Aldergrove, Edmonton Explained

Official Name:Aldergrove
Settlement Type:Neighbourhood
Pushpin Map:Canada Edmonton
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Aldergrove in Edmonton
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:City
Subdivision Name2:Edmonton
Subdivision Type3:Quadrant[1]
Subdivision Name3:NW
Subdivision Type4:Ward
Subdivision Name4:Nakota Isga
Subdivision Type5:Sector[2]
Subdivision Name5:West
Subdivision Type6:Area[3] [4]
Subdivision Name6:West Jasper Place
Government Footnotes:[5]
Leader Title:Administrative body
Leader Name:Edmonton City Council
Leader Title1:Councillor
Area Footnotes:[6]
Area Total Km2:1.49
Population As Of:2019
Population Footnotes:[7]
Population Total:5304
Population Density Km2:3559.7
Population Blank1 Title:Change 
Population Blank1:6.5%
Population Blank2 Title:Dwellings
Population Blank2:1986
Coordinates:53.517°N -113.641°W
Elevation M:683

Aldergrove is a residential neighbourhood in west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

The neighbourhood is bounded on the north by 87 Avenue, on the east by 178 Street, on the south by Whitemud Drive and on the west by Anthony Henday Drive. The Anthony Henday provides access to destinations to the south of the city including the Edmonton International Airport. Whitemud Drive provides access to destinations on the south side, including: the University of Alberta. Old Strathcona, Southgate Centre and South Edmonton Common.

According to the 2001 federal census, over half (55.3%) of the residences in the neighbourhood were built during the 1970s. Most of the remainder (38.3%) were built during the 1980s. By 1990, residential development of the neighbourhood was substantially complete.[8]

The most common type of residence in Aldergrove, according to the 2005 municipal census, is the single-family dwelling. These account for almost six out of every ten (57%) of all the residences in the neighbourhood. Another one in four (23%) are rented apartments. The remaining one in five (20%) of residences are row houses. Two out of every three (66%) residences are owner-occupied while one in three are rented.>[9]

The population in Aldergrove is comparatively mobile. According to the 2005 municipal census, almost one in five residents (17.7%) had moved within the previous twelve months. Another one on five (20.9%) had moved within the previous one to three years. Only half (50.0%) had lived at the same address for five years or longer.[10]

There is one school in the neighbourhood, Aldergrove Elementary School, operated by Edmonton Public Schools.

West Edmonton Mall is located just to the north east of the neighbourhood in Summerlea.

The residents of the community are represented by the Aldergrove community league, established in 1977, which maintains a community hall located at 182 Street and 85 Avenue.[11] [12]

Demographics

In the City of Edmonton's 2019 municipal census, Aldergrove had a population of living in dwellings,[13] a 6.5% change from its 2016 population of .[14] With a land area of 1.49km2,[6] it had a population density of people/km2 in 2019.[6] [13]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: City of Edmonton Wards & Standard Neighbourhoods . City of Edmonton . February 13, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140503100206/http://www.edmonton.ca/business_economy/documents/EdmontonWardNeighbourhoods.pdf . May 3, 2014 .
  2. Web site: Edmonton Developing and Planned Neighbourhoods, 2011 . City of Edmonton . February 13, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130904040707/http://www.edmonton.ca/business_economy/documents/PDF/Developing_and_Planned_Neighbourhoods_2011_-_Final_Report.pdf . September 4, 2013 .
  3. Web site: The Way We Grow: Municipal Development Plan Bylaw 15100 . City of Edmonton . 2010-05-26 . February 13, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150502001321/http://www.edmonton.ca/city_government/documents/MDP_Bylaw_15100.pdf . May 2, 2015 .
  4. Web site: City of Edmonton Plans in Effect . City of Edmonton . November 2011 . February 13, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131017194152/http://www.edmonton.ca/city_government/documents/Plans_in_Effect_Map.pdf . October 17, 2013 .
  5. Web site: City Councillors . City of Edmonton . February 13, 2013.
  6. Web site: Neighbourhoods (data plus kml file) . City of Edmonton . February 13, 2013.
  7. Web site: 2019 Municipal Census . City of Edmonton . July 6, 2024.
  8. Web site: Aldergrove - 2001 Federal Census - Period of Construction Occupied Private Dwellings . City of Edmonton.
  9. Web site: Aldergrove - 2005 Municipal Census - Dwelling Unit by Structure Type and Ownership . City of Edmonton.
  10. Web site: Aldergrove - 2005 Municipal Census - Length of Residence . City of Edmonton.
  11. Web site: Aldergrove Community League . Aldergrove Community League . October 7, 2017.
  12. Book: Kuban, Ron . Edmonton's Urban Villages: The Community League Movement . registration . University of Alberta Press . 2005 . 9781459303249.
  13. Web site: 2019 Edmonton Municipal Census . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230428182654/https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/city.of.edmonton/viz/2019EdmontonMunicipalCensus/2019EdmontonMunicipalCensusNeighbourhood . April 28, 2023 . July 6, 2024 . City of Edmonton.
  14. Web site: 2016 Municipal Census Results . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231003040556/https://www.edmonton.ca/city_government/facts_figures/2016-municipal-census-results . Oct 3, 2023 . July 6, 2024 . City of Edmonton.