Elmwood Park, Edmonton Explained

Official Name:Elmwood Park
Settlement Type:Neighbourhood
Pushpin Map:Canada Edmonton
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Elmwood Park 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
Government Footnotes:[3]
Leader Title:Administrative body
Leader Name:Edmonton City Council
Leader Title1:Councillor
Area Footnotes:[4]
Area Total Km2:0.48
Population As Of:2012
Population Total:1094
Population Density Km2:2279.2
Population Blank1 Title:Change (2009–12)
Population Blank1:-7.2%
Population Blank2 Title:Dwellings
Population Blank2:653
Coordinates:53.58°N -113.46°W
Elevation M:668

Elmwood Park is a neighbourhood in north central Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Most of the residential construction in the neighbourhood occurred between the end of World War II and 1970. During this time, roughly two out of every three residences (65.5%) were constructed.[5]

Just over half the residences in the neighbourhood (55%) are single-family dwellings. A further one in three (35%) are apartments in low-rise buildings with fewer than five stories. Most of the remaining residences are duplexes.[6] [7]

The population of Elmwood Park is highly mobile with the majority of residences (58.1%) being rented. According to the 2005 municipal census, 15.5% of residents had moved during the previous year. A further 22.3% had moved within the previous three years, but had lived at the same address for at least one year.[8]

It is bounded on the north by the Yellowhead Corridor, to the west by 82 Street, on the south by 122 Avenue, and on the east by Fort Road.

The community is represented by the Elmwood Park Community League, established in 1946, which maintains a community hall located at 75 Street and 125 Avenue.[9] [10]

Demographics

In the City of Edmonton's 2012 municipal census, Elmwood Park had a population of living in dwellings,[11] a -7.2% change from its 2009 population of .[12] With a land area of 0.48km2, it had a population density of people/km2 in 2012.[11] [4]

See also

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: City Councillors . City of Edmonton . February 13, 2013.
  4. Web site: Neighbourhoods (data plus kml file) . City of Edmonton . February 13, 2013.
  5. Web site: 2005 Municipal Census Period of Construction - Elmwood Park . City of Edmonton . March 26, 2013.
  6. Duplexes include triplexes and quadruplexes.
  7. Web site: 2005 Municipal Census Dwelling Unit by Structure Type and Ownership - Elmwood Park . City of Edmonton . March 26, 2013.
  8. Web site: 2005 Municipal Census Length of Residence - Elmwood Park . City of Edmonton . March 26, 2013.
  9. Web site: Elmwood Park Community League . Elmwood Park Community League . October 8, 2017.
  10. Book: Kuban, Ron . Edmonton's Urban Villages: The Community League Movement . University of Alberta Press . 2005 . 9781459303249.
  11. Web site: Municipal Census Results – Edmonton 2012 Census . City of Edmonton . February 22, 2013.
  12. Web site: 2009 Municipal Census Results . City of Edmonton . February 22, 2013.