Kensington, Edmonton Explained

Official Name:Kensington
Settlement Type:Neighbourhood
Pushpin Map:Canada Edmonton
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Kensington 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:Anirniq
Subdivision Type5:Sector[2]
Subdivision Name5:Mature area
Government Footnotes:[3]
Leader Title:Administrative body
Leader Name:Edmonton City Council
Leader Title1:Councillor
Area Total Km2:1.32
Population As Of:2012
Population Total:3595
Population Density Km2:2723.5
Population Blank1 Title:Change (2009–12)
Population Blank1:-6%
Population Blank2 Title:Dwellings
Population Blank2:1753
Coordinates:53.596°N -113.528°W
Elevation M:680

Kensington is a residential neighbourhood in northwest Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. While the land was annexed by Edmonton in 1913, development of the neighbourhood didn't occur until much later.

According to the 2001 federal census three in ten (27.8%) of residences in the neighbourhood were built shortly after the end of World War II, that is, between 1946 and 1960. Another four in ten residences (37.0%) were built during the 1960s. There was little new development in the neighbourhood until the mid-1990s. Between 1996 and 2000, there was a sharp increase in the number of residences constructed with another one in five (21.8%) being built during this period.[4]

In 2005, the most common type of residence in the neighbourhood was the single-family dwelling. These accounted for six out of ten (63%) of the residences in the neighbourhood. Rented apartments and apartment style condominiums accounted for another one in four (23%) of residences. Duplexes accounting for one in eight (12%) or residences.[5] The remaining 2% of residences were row houses. Seven out of ten (71%) or residences were owner occupied, while three out of ten (29%) were rented.[6]

There is a single school in the neighbourhood, Kensington Elementary School, operated by the Edmonton Public School System.

The community is represented by the Kensington Community League, established in 1960, which maintains a community hall and outdoor rink located at 121 Street and 134A Avenue.[7] [8]

Demographics

In the City of Edmonton's 2012 municipal census, Kensington had a population of living in dwellings,[9] a -6% change from its 2009 population of .[10] With a land area of 1.32km2,[11] it had a population density of people/km2 in 2012.[11] [9]

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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: 2001 Federal Census - Period of Construction - Occupied Private Dwellings . City of Edmonton.
  5. Includes triplexes and quadruplexes.
  6. Web site: 2005 Municipal Census - Dwelling Unit by Structure Type and Ownership . City of Edmonton.
  7. Web site: Kensington Community League . Kensington Community League . October 10, 2017.
  8. Book: Kuban, Ron . Edmonton's Urban Villages: The Community League Movement . registration . University of Alberta Press . 2005 . 9781459303249.
  9. Web site: Municipal Census Results – Edmonton 2012 Census . City of Edmonton . February 22, 2013.
  10. Web site: 2009 Municipal Census Results . City of Edmonton . February 22, 2013.
  11. Web site: Neighbourhoods (data plus kml file) . City of Edmonton . February 22, 2013.