Official Name: | Mayfield |
Settlement Type: | Neighbourhood |
Pushpin Map: | Canada Edmonton |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Mayfield 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: | Nakota Isga |
Subdivision Type5: | Sector[2] |
Subdivision Name5: | Mature area |
Subdivision Type6: | Area[3] [4] |
Subdivision Name6: | Jasper Place |
Government Footnotes: | [5] |
Leader Title: | Administrative body |
Leader Name: | Edmonton City Council |
Leader Title1: | Councillor |
Area Total Km2: | 0.87 |
Population As Of: | 2012 |
Population Total: | 1968 |
Population Density Km2: | 2262.1 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Change (2009–12) |
Population Blank1: | 1.4% |
Population Blank2 Title: | Dwellings |
Population Blank2: | 910 |
Coordinates: | 53.555°N -113.597°W |
Elevation M: | 675 |
Mayfield is a neighbourhood in west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada named for famed Canadian aviator and bush pilot Wop May.[6]
It is bordered on the north by 111 Avenue, the east by 156 Street, to the south by 107 Avenue, and on the west by Mayfield Road.
The community is represented by the Mayfield Community League, established in 1957, which maintains a community hall and outdoor rink located at 161 Street and 109 Avenue.[7] [8]
In the City of Edmonton's 2012 municipal census, Mayfield had a population of living in dwellings,[9] a 1.4% change from its 2009 population of .[10] With a land area of 0.87km2,[11] it had a population density of people/km2 in 2012.[11] [9]
While there were some homes in the area prior to 1946, the bulk of residential construction occurred after the end of World War II with seven out of ten (71%) residences being built between 1946 and 1960. Most of the remaining three in ten were built during the 1960s, with a small number built during the 1970s. Most dwellings in the neighbourhood are single-family dwellings, though there are some duplexes,[12] row houses and a few low rise apartment buildings.[13]
Roughly three out of four households have two or more people.[14]
There are a number of parks in the neighbourhood: Mayfield Park, Otto Leslie Park, Patrick J. Ryan Park, and Phoebe Mccullough Park
There are two schools in the neighbourhood. The Edmonton Public School System operates the Mayfield Elementary School, while the Edmonton Catholic School System operates Our Lady Of Peace Catholic Elementary School.
The neighbourhood is surrounded by a mixture of residential neighbourhoods and light industrial areas. Residential neighbourhoods are High Park to the east, Canora to the south east, and Britannia Youngstown to the south. Industrial subdivisions are Youngstown Industrial to the west, West Sheffiend Industrial to the west and north west, Sheffield Industrial to the north, and High Park Industrial to the north east.