Kiniski Gardens, Edmonton Explained

Official Name:Kiniski Gardens
Settlement Type:Neighbourhood
Pushpin Map:Canada Edmonton
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Kiniski Gardens 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:Sspomitapi
Subdivision Type5:Sector[2]
Subdivision Name5:Southeast
Subdivision Type6:Area[3] [4]
Community
Subdivision Name6:Mill Woods
Burnewood
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Title1:Administrative body
Leader Name1:Edmonton City Council
Leader Title2:Councillor
Area Footnotes:[5]
Area Total Km2:1.96
Population As Of:2012
Population Total:6649
Population Density Km2:3392.3
Population Blank1 Title:Change (2009–12)
Population Blank1:-4%
Population Blank2 Title:Dwellings
Population Blank2:2215
Coordinates:53.474°N -113.402°W
Elevation M:702

Kiniski Gardens is a triangle-shaped residential neighbourhood in the Mill Woods area of south east Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is part of the Burnewood area of Mill Woods, and is named for Julia Kiniski, a local reform politician of the 1960s.[6]

Development of Kiniski Gardens began in the 1970s, when roughly 7% of the residences were constructed. Construction picked up during the 1980s, when another 41% of residences were constructed. Most of the remaining construction occurred during the 1990s.[7]

The most common type of residence in the neighbourhood is the single-family dwelling, which makes up 95% of all residences. The remaining residence are a mixture of apartments in low-rise buildings (3%) and duplexes[8] (2%). The majority or residences in the neighbourhood (89%) are owner-occupied with the remainder (11%) being rented.[9]

There are two schools in the neighbourhood: the Julia Kiniski Elementary School, which is operated by the Edmonton Public School System, and the Saint Kateri Catholic Elementary School, which is operated by the Edmonton Catholic School Board.

The neighbourhood is bounded on the east by 34 Street. The north west boundary follows a utility corridor that runs between a point at the north east where 34 Street intersects Whitemud Drive to a point at the south west where the utility corridor intersects 40 Avenue. The neighbourhood is bounded on the south west by a lind connecting the point where the utility corridor intersects 40 avenue and the pont on 34 Street between 34 Avenue and 35A Avenue.

The community is represented by the Burnewood Community League, established in 1981, which maintains a community hall and outdoor rink located at 41 Street and 41 Avenue.[10] [11]

Demographics

In the City of Edmonton's 2012 municipal census, Kiniski Gardens had a population of living in dwellings,[12] a -4% change from its 2009 population of .[13] With a land area of 1.96km2, it had a population density of people/km2 in 2012.[5] [12]

Surrounding neighbourhoods

Kiniski Gardens is surrounded by several residential neighbourhoods. Larkspur and Wild Rose are located to the east, Minchau is located to the southwest, and Jackson Heights is located to the northwest.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ward 11 . City of Edmonton . City of Edmonton . February 27, 2019.
  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: 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: Neighbourhoods (data plus kml file) . City of Edmonton . February 13, 2013.
  6. Merrily K. Aubrey, "Kiniski Gardens", Naming Edmonton: From Ada to Zoie (2004), p. 182.
  7. Web site: 2001 Federal Census - Period of Construction - Occupied Private Dwellings . City of Edmonton.
  8. Duplexes includes triplexes and quadruplexes.
  9. Web site: 2005 Municipal Census - Dwelling Unit by Structure Type and Ownership . City of Edmonton.
  10. Web site: Burnewood Community League . Burnewood Community League . October 7, 2017.
  11. Book: Kuban, Ron . Edmonton's Urban Villages: The Community League Movement . registration . University of Alberta Press . 2005 . 9781459303249.
  12. Web site: Municipal Census Results – Edmonton 2012 Census . City of Edmonton . February 22, 2013.
  13. Web site: 2009 Municipal Census Results . City of Edmonton . February 22, 2013.