Carlisle, Edmonton Explained

Official Name:Carlisle
Settlement Type:Neighbourhood
Pushpin Map:Canada Edmonton
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Carlisle 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:Anirniq
Subdivision Type5:Sector[2]
Subdivision Name5:North
Subdivision Type6:Area[3] [4]
Subdivision Name6:Castle Downs
Government Footnotes:[5]
Leader Title:Administrative body
Leader Name:Edmonton City Council
Leader Title1:Councillor
Area Footnotes:[6]
Area Total Km2:0.96
Population As Of:2012
Population Total:3848
Population Density Km2:4008.3
Population Blank1 Title:Change (2009–12)
Population Blank1:-2.3%
Population Blank2 Title:Dwellings
Population Blank2:1413
Coordinates:53.604°N -113.524°W
Elevation M:680

Carlisle is a residential neighbourhood in the Castledowns area of north west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The neighbourhood is named for Carlisle Castle in England.

According to the 2001 federal census, three out of every four residences (74.1%) were constructed during the 1970s. Another one in five (20.7%) were constructed during the 1980s. While a few residences were constructed prior to 1970 and after 1990, substantially all the development of the neighbourhood was completed within these two decades.[7]

Just over half (54%) of all the residences in the neighbourhood, according to the 2005 municipal census, are single-family dwellings. Another one in four (26%) are row houses. Approximately one in ten residences (11%) are duplexes[8] and one in ten (10%) are rented apartments in low-rise buildings with fewer than five stories. Two out of every three (67%) of all residences are owner-occupied, with the remaining one in three (33%) being rented.[9]

The population in Carlisle is somewhat mobile. According to the 2005 municipal census, one in eight (13.2%) of all residents had moved within the previous 12 months. Another one in four (22.5%) had moved within the previous one to three years. Just over half the residents (50.2%) had lived at the same address for five years or more.[10]

There is a single school in the neighbourhood, St. Timothy Catholic Elementary School, operated the Edmonton Catholic School System.

It is bounded on the east by Castledowns Road, on the south by 137 Street and on the north by 145 Avenue. The west boundary follows a line located half a block west of 123 Street between 140 Avenue and 145 Avenue. At 140 Avenue, the boundary turns east until it reaches approximately 121 Street. At that point, it turns south again until it reaches 137 Avenue.

The community is represented by the Carlisle Community League, established in 1977, which maintains a community hall and outdoor rink located at 117 Street and 142 Avenue.[11] [12]

Demographics

In the City of Edmonton's 2012 municipal census, Carlisle had a population of living in dwellings,[13] a -2.3% change from its 2009 population of .[14] With a land area of 0.96km2,[6] it had a population density of people/km2 in 2012.[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: 2001 Federal Census - Period of Construction - Occupied Private Dwellings . City of Edmonton.
  8. Duplexes include triplexes and fourplexes.
  9. Web site: 2005 Municipal Census - Dwelling Unit by Structure Type and Ownership . City of Edmonton.
  10. Web site: 2005 Municipal Census - Length of Residence . City of Edmonton.
  11. Web site: Carlisle Community League . Carlisle 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: Municipal Census Results – Edmonton 2012 Census . City of Edmonton . February 22, 2013.
  14. Web site: 2009 Municipal Census Results . City of Edmonton . February 22, 2013.