Official Name: | Overlanders |
Settlement Type: | Neighbourhood |
Pushpin Map: | Canada Edmonton |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Overlanders in Edmonton |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Canada |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Alberta |
Subdivision Type2: | City |
Subdivision Name2: | Edmonton |
Subdivision Type3: | Quadrant[1] |
Subdivision Name3: | NW |
Subdivision Type4: | Ward |
Subdivision Name4: | Dene |
Subdivision Type5: | Sector[2] |
Subdivision Name5: | Northeast |
Subdivision Type6: | Area[3] [4] |
Subdivision Name6: | Hermitage |
Government Footnotes: | [5] |
Leader Title: | Administrative body |
Leader Name: | Edmonton City Council |
Leader Title1: | Councillor |
Area Total Km2: | 0.84 |
Population As Of: | 2012 |
Population Total: | 2863 |
Population Density Km2: | 3408.3 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Change (2009–12) |
Population Blank1: | 0.1% |
Population Blank2 Title: | Dwellings |
Population Blank2: | 1280 |
Coordinates: | 53.581°N -113.389°W |
Elevation M: | 652 |
Overlanders is a residential neighbourhood in the Hermitage area of northeast Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
The neighbourhood is bounded on the east by Victoria Trail, on the south by Yellowhead Trail, and on the north by Kennedale Ravine. To the south of Hermitage Road, the western boundary is approximately half a block west of 11 Avenue. North of Hermitage Road, the western boundary follows Hooke Road and Homestead Crescent. Hermitage Road passes through the neighbourhood.
Residents have access to the Edmonton LRT system at Belvedere station to the west of the neighbourhood. The LRT provides access to the downtown core, the University of Alberta, Northlands, the Coliseum, and Commonwealth Stadium.
In the City of Edmonton's 2012 municipal census, Overlanders had a population of living in dwellings,[6] a 0.1% change from its 2009 population of .[7] With a land area of 0.84km2,[8] it had a population density of people/km2 in 2012.[8] [6]
According to the 2001 federal census, most residential development in Overlanders occurred during the 1970s and 1980s. Two out of every five residences (38.1%) were built during the 1970s and two out of five (38.3%) were built during the 1980s. While a small percentage (7.5%) were built by 1970, most of the remaining residences were built after 1990.[9]
The most common type of residence in the neighbourhood, according to the 2005 municipal census, is the rented apartment. Apartments accounted for two out of every five (43%) of all residences in the neighbourhood. Row houses accounted for just under one residence in three (29%) while single-family dwellings accounted for one residence in four (24%). The remaining 3% of residences are duplexes.[10] Two out of every three (68%) residences were rented while one residence in three (32%) were owner-occupied.[11]
The population of Overlanders is highly mobile. According to the 2005 municipal census, one resident in five (20.5%) of all residents had moved within the previous twelve months. Just under one resident in three (31.4%) had moved within the previous one to three years. Only one resident in three (35.5%) had lived at the same address for five years or longer.
There is a single school in the neighbourhood, Overlanders Elementary School, operated the Edmonton Public School System.
The Edmonton Soccer Centre - East is located in the neighbourhood.