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]
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]
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]
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.