North Edmonton, Alberta Explained

North Edmonton
Official Name:Village of North Edmonton
Settlement Type:(former village)
Pushpin Map:Canada Edmonton
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of North Edmonton in Edmonton
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Alberta
Subdivision Type2:City
Subdivision Name2:Edmonton
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Title1:Administrative body
Leader Name1:Edmonton City Council
Leader Title2:Councillor
Established Title:Village
Established Date:January 20, 1910
Established Title1:Annexation
Established Date1:July 22, 1912
Coordinates:53.5833°N -113.4333°W

North Edmonton is a former village in Alberta, Canada that was absorbed by the City of Edmonton. The approximate geographic centre of the former village is the current intersection of Fort Road, 66 Street and 127 Avenue in northeast Edmonton. Its land is now occupied by the Edmonton neighbourhoods of Balwin, Belvedere, Industrial Heights, Kennedale Industrial and Yellowhead Corridor East.

History

Development here grew up after the arrival of the Canadian Northern Railway in Edmonton in 1905.It was commonly known as Packingtown, due to the large number of meatpacking plants that grew up in the area, especially along 66th Street.[1] It became the home of a Franciscan friary, built on land acquired by Bishop Emile Legal, The facility continued in operation until 2005.

The Village of North Edmonton was incorporated on January 20, 1910, encompassing four quarter sections of land.[2] It had a population of 404 in 1911.[3]

The village was annexed by Edmonton on July 22, 1912.[4] [5]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: St. Francis Mission | Edmonton Maps Heritage .
  2. Web site: Establishment of the Village of North Edmonton . Province of Alberta . 1910-02-20 . 2010-03-11.
  3. Book: Census of the Prairie Provinces, 1936 . Dominion Bureau of Statistics . I: Population and Agriculture . 835 . Ottawa . 1938 .
  4. Web site: Extension of City Boundaries . Province of Alberta . 1912-07-18 . 2010-03-11.
  5. Web site: Census History . City of Edmonton . 2010-03-11 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303210007/http://www.edmonton.ca/city_government/municipal_census/census-history.aspx . 2016-03-03 .