Wildwood, Alberta

Wildwood is a hamlet in west-central Alberta, Canada within Yellowhead County. It is located on the Yellowhead Highway (Highway 16), approximately 112km west of Edmonton and 82km east of Edson. The Yellowhead Highway's intersection with Cowboy Trail (Highway 22) is 9km east of the hamlet. The Lobstick River, which flows from Chip Lake to the west, runs through the hamlet. Statistics Canada recognizes Wildwood as a designated place. HistoryOriginally named Junkins, Wildwood was established in 1908 by a group of 20 African-American immigrants as a block settlement. The new Black Canadian homesteaders arrived from Oklahoma and Texas, just three years after Alberta became a province in 1905. DemographicsAs a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Wildwood recorded a population of 273 living in 139 of its 157 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 294. With a land area of 0. 54km2, it had a population density of in 2016. In the 2011 Census, Wildwood had a population of 294 living in 149 of its 167 total dwellings, a 6. 1% change from its 2006 population of 277. With a land area of 0. 89km2, it had a population density of in 2011.

Wildwood is a hamlet in west-central Alberta, Canada within Yellowhead County. It is located on the Yellowhead Highway (Highway 16), approximately 112km west of Edmonton and 82km east of Edson. The Yellowhead Highway's intersection with Cowboy Trail (Highway 22) is 9km east of the hamlet. The Lobstick River, which flows from Chip Lake to the west, runs through the hamlet. Statistics Canada recognizes Wildwood as a designated place. HistoryOriginally named Junkins, Wildwood was established in 1908 by a group of 20 African-American immigrants as a block settlement. The new Black Canadian homesteaders arrived from Oklahoma and Texas, just three years after Alberta became a province in 1905. DemographicsAs a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Wildwood recorded a population of 273 living in 139 of its 157 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 294. With a land area of 0. 54km2, it had a population density of in 2016. In the 2011 Census, Wildwood had a population of 294 living in 149 of its 167 total dwellings, a 6. 1% change from its 2006 population of 277. With a land area of 0. 89km2, it had a population density of in 2011.