Official Name: | Menisa |
Settlement Type: | Neighbourhood |
Pushpin Map: | Canada Edmonton |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Menisa 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 Knottwood |
Government Footnotes: | [5] |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Title1: | Administrative body |
Leader Name1: | Edmonton City Council |
Leader Title2: | Councillor |
Leader Title3: | Alberta MLA |
Leader Name3: | Christina Gray (NDP) |
Leader Title4: | Federal MP |
Leader Name4: | Tim Uppal (CPC) |
Area Footnotes: | [6] |
Area Total Km2: | 0.89 |
Population As Of: | 2012 |
Population Total: | 2544 |
Population Density Km2: | 2858.4 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Change (2009–12) |
Population Blank1: | -5.3% |
Population Blank2 Title: | Dwellings |
Population Blank2: | 919 |
Coordinates: | 53.442°N -113.448°W |
Elevation M: | 691 |
Menisa is a neighbourhood in south east Edmonton, Alberta, Canada located in Mill Woods. In the Cree language, Menisa means "berries".
Menisa is bounded on the south by Anthony Henday Drive, on the north by Mill Woods Road, on the east by 66 Street, and on the west by 80 Street.
Residential development in Menisa began in 1976 and was nearly complete by 1980. The majority of dwellings in Menisa are single detached houses (83%) with a significant number of row houses (14%). Approximately seven out of eight dwellings are owner occupied.
In the City of Edmonton's 2012 municipal census, Menisa had a population of living in dwellings,[7] a -5.3% change from its 2009 population of .[8] With a land area of 0.89km2, it had a population density of people/km2 in 2012.[6] [7]
St. Clement Elementary/Junior High School is near the border between Menisa and Satoo, Edmonton.
Menisa Shopping Centre is located in the neighbourhood. In addition to Menisa Shopping Centre, residents have access to shopping at Mill Woods Town Centre, a mall located to the north of the neighbourhood along 66 Street.
The Grey Nuns Community Hospital and the Edmonton Police Service's South East Division Station are both located a bit further north in the neighbourhood of Tawa.