Bulyea Heights, Edmonton Explained

Official Name:Bulyea Heights
Settlement Type:Neighbourhood
Pushpin Map:Canada Edmonton
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Bulyea 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:pihêsiwin
Subdivision Type5:Sector[2]
Subdivision Name5:Southwest
Subdivision Type6:Area[3] [4]
Subdivision Name6:Riverbend
Government Footnotes:[5]
Leader Title:Administrative body
Leader Name:Edmonton City Council
Leader Title1:Councillor
Area Footnotes:[6]
Area Total Km2:1.51
Population As Of:2012
Population Total:3591
Population Density Km2:2378.1
Population Blank1 Title:Change (2009–12)
Population Blank1:-2.6%
Population Blank2 Title:Dwellings
Population Blank2:1207
Coordinates:53.475°N -113.567°W
Elevation M:671

Bulyea Heights is a residential neighbourhood in the Riverbend area of south west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The neighbourhood overlooks Whitemud Creek Ravine. The neighbourhood is named for George H. V. Bulyea, first Lieutenant-Governor of the Province of Alberta.

The neighbourhood is bounded on the west by Terwillegar Drive, on the south by Rabbit Hill Road, on the north by Whitemud Drive, and on the east by the Whitemud Creek Ravine.

Demographics

In the City of Edmonton's 2012 municipal census, Bulyea Heights had a population of living in dwellings,[7] a -2.6% change from its 2009 population of .[8] With a land area of 1.51km2, it had a population density of people/km2 in 2012.[6] [7]

Residential development

Bulyea Heights is a newer neighbourhood with residential development beginning in the late 1980s. According to the 2001 federal census, just under half (45.8%) of all residences were constructed between 1986 and 1990. The other half (53.2%) were constructed during the 1990s.[9]

The most common type of residence, according to the 2005 municipal census, is the single-family dwelling. These account for nine out of every ten (89%) residences in the neighbourhood. The other one residence in ten (11%) are duplexes.[10] Substantially all (98%) of all residences are owner-occupied.[11]

Schools

There is a single school in the neighbourhood, George H. Luck School, operated by the Edmonton Public School System.

Surrounding neighbourhoods

On the other side of the Whitemud Creek Ravine, to the east, are the neighbourhoods of Aspen Gardens, Lansdowne, and Westbrook Estates.

External links

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: Municipal Census Results – Edmonton 2012 Census . City of Edmonton . February 22, 2013.
  8. Web site: 2009 Municipal Census Results . City of Edmonton . February 22, 2013.
  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.