Falconer Heights, Edmonton Explained

Official Name:Falconer Heights
Settlement Type:Neighbourhood
Pushpin Map:Canada Edmonton
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Falconer 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 Km2:0.65
Population As Of:2012
Population Total:2070
Population Density Km2:3184.6
Population Blank1 Title:Change 
Population Blank1:1.7%
Population Blank2 Title:Dwellings
Population Blank2:900
Coordinates:53.468°N -113.588°W
Elevation M:679

Falconer Heights is a residential neighbourhood in south west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is bounded on the west by Riverbend Road, on the north by Rabbit Hill Road, and on the east by Terwillegar Drive. The southern boundary is an undeveloped strip of land about 29 Avenue.

According to the 2001 federal census, residential development in the neighbourhood began after 1985, with approximately one residence in eight (12.2%) of all residences being built during the late 1980s. The remaining seven out of every eight residences (87.8%) were built during the 1990s.[7]

The most common type of residence, according to the 2005 municipal census, was the single-family dwelling. These account for three out of every five (61%) residences in the neighbourhood. One in four residences (24%) are a mixture of rented apartments and apartment style condominiums. One in eight (13%) residences are duplexes.[8] Four out of every five (80%) residences are owner-occupied with one out of five (20%) being rented.[9]

Demographics

In the City of Edmonton's 2012 municipal census, Falconer Heights had a population of living in dwellings,[10] a 1.7% change from its 2009 population of .[11] With a land area of 0.65km2, it had a population density of people/km2 in 2012.[6] [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: 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: 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.