Wild Rose, Edmonton
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Wild Rose is a residential neighbourhood located in south east Edmonton
Edmonton
Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...

, Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...

 located just to the east of Mill Woods
Mill Woods
Mill Woods is a residential district in the City of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Located in southeast Edmonton, Mill Woods is bounded by Whitemud Drive to the north, 91 Street to the west, 34 Street to the east, and Anthony Henday Drive to the south...

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It is a relatively newer neighbourhood with 86% of the residences being built after 1990
1990 in Canada
Events from the year 1990 in Canada.-Incumbents:*Monarch: Elizabeth II*Governor General: Jeanne Sauvé then Ray Hnatyshyn*Prime Minister: Brian Mulroney*Premier of Alberta: Don Getty*Premier of British Columbia: Bill Vander Zalm...

 according to the 2001 federal census.

The most common type of residence in Wild Rose is the single family dwelling (88% of residences), followed by apartment
Apartment
An apartment or flat is a self-contained housing unit that occupies only part of a building...

 style condominium
Condominium
A condominium, or condo, is the form of housing tenure and other real property where a specified part of a piece of real estate is individually owned while use of and access to common facilities in the piece such as hallways, heating system, elevators, exterior areas is executed under legal rights...

s in low rise buildings with fewer than five stories (7%) and duplexes
Duplex (building)
The term duplex can be used to describe several different dwelling unit configurations:A duplex house is defined as a dwelling having apartments with separate entrances for two families. This includes two-story houses having a complete apartment on each floor and also side-by-side apartments on a...

(4%). Substantially all residences in the neighbourhood, according to the 2005 municipal census, are owner occupied.

There is one school in the neighbourhood, Father Michael Troy Catholic Junior High School, operated by the Edmonton Catholic School District
Edmonton Catholic School District
The Edmonton Catholic School District is the Catholic school board in Edmonton, Canada.-Size and transportation:In size the School Board is medium with 33,441 students, 1,858 Certificated Staff, and 1,191 Classified Staff. There are a number of schools operating under the board, 84 schools in...



The neighbourhood is bounded on the east by 17 Street, on the west by 34 Street and on the north by 38 Avenue. The southern boundary with Silver Berry
Silver Berry, Edmonton
Silver Berry is a newer residential neighborhood in south east Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, located to the east of Mill Woods.Residences in Silver Berry are a mixture of single family dwellings , duplexes and row houses...

 follows an irregular east-west line that follows the Mill Creek Ravine
Mill Creek Ravine
Mill Creek Ravine is located in south Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The north end of the ravine opens onto the North Saskatchewan River valley near the west end of Cloverdale and then approaches the Low Level and the James McDonald bridges...

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Demographics

According to the 2005 Edmonton census the community of Wild Rose had a population of 5,786.

Surrounding Neighbourhoods

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