Meyokumin, Edmonton Explained

Official Name:Meyokumin
Settlement Type:Neighbourhood
Pushpin Map:Canada Edmonton
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Meyokumin 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
Millhurst
Government Footnotes:[5]
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Title1:Administrative body
Leader Name1:Edmonton City Council
Leader Title2:Councillor
Area Footnotes:[6]
Area Total Km2:0.97
Population As Of:2012
Population Total:2898
Population Density Km2:2987.6
Population Blank1 Title:Change (2009–12)
Population Blank1:-5.4%
Population Blank2 Title:Dwellings
Population Blank2:1063
Coordinates:53.45°N -113.426°W
Elevation M:694

Meyokumin is a residential neighbourhood located in the Mill Woods area of south Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is a part of the Mill Woods community of Millhurst. The name means "good water" in the Cree language."[7]

The neighbourhood is bounded on the west by 66 Street, the north by 23 Avenue, the east by 50 Street, and the south by Mill Woods Road South.

The community is represented by the Millhurst Community League, established in 1979, which maintains a community hall and outdoor rink located at 58 Street and 19A Avenue.[8] [9]

Demographics

In the City of Edmonton's 2012 municipal census, Meyokumin had a population of living in dwellings,[10] a -5.4% change from its 2009 population of .[11] With a land area of 0.97km2, it had a population density of people/km2 in 2012.[6] [10]

Residential development

The majority of residential construction in the neighbourhood occurred during the 1970s when just over half (55.8%) residences were constructed. Most of the remaining residences (34.0%) were constructed during the 1980s.[12]

According to the 2005 municipal census, the neighbourhood has a mixture of housing types. Single-family dwellings account for three out of every five (60%) of residences. Row houses account for a further one in three (34%) of residences. Duplexes account for most of the remaining residences in Meyokumin.[13] Three out of four residences (75%) are owner-occupied while the remainder are rented.[14]

Schools

There are two schools in the neighbourhood. Meyokumin School is operated by the Edmonton Public School Board (EPSB) and St. Richard Catholic Elementary School is operated by the Edmonton Catholic School District (ECSD).

Shopping and services

Residents have good access to shopping with the Mill Woods Town Centre shopping centre located to the north in the neighbourhood of Mill Woods Town Centre.

A little further north, in the neighbourhood of Tawa is the Grey Nuns Community Hospital and the Edmonton Police Service's South Division Headquarters.

Together, Mill Woods Town Centre and Tawa form the commercial and service core of the entire Mill Woods area.

Immediately to the north west of the neighbourhood is Mill Woods Park. The Mill Woods Recreation Centre is located in Mill Woods Park.

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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: 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. From the neighbourhood description in the City of Edmonton map utility.
  8. Web site: Millhurst Community League . Millhurst Community League . October 12, 2017.
  9. Book: Kuban, Ron . Edmonton's Urban Villages: The Community League Movement . registration . University of Alberta Press . 2005 . 9781459303249.
  10. Web site: Municipal Census Results – Edmonton 2012 Census . City of Edmonton . February 22, 2013.
  11. Web site: 2009 Municipal Census Results . City of Edmonton . February 22, 2013.
  12. http://censusdocs.edmonton.ca/DD23/FEDERAL%202001/Neighbourhood/MEYOKUMIN.pdf Period of Construction
  13. Includes triplexes and quadruplexes.
  14. http://censusdocs.edmonton.ca/C05002/MUNICIPAL%202005/Neighbourhood/MEYOKUMIN.pdf Edmonton.ca