Fulton Place, Edmonton Explained

Official Name:Fulton Place
Settlement Type:Neighbourhood
Pushpin Map:Canada Edmonton
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Fulton Place 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 Km2:0.98
Population As Of:2014
Population Total:2161
Population Density Km2:2205.1
Population Blank1 Title:Change 
Population Blank1:-0.37%
Population Blank2 Title:Dwellings
Population Blank2:990
Coordinates:53.547°N -113.425°W
Elevation M:662

Fulton Place is a residential neighbourhood in east Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is named for the creek which runs along the neighbourhood's west boundary. It is part of a broader area of surrounding communities known as Greater Hardisty.

The neighbourhood is bounded on the north by 106 Avenue, on the south by 101 Avenue, on the east by 50 Street, and on the west and south west by Fulton Creek Ravine. At the north west corner of the neighbourhood is an interchange between 106 Avenue and Wayne Gretzky Drive.

The community is represented by the Fulton Place Community League, established in 1958, which maintains a community hall and outdoor rink located at 61 Street and Fulton Road.[5] [6]

Demographics

In the City of Edmonton's 2014 municipal census, Fulton Place had a population of living in dwellings,[7] a -0.37% change from its 2012 population of .[8] With a land area of 0.98km2,[4] it had a population density of people/km2 in 2014.[4] [7]

Residential development

While a small percentage (3.4%) of the residences in Fulton Place were built before the end of World War II, according to the 2001 federal census four out of five (79.1%) of all residences were built between 1946 and 1960. Another one in ten (9.6%) residences were built during the 1960s. A small proportion of residences were built after 1970.[9]

The most common type of residence in the neighbourhood, according to the 2005 municipal census, is the single-family dwelling. These account for almost nine out of every ten (86%) residences in the neighbourhood. Another one residence in twenty (6%) are rented apartments in low-rise buildings with fewer than five stories. There are a small number (1%) of duplexes.[10] The remaining one residence in twenty (7%) are classified as other kinds of residence. Almost nine out of every ten (85%) of all residences are owner-occupied while the remaining residences are rented.[11]

Schools and recreation facilities

Hardisty School, operated by the Edmonton Public School System, is located in Fulton Place with over 600 students enrolled in kindergarten through grade 9. Fulton Place School, formerly an elementary school, was closed in 2010 and the building is now used by several non-profit and community-based organizations.[12]

Hardisty Fitness and Leisure Centre and the Michael Cameron Arena are both located in the neighbourhood.

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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: 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: Fulton Place Community League . Fulton Place Community League . October 8, 2017.
  6. Book: Kuban, Ron . Edmonton's Urban Villages: The Community League Movement . registration . University of Alberta Press . 2005 . 9781459303249.
  7. Web site: Municipal Census Results – Edmonton 2014 Census . City of Edmonton . February 22, 2013.
  8. Web site: 2009 Municipal Census Results . City of Edmonton . February 22, 2013.
  9. Web site: 2001 Federal Census - Period of Construction - Occupied Private Dwellings . City of Edmonton.
  10. Duplexes include triplexes and fourplexes.
  11. Web site: 2005 Municipal Census - Dwelling Unit by Structure Type and Ownership . City of Edmonton.
  12. Web site: Students at Fulton Place School bid farewell. 28 June 2010.