serves as the school fields for both Holy Trinity and J Percy Page High Schools....

, Mill Woods Town Centre

Mill Woods Town Centre, Edmonton

Mill Woods Town Centre is best known for its shopping mall and is the commercial centre of the Mill Woods area of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. What is less well known is that the mall is part of a larger neighbourhood with the same name...

 and Tawa

Tawa, Edmonton

Tawa is a residential neighbourhood in the Mill Woods area of south Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is a newer neighbourhood, with most of the development occurring in the early 1990s...

. Together, these three neighbourhoods form a largely business and service core intended to allow Mill Woods to function as a self-contained community. This core contains Mill Woods Town Centre

Mill Woods Town Centre

Mill Woods Town Centre is a shopping centre located in south Edmonton, Alberta in the neighbourhood of Mill Woods. It contains 85 retailers including Zellers, Canadian Tire, Safeway and Shoppers Drug Mart. Some surrounding satellite stores are located in and around the mall's exterior properties...

 (a major shopping mall), the Grey Nuns Community Hospital

Grey Nuns Community Hospital, Edmonton

The Grey Nuns Community Hospital is an acute care hospital located in the Mill Woods area of south Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The Grey Nuns Community Hospital provides a full range of services including a 24-hour Emergency Department...

, a fire station, an ETS

Edmonton Transit System

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 bus terminal, Edmonton Police Service

Edmonton Police Service

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's Southeast Division headquarters, and the Mill Woods Recreation Centre.

Amenities

In addition to those amenities within the central portion of the residential district, Mill Woods features a large number of public parks and the Mill Woods Golf Course south of Whitemud Drive between 50 Street and 66 Street.

Schools

Mill Woods has 21 public elementary schools, 11 Catholic elementary schools, four public junior high schools, three Catholic junior high schools, one public high school, and one Catholic high school. Mill Woods is also home to the Mill Woods (South) Campus of Grant MacEwan University.

Demographics

The total population of Mill Woods according to the City of Edmonton's 2009 municipal census is 80,363. The following is a population breakdown of Mill Woods by neighbourhood.

Rank	Neighbourhood	Mill Woods Community	Population (2009)
1	Kiniski Gardens Kiniski Gardens, Edmonton Kiniski Gardens is a triangle-shaped residential neighbourhood in the Mill Woods area of south east Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is part of the Burnewood area of Mill Woods, and is named for Julia Kiniski, a local reform politician of the 1960s....	Burnewood Burnewood, Edmonton Burnewood is a community in the Mill Woods area of Edmonton, Canada that contains the neighborhoods of Jackson Heights and Kiniski Gardens....	6,927
2	Pollard Meadows Pollard Meadows, Edmonton Pollard Meadows is a residential neighbourhood located in the Mill Woods area of south Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is a part of the Mill Woods community of Southwood....	Southwood Southwood, Edmonton Southwood is a community in the Mill Woods area of Edmonton, Canada that contains the neighborhoods of Crawford Plains, Daly Grove and Pollard Meadows....	4,480
3	Crawford Plains Crawford Plains, Edmonton Crawford Plains is a residential neighbourhood located in the Mill Woods area of south Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is a part of the Mill Woods community of Southwood...	Southwood Southwood, Edmonton Southwood is a community in the Mill Woods area of Edmonton, Canada that contains the neighborhoods of Crawford Plains, Daly Grove and Pollard Meadows....	4,410
4	Sakaw Sakaw, Edmonton Sakaw is a residential neighbourhood located in the Mill Woods area of south Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is a part of the Mill Woods community of Millhurst. The name means "wooded area" in the Cree language."...	Millhurst Millhurst, Edmonton Millhurst is a community in the Mill Woods area of Edmonton, Canada that contains the neighborhoods of Meyokumin and Sakaw. These two neighbourhoods fall within an area bounded by 66 Street on the west, 50 Street on the east, 23 Avenue on the north, and Anthony Henday Drive on the south. The two...	4,194
5	Jackson Heights Jackson Heights, Edmonton Jackson Heights is a residential neighbourhood in the Mill Woods area of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is located in the Burnewood area of Mill Woods. The neighbourhood was named in 1976 after Annie May Jackson...	Burnewood Burnewood, Edmonton Burnewood is a community in the Mill Woods area of Edmonton, Canada that contains the neighborhoods of Jackson Heights and Kiniski Gardens....	4,130
6	Bisset Bisset, Edmonton Bisset is a residential neighbourhood located in the Mill Woods area of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The neighbourhood "is named for Judge Athelstan Bisset, Q.C." It is a part of the Mill Woods community of Ridgewood....	Ridgewood Ridgewood, Edmonton Ridgewood is a community in the Mill Woods area of Edmonton, Canada that contains the neighborhoods of Bisset, Minchau and Weinlos....	3,980
7	Hillview Hillview, Edmonton Hillview is a residential neighbourhood in the Mill Woods area of south Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is located in the Woodvale area of Mill Woods.The neighbourhood was largely developed during the 1970s and early 1980s...	Woodvale Woodvale, Edmonton Woodvale is a community in the Mill Woods area of Edmonton, Canada that contains the neighborhoods of Greenview and Hillview....	3,766
8	Daly Grove Daly Grove, Edmonton Daly Grove is a residential neighbourhood located in the Mill Woods area of south Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is a part of the Mill Woods community of Southwood...	Southwood Southwood, Edmonton Southwood is a community in the Mill Woods area of Edmonton, Canada that contains the neighborhoods of Crawford Plains, Daly Grove and Pollard Meadows....	3,608
9	Satoo Satoo, Edmonton Satoo is a residential neighbourhood in the Mill Woods area of the City of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Satoo is one of three neighbourhoods in the Mill Woods community of Knottwood....	Knottwood	3,490
10	Weinlos Weinlos, Edmonton Weinlos is a residential neighbourhood located in the Mill Woods area of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. While some homes in the neighbourhood were constructed during the 1970s, most residential construction occurred during the 1980s....	Ridgewood Ridgewood, Edmonton Ridgewood is a community in the Mill Woods area of Edmonton, Canada that contains the neighborhoods of Bisset, Minchau and Weinlos....	3,482
11	Richfield Richfield, Edmonton Richfield is a residential neighbourhood in the Millbourne area of Mill Woods, part of south east Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.According to the 2001 federal census, the bulk of residential construction in the neighbourhood occurred during the 1970s when roughly three out of four of residences were...	Millbourne Millbourne, Edmonton Millbourne is a community in the Mill Woods area of Edmonton, Canada that contains the neighborhoods of Lee Ridge, Michaels Park, Richfield and Tweddle Place....	3,346
12	Minchau Minchau, Edmonton Minchau is a roughly triangle shaped residential neighbourhood in the Mill Woods area of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is named for August Minchau, a Prussian immigrant who settled in the Mill Woods area in the late 19th century....	Ridgewood Ridgewood, Edmonton Ridgewood is a community in the Mill Woods area of Edmonton, Canada that contains the neighborhoods of Bisset, Minchau and Weinlos....	3,327
13	Tweddle Place Tweddle Place, Edmonton Tweddle Place is a residential neighbourhood in the Millbourne community in the Mill Woods area of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is named for a former city commissioner, Malcolm Tweddle....	Millbourne Millbourne, Edmonton Millbourne is a community in the Mill Woods area of Edmonton, Canada that contains the neighborhoods of Lee Ridge, Michaels Park, Richfield and Tweddle Place....	3,272
14	Meyokumin Meyokumin, Edmonton Meyokumin is a residential neighbourhood located in the Mill Woods area of south Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is a part of the Mill Woods community of Millhurst...	Millhurst Millhurst, Edmonton Millhurst is a community in the Mill Woods area of Edmonton, Canada that contains the neighborhoods of Meyokumin and Sakaw. These two neighbourhoods fall within an area bounded by 66 Street on the west, 50 Street on the east, 23 Avenue on the north, and Anthony Henday Drive on the south. The two...	3,063
15	Meyonohk Meyonohk, Edmonton Meyonohk is a residential neighbourhood located in the Mill Woods area of south Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is a part of the Mill Woods community of Lakewood. The name means "an ideal spot" in the Cree language."...	Lakewood Lakewood, Edmonton Lakewood is a community in the Mill Woods area of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It contains the neighbourhoods of*Kameyosek*Meyonohk*Tipaskan...	2,969
16	Tipaskan Tipaskan, Edmonton Tipaskan is a residential neighbourhood located in the Mill Woods area of south Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is a part of the Mill Woods community of Lakewood...	Lakewood Lakewood, Edmonton Lakewood is a community in the Mill Woods area of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It contains the neighbourhoods of*Kameyosek*Meyonohk*Tipaskan...	2,944
17	Greenview Greenview, Edmonton Greenview is a residential neighbourhood in the Mill Woods area of south east Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is located to the south of the Mill Woods Golf Course....	Woodvale Woodvale, Edmonton Woodvale is a community in the Mill Woods area of Edmonton, Canada that contains the neighborhoods of Greenview and Hillview....	2,890
18	Lee Ridge Lee Ridge, Edmonton Lee Ridge is a residential neighbourhood located in the Mill Woods area of south Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, named after former Edmonton mayor Robert Lee....	Millbourne Millbourne, Edmonton Millbourne is a community in the Mill Woods area of Edmonton, Canada that contains the neighborhoods of Lee Ridge, Michaels Park, Richfield and Tweddle Place....	2,751
19	Kameyosek Kameyosek, Edmonton Kameyosek is a residential neighbourhood located in the Mill Woods area of south Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is a part of the Mill Woods community of Lakewood...	Lakewood Lakewood, Edmonton Lakewood is a community in the Mill Woods area of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It contains the neighbourhoods of*Kameyosek*Meyonohk*Tipaskan...	2,712
20	Menisa Menisa, Edmonton Menisa is a neighbourhood in south east Edmonton, Alberta, Canada located in Mill Woods. In the Cree language, Menisa means "berries".Menisa is bounded on the south by Anthony Henday Drive, on the north by Mill Woods Road, on the east by 66 Street, and on the west by 80 Street.Residential...	Knottwood	2,685
21	Ekota	Knottwood	2,655
22	Michaels Park Michaels Park, Edmonton Michaels Park is a residential neighbourhood in the Millbourne community of Mill Woods in south east Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is named for "John Michaels who was involved in community service for 50 years and was best known for his promotion of aviation and the north country."According to the...	Millbourne Millbourne, Edmonton Millbourne is a community in the Mill Woods area of Edmonton, Canada that contains the neighborhoods of Lee Ridge, Michaels Park, Richfield and Tweddle Place....	2,195
23	Tawa Tawa, Edmonton Tawa is a residential neighbourhood in the Mill Woods area of south Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is a newer neighbourhood, with most of the development occurring in the early 1990s...		1,961
24	Mill Woods Town Centre Mill Woods Town Centre, Edmonton Mill Woods Town Centre is best known for its shopping mall and is the commercial centre of the Mill Woods area of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. What is less well known is that the mall is part of a larger neighbourhood with the same name...		1,156
25	Mill Woods Golf Course	Woodvale Woodvale, Edmonton Woodvale is a community in the Mill Woods area of Edmonton, Canada that contains the neighborhoods of Greenview and Hillview....	0
26	Mill Woods Park Mill Woods Park Mill Woods Park is a large multi-recreational park located in the center of Mill Woods, Edmonton, just to the west of Mill Woods Town Centre. It serves as the school fields for both Holy Trinity and J Percy Page High Schools....		0
Total	Mill Woods		80,363

Events

The Mill Woods Presidents' Council, community leagues throughout Mill Woods, and various corporate sponsors provide Canada Day

Canada Day

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 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.

History

Originally the Papaschase Indian Reserve

Indian reserve

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, the Mill Woods area was settled under treaty by a Métis

Métis people (Canada)

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-Cree

Cree

The Cree are one of the largest groups of First Nations / Native Americans in North America, with 200,000 members living in Canada. In Canada, the major proportion of Cree live north and west of Lake Superior, in Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and the Northwest Territories, although...

 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.

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.

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. 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

Cree

The Cree are one of the largest groups of First Nations / Native Americans in North America, with 200,000 members living in Canada. In Canada, the major proportion of Cree live north and west of Lake Superior, in Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and the Northwest Territories, although...

people.