Gold Bar, Edmonton Explained

Official Name:Gold Bar
Settlement Type:Neighbourhood
Pushpin Map:Canada Edmonton
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Gold Bar 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 Km2:1.01
Population As Of:2012
Population Total:2840
Population Density Km2:2811.9
Population Blank1 Title:Change 
Population Blank1:4.5%
Population Blank2 Title:Dwellings
Population Blank2:1194
Coordinates:53.547°N -113.411°W
Elevation M:664

Gold Bar is a residential neighbourhood in south east Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

The neighbourhood's west boundary is 50 Street. The northern boundary follows a zig zag path running north east from 50 Street until it reaches the Gold Bar Ravine. The Gold Bar Ravine forms the neighbourhood's eastern and southern boundaries, while 101 Avenue runs just to the south of the neighbourhood.

The community is represented by the Gold Bar Community League, established in 1960, which maintains a community hall and outdoor rink located at 46 Street and 105 Avenue.[5] [6]

Demographics

In the City of Edmonton's 2012 municipal census, Gold Bar had a population of living in dwellings,[7] a 4.5% change from its 2009 population of .[8] With a land area of 1.01km2, it had a population density of people/km2 in 2012.[4] [7]

Residential development

While a few of the residences in Gold Bar, according to the 2001 federal census, were built before the end of World War II, two out of every three (66.7%) of all residences in the neighbourhood were built between 1946 and 1960. Another one in four (22.8%) were built during the 1960s. The remaining residences in the neighbourhood were built after 1970.[9]

The most common type of residence in the neighbourhood, accounting for four out of every five (79%) of all residences according to the 2005 municipal census, is the single-family dwelling. Another one in five (18%) are row houses. There are also a few (3%) rented apartments in low-rise buildings with fewer than five stories. Almost three out of every four (73%) are owner-occupied with only one out of four (27%) are rented.[10]

Schools

There are two schools in the neighbourhood. Gold Bar Elementary School is operated by the Edmonton Public School System. Mount Carmel Bible School is a private Christian post-secondary school offering a one-year program.[11] The former St. Bede Catholic Elementary School lands were acquired in 2004 by the City of Edmonton and reserved for parkland.

Shopping

Capilano Mall is located to the south west of Gold Bar in the neighbourhood of Ottewell.

See also

External links

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: Gold Bar Community League . Gold Bar Community League . October 9, 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 2012 Census . City of Edmonton . February 22, 2013.
  8. Web site: 2009 Municipal Census Results . City of Edmonton . February 22, 2013.
  9. Web site: 2001 . Period of Construction . 2023-11-23 . censusdocs.edmonton.ca.
  10. Web site: 2005 . Dwelling Unit by Structure Type and Ownership . 2023-11-23 . censusdocs.edmonton.ca.
  11. Web site: Mount Carmel Bible College Where Faith Meets Life . 2023-11-23 . Mount Carmel Bible College.