Official Name: | Elmwood |
Settlement Type: | Neighbourhood |
Pushpin Map: | Canada Edmonton |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Elmwood 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: | sipiwiyiniwak |
Subdivision Type5: | Sector[2] |
Subdivision Name5: | Mature area |
Subdivision Type6: | Area[3] [4] |
Subdivision Name6: | Jasper Place |
Government Footnotes: | [5] |
Leader Title: | Administrative body |
Leader Name: | Edmonton City Council |
Leader Title1: | Councillor |
Area Total Km2: | 1.02 |
Population As Of: | 2012 |
Population Total: | 2613 |
Population Density Km2: | 2561.8 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Change |
Population Blank1: | -0.9% |
Population Blank2 Title: | Dwellings |
Population Blank2: | 1070 |
Coordinates: | 53.516°N -113.604°W |
Elevation M: | 674 |
Elmwood is a neighbourhood in west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada that was a part of the Town of Jasper Place prior to Jasper Place's amalgamation with Edmonton in 1964. It is a residential neighbourhood located to the south east of West Edmonton Mall and to the south west of Meadowlark Health and Shopping Centre.[6] Residents also have ready access to the Misericordia Community Hospital located just north of Elmwood in the neighbourhood of West Meadowlark Park.
The neighbourhood is bounded by 87 Avenue on the north, 159 Street on the east, Whitemud Drive to the south, and 170 Street to the west. In addition to West Meadowlark Park, other residential neighbourhoods located around Elmwood are Meadowlark Park to the northeast, Lynnwood to the east, Patricia Heights and Westridge to the south, Callingwood North to the southwest, Thorncliff to the west, and Summerlea to the northwest.
Located just to the north of Whitemud Drive, with entry ramps at both 159 Street and 170 Street, residents of Elmwood have easy access to destinations on the south side, including Whyte Avenue and the University of Alberta, and Fort Edmonton Park.
The community is represented by the Elmwood Community League, established in 1964, which maintains a community hall and outdoor rink located at 164 Street and 83 Avenue.[7] [8]
In the City of Edmonton's 2012 municipal census, Elmwood had a population of living in dwellings,[9] a -0.9% change from its 2009 population of .[10] With a land area of 1.02km2,[11] it had a population density of people/km2 in 2012.[11] [9]