Beverly Heights, Edmonton should not be confused with Beverly, Alberta.
| Official Name: | Beverly Heights |
| Settlement Type: | Neighbourhood |
| Pushpin Map: | Canada Edmonton |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Beverly Heights 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: | Métis |
| Subdivision Type5: | Sector[2] |
| Subdivision Name5: | Mature area |
| Subdivision Type6: | Area[3] [4] |
| Subdivision Name6: | Beverly |
| Government Footnotes: | [5] |
| Leader Title: | Administrative body |
| Leader Name: | Edmonton City Council |
| Leader Title1: | Councillor |
| Area Footnotes: | [6] |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.38 |
| Population As Of: | 2012 |
| Population Total: | 3200 |
| Population Density Km2: | 2,318.8 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Change (2009–12) |
| Population Blank1: | -5.2% |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Dwellings |
| Population Blank2: | 1777 |
| Coordinates: | 53.566°N -113.404°W |
| Elevation M: | 655 |
Beverly Heights is a neighbourhood in east Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Originally part of the Town of Beverly, Beverly Heights became a part of Edmonton in 1961 when the town amalgamated with Edmonton.
The neighbourhood is bounded on the south by the North Saskatchewan River valley, on the north by 118 Avenue, on the west by 50 Street, and on the east by 34 Street and 36 Street.
There are four schools in Beverly Heights, the Beverly Heights Public School, the Lawton Junior High School, the R.J. Scott Elementary School, and the St. Nicholas Catholic Junior High School.
Lawton Junior High School was the first junior high school in the Town of Beverly, and is named after Percy Benjamin Lawton. Lawton was a teacher, principal, Supervisor of Beverly Schools, and superintendent. He also served briefly as mayor of the Town of Beverly.[7]
The Beverly Cenotaph, originally built to remember the men from Beverly who served and died in World War I, is located in Beverly Heights. The original dedication ceremony was held on October 17, 1920, making the cenotaph the first to be erected in the Edmonton area, and one of the earliest in Alberta. The cenotaph was expanded and rededicated in 1958.[8]
The community is represented by the Beverly Heights Community League, established in 1949, which maintains a community hall and an outdoor rink located at 42 Street and 111 Avenue.[9]
In the City of Edmonton's 2012 municipal census, Beverly Heights had a population of living in dwellings,[10] a -5.2% change from its 2009 population of .[11] With a land area of 1.38km2, it had a population density of people/km2 in 2012.[6] [10]
The Town of Beverly was a coal mining town with over twenty mines operating in the area during the town's history. The following major mine was active in area of Beverly Heights.