Official Name: | Gariepy |
Settlement Type: | Neighbourhood |
Pushpin Map: | Canada Edmonton |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Gariepy 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: | West |
Subdivision Type6: | Area[3] [4] |
Subdivision Name6: | West Jasper Place |
Government Footnotes: | [5] |
Leader Title: | Administrative body |
Leader Name: | Edmonton City Council |
Leader Title1: | Councillor |
Area Footnotes: | [6] |
Area Total Km2: | 0.68 |
Population As Of: | 2012 |
Population Total: | 1888 |
Population Density Km2: | 2776.5 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Change |
Population Blank1: | -3% |
Population Blank2 Title: | Dwellings |
Population Blank2: | 741 |
Coordinates: | 53.495°N -113.623°W |
Elevation M: | 677 |
Gariepy is a residential neighbourhood in west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. According to the City of Edmonton map utility, the neighbourhood "was named for Joseph Hormisdas Gariépy, an early pioneer merchant."
The neighbourhood is bounded on the west by 178 Street, on the north by Callingwood Road, on the east by 170 Street, and on the south by the North Saskatchewan River valley.
In the City of Edmonton's 2012 municipal census, Gariepy had a population of living in dwellings,[7] a -3% change from its 2009 population of .[8] With a land area of 0.68km2, it had a population density of people/km2 in 2012.[6] [7]
According to the 2001 federal census, residential development in Gariepy began in the 1970s when almost half (46.3%) of all residences in the neighbourhood were constructed. Most of the remainder (47.7%) were constructed during the 1980s. A small number (3.4%) were built during the 1960s while the remainder were constructed after 1990.[9]
The most common type of residence in the neighbourhood, according to the 2005 municipal census, is the single-family dwelling. These account for two out of every three (66%) of all residences. Apartment style condominiums account for 13% of all residences while duplexes[10] account for 14% of all residences. The remaining 6% of residences are row houses. Substantially all (97%) of all residences are owner-occupied, with the remainder being rented.
Residents have access to West Edmonton Mall to the north along both 170 Street and 178 Street.
There is a single school in the neighbourhood, Centennial School, operated by the Edmonton Public School System.