Oxford, Edmonton Explained

Official Name:Oxford
Settlement Type:Neighbourhood
Pushpin Map:Canada Edmonton
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Oxford 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:Anirniq
Subdivision Type5:Sector[2]
Subdivision Name5:North
Subdivision Type6:Area[3] [4]
Subdivision Name6:The Palisades
Government Footnotes:[5]
Leader Title:Administrative body
Leader Name:Edmonton City Council
Leader Title1:Councillor
Area Total Km2:1.18
Population As Of:2012
Population Total:3399
Population Density Km2:2880.5
Population Blank1 Title:Change (2009–12)
Population Blank1:1.5%
Population Blank2 Title:Dwellings
Population Blank2:1176
Coordinates:53.622°N -113.549°W
Elevation M:685

Oxford is a residential neighbourhood in the Palisades area of north west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

According to the 2001 federal census, residential development of the neighbourhood began in the second half of the 1980s and continued through the 1990s. Nine out of ten (90%) of residences in the neighbourhood, according to the 2005 municipal census, are single-family dwellings. The remaining one out of ten (10%) are duplexes.[6] Almost nine in ten (88%) residences are owner-occupied while the remaining one in ten (12%) are rented.[7]

The neighbourhood is bounded on the south by 153 Avenue, on the north by 167 Avenue, and on the east by 127 Street. The western boundary is half a block west of 132 Street.

The community is represented by the Cumberland-Oxford Community League, established in 2002.[8]

Demographics

In the City of Edmonton's 2019 municipal census, Oxford had a population of living in dwellings,[9] a 1.5% change from its 2009 population of .[10] With a land area of 1.18km2,[11] it had a population density of people/km2 in 2012.[9] [11]

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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 13, 2013.
  6. Duplexes include triplexes and quadruplexes.
  7. http://censusdocs.edmonton.ca/DD23/FEDERAL%202001/Neighbourhood/OXFORD.pdf
  8. Book: Kuban, Ron . Edmonton's Urban Villages: The Community League Movement . registration . University of Alberta Press . 2005 . 9781459303249.
  9. Web site: Municipal Census Results – Edmonton 2012 Census . February 22, 2013 . City of Edmonton.
  10. Web site: 2009 Municipal Census Results . City of Edmonton . February 22, 2013.
  11. Web site: Neighbourhoods (data plus kml file) . City of Edmonton . February 22, 2013.