Hillview, Edmonton Explained

Official Name:Hillview
Settlement Type:Neighbourhood
Pushpin Map:Canada Edmonton
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Hillview 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:Karhiio
Subdivision Type5:Sector[2]
Subdivision Name5:Southeast
Subdivision Type6:Area[3] [4]
Community
Subdivision Name6:Mill Woods
Woodvale
Government Footnotes:[5]
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Title1:Administrative body
Leader Name1:Edmonton City Council
Leader Title2:Councillor
Area Footnotes:[6]
Area Total Km2:1.1
Population As Of:2012
Population Total:3447
Population Density Km2:3133.6
Population Blank1 Title:Change (2009–12)
Population Blank1:-8.5%
Population Blank2 Title:Dwellings
Population Blank2:1389
Coordinates:53.469°N -113.429°W
Elevation M:698

Hillview is a residential neighbourhood in the Mill Woods area of south Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is located in the Woodvale area of Mill Woods.

The neighbourhood was largely developed during the 1970s and early 1980s. It was during this time that 87% of the neighbourhood residences were constructed.[7]

Just over half (54%) of the residences in the neighbourhood are single-family dwellings. Another quarter (24%) are row houses. Apartments constitute another 16% with duplexes[8] accounting for 5% of all residences. According to the 2005 municipal census, 68% of residences were owner occupied with the remainder being rented.[9]

The average household size in Hillview is 2.9 persons. Just under half (47%) of residences have one or two persons. Approximately one in five households (19%) have three persons, and almost one in three households (30%) have four or five persons.[10]

There are two schools in the neighbourhood. The Hillview Elementary School is operated by the Edmonton Public School System, while the John Paul I Catholic Elementary School is operated by the Edmonton Catholic School System.

The Grey Nuns Community Hospital is located to the south in the adjoining neighbourhood of Tawa. On the far side of Tawa is Mill Woods Town Centre.

Hillview is bounded on the west by 66 Street, on the east by 50 Street, on the south by 34 Avenue, and on the north by 38 Avenue.

The community is represented by the Woodvale Community League, established in 1980.[11] [12]

Demographics

In the City of Edmonton's 2012 municipal census, Hillview had a population of living in dwellings,[13] a -8.5% change from its 2009 population of .[14] With a land area of 1.1km2, it had a population density of people/km2 in 2012.[6] [13]

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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/20150507134206/http://www.edmonton.ca/business_economy/documents/EdmontonWardNeighbourhoods.pdf . May 7, 2015 .
  2. Web site: Edmonton Developing and Planned Neighbourhoods, 2011 . City of Edmonton . February 13, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141006080155/http://www.edmonton.ca/business_economy/documents/PDF/Developing_and_Planned_Neighbourhoods_2011_-_Final_Report.pdf . October 6, 2014 .
  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 16, 2014.
  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 quadruplexes.
  9. Web site: 2005 Municipal Census - Dwelling Unit by Structure Type and Ownership . City of Edmonton.
  10. Web site: 2001 Federal Census - Households by Size . City of Edmonton.
  11. Web site: Woodvale Community League . Woodvale Community League . 2012-11-27.
  12. Book: Kuban, Ron . Edmonton's Urban Villages: The Community League Movement . registration . University of Alberta Press . 2005 . 9781459303249.
  13. Web site: Municipal Census Results – Edmonton 2012 Census . City of Edmonton . February 22, 2013.
  14. Web site: 2009 Municipal Census Results . City of Edmonton . February 22, 2013.