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Redwood Meadows Alberta Information

Redwood Meadows is a townsite in Alberta, Canada—the only such entity recognized by Alberta Municipal Affairs as of August 2020. _x000D_ Redwood Meadows is unique in that it is partially independent, functioning similar to an incorporated Alberta town. It is different from all other Alberta towns due to: _x000D_ The Townsite of Redwood Meadows is located along Highway 22, approximately 20 km west of Calgary, 18 km south of Cochrane and 5 km northeast of Bragg Creek. It has an elevation of 1,250 metres (4,100 ft) and is approximately 400 acres (1.6 km2) in size (1.62 km2 or 0.6 sq mi). _x000D_ Redwood Meadows is located in census division No. 6 and in the federal riding of Foothills. _x000D_ Although the Townsite of Redwood Meadows is located within the Tsuut’ina 145 Indian reserve, it has its own council consisting of a mayor and six councillors. _x000D_ In the early 1970s, the land upon which Redwood Meadows is developed was leased to Sarcee Developments Ltd. (SDL), a wholly owned Tsuu T’ina company. The head lease, originally 75 years in duration, commenced in 1974 and was to terminate in 2049. Effective April 21, 2021 a new lease was signed, which is now in effect until 2095. _x000D_ Redwood Meadows shares municipal and emergency services with nearby municipalities through various contracts and agreements. It is serviced with water, sewer, parks and roads and has a volunteer fire department. The Redwood Meadows Golf and Country Club is located in the townsite. _x000D_ The Tsuut’ina police provides policing of the townsite. _x000D_ While Statistics Canada was unable to enumerate the population of Redwood Meadows in the 2021 Census of Population, it indicated that the community had a population of 1,053 in the 2016 Census of Population. _x000D_ The Townsite of Redwood Meadows had a population of 983 in the 2011 Census according to Alberta Municipal Affairs. Its most recent municipal census prior to this indicated that it had a population of 1,150 on June 30, 2005. _x000D_ 50°59?17?N 114°30?32?W? / ?50.988°N 114.509°W? / 50.988; -114.509? (Redwood Meadows) _x000D_ _x000D_ This Calgary Metropolitan Region location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it._x000D_ _x000D_ Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redwood_Meadows