Casselman, Edmonton Explained

Official Name:Casselman
Settlement Type:Neighbourhood
Pushpin Map:Canada Edmonton
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Casselman 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:Dene
Subdivision Type5:Sector[2]
Subdivision Name5:Northeast
Subdivision Type6:Area[3] [4]
Subdivision Name6:Casselman-Steele Heights
Government Footnotes:[5]
Leader Title:Administrative body
Leader Name:Edmonton City Council
Leader Title1:Councillor
Area Total Km2:0.84
Population As Of:2012
Population Total:3405
Population Density Km2:4053.6
Population Blank1 Title:Change (2009–12)
Population Blank1:-5.2%
Population Blank2 Title:Dwellings
Population Blank2:1473
Coordinates:53.61°N -113.425°W
Elevation M:683

Casselman is a residential neighbourhood located in north east Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is named after a lawyer who practiced in Edmonton during the early part of the 20th century.

While one in ten (10.7%) of residences in Casselman were built before 1971, according to the 2001 federal most residential development in the neighbourhood were built during the 1970s. It was between 1971 and 1980 that three out of every five (57.9%) of all residences were constructed. Another one in four (23.2%) were built between 1981 and 1990. The remaining residences were built after 1990.[6]

According to the 2005 municipal census, the most common type of residence in the neighbourhood is the row house. Row houses account for one out of every two (48%) of all residences in the neighbourhood. One in four (26%) are single-family dwellings and another one in four (25%) are rented apartments and apartment style condominiums. One percent of residences are duplexes.[7] Approximately two out of every three (66%) of all residences are owner-occupied while one in three (34%) are rented.[8]

The population of the neighbourhood is relatively mobile. According to the 2005 municipal census, one in five residents (19.5%) had moved within the previous twelve months. Another one in five (21%) had moved within the previous one to three years. Just under half (46.5%) had lived at the same address for at least five years.[9]

The neighbourhood is bounded on the east by 50 Street, on the north by 153 Avenue, on the west by 58 Street, and on the south by 144 Avenue.

There are no schools in Casselman, with students attending school in the neighbourhood of McLeod immediately to the west.

Demographics

In the City of Edmonton's 2012 municipal census, Casselman had a population of living in dwellings,[10] a -5.2% change from its 2009 population of .[11] With a land area of 0.84km2,[12] it had a population density of people/km2 in 2012.[12] [10]

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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: 2001 Federal Census - Period of Construction - Occupied Private Dwellings . City of Edmonton.
  7. Duplexes include triplexes and fourplexes.
  8. Web site: 2005 Municipal Census - Dwelling Unit by Structure Type and Ownership . City of Edmonton.
  9. Web site: 2005 Municipal Census - Length of Residence . City of Edmonton.
  10. Web site: Municipal Census Results – Edmonton 2012 Census . City of Edmonton . February 22, 2013.
  11. Web site: 2009 Municipal Census Results . City of Edmonton . February 22, 2013.
  12. Web site: Neighbourhoods (data plus kml file) . City of Edmonton . February 22, 2013.