Beaumaris, Edmonton Explained

Official Name:Beaumaris
Settlement Type:Neighbourhood
Pushpin Map:Canada Edmonton
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Beaumaris 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:tastawiyiniwak[2]
Subdivision Type5:Sector[3]
Subdivision Name5:North
Subdivision Type6:Area[4] [5]
Subdivision Name6:Castle Downs
Government Footnotes:[6]
Leader Title:Administrative body
Leader Name:Edmonton City Council
Leader Title1:Councillor
Area Total Km2:1.44
Population As Of:2012
Population Total:4384
Population Density Km2:3044.4
Population Blank1 Title:Change (2009–12)
Population Blank1:-3.9%
Population Blank2 Title:Dwellings
Population Blank2:1970
Coordinates:53.617°N -113.503°W
Elevation M:678

Beaumaris is a residential neighbourhood in the Castledowns area of northwest Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is named for Beaumaris Castle in Wales.[7] [8]

The neighbourhood is bounded on the south by 153 Avenue, on the east by 97 Street, on the west by Castledowns Road, and on the north by Beaumaris Road and 160 Avenue. To the south along 97 Street is Griesbach, the downtown core, and the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology.

According to the 2001 federal census, residential development of the neighbourhood began during the 1970s when one in four (26.4%) of the residences were built. Just over half (54.6%) of residences were constructed during the 1980s. Most of the remaining residences were constructed during the 1990s.[9]

According to the 2005 municipal census, the most common type of residence in the neighbourhood is the single-family dwelling. These account for just under one half (44%) of all the residences in the neighbourhood. Apartment style condominiums and rented apartments in low-rise buildings with fewer than five stories account for another four in ten (37%) of the residences in the neighbourhood. One in ten (11%) of the residences are row houses and one in 12 (8%) are duplexes.[10] Three out of four residences (77%) are owner-occupied while one in four (22%) are rented.[11]

The community is represented by the Lorelei-Beaumaris Community League, established in 1978, which maintains a community hall and outdoor rink located at 103 Street and 162 Avenue.[12] [13]

Demographics

In the City of Edmonton's 2012 municipal census, Beaumaris had a population of living in dwellings,[14] a -3.9% change from its 2009 population of .[15] With a land area of 1.44km2,[16] it had a population density of people/km2 in 2012.[16] [14]

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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: Ward tastawiyiniwak ᑕᐢᑕᐃᐧᔨᓂᐊᐧᐠ - Karen Principe . City of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada . 18 February 2022.
  3. 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 .
  4. 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 .
  5. 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 .
  6. Web site: City Councillors . City of Edmonton . February 13, 2013.
  7. Book: Edmonton Historical Board: Heritage Sites Committee. . Naming Edmonton: From Ada to Zoie . 2004 . University of Alberta Press . Edmonton, AB, Canada . 9780888644237 . 18 . 18 February 2022.
  8. Web site: O'Grady . Tim . A Kingdom in North Edmonton: Castle Downs, 1969-1979 . Edmonton City as Museum Project . Edmonton Heritage Council. . 18 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220212175401/https://citymuseumedmonton.ca/2015/10/06/castle-downs-1969-1979/ . 12 February 2022 . 6 October 2015 . live.
  9. Web site: 2001 Federal Census - Period of Construction - Occupied Private Dwellings . City of Edmonton.
  10. Duplexes include triplexes and fourplexes.
  11. Web site: 2005 Municipal Census - Dwelling Unit by Structure Type and Ownership . City of Edmonton.
  12. Web site: Allendale Community League . Allendale Community League . October 10, 2017.
  13. Book: Kuban, Ron . Edmonton's Urban Villages: The Community League Movement . registration . University of Alberta Press . 2005 . 9781459303249.
  14. Web site: Municipal Census Results – Edmonton 2012 Census . City of Edmonton . February 22, 2013.
  15. Web site: 2009 Municipal Census Results . City of Edmonton . February 22, 2013.
  16. Web site: Neighbourhoods (data plus kml file) . City of Edmonton . February 22, 2013.