Pollard Meadows, Edmonton Explained

Official Name:Pollard Meadows
Settlement Type:Neighbourhood
Pushpin Map:Canada Edmonton
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Pollard Meadows 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:Sspomitapi
Subdivision Type5:Sector[2]
Subdivision Name5:Southeast
Subdivision Type6:Area[3] [4]
Community
Subdivision Name6:Mill Woods
Southwood
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Title1:Administrative body
Leader Name1:Edmonton City Council
Leader Title2:Councillor
Area Footnotes:[5]
Area Total Km2:1.05
Population As Of:2012
Population Total:4576
Population Density Km2:4358.1
Population Blank1 Title:Change (2009–12)
Population Blank1:2.1%
Population Blank2 Title:Dwellings
Population Blank2:1709
Coordinates:53.45°N -113.412°W
Elevation M:703

Pollard Meadows 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 Southwood.

Demographics

In the City of Edmonton's 2012 municipal census, Pollard Meadows had a population of living in dwellings,[6] a 2.1% change from its 2009 population of .[7] With a land area of 1.05km2, it had a population density of people/km2 in 2012.[5] [6]

Residential development

Development of the neighbourhood, according to the 2001 federal census, began during the 1970s when one out of three (33.7%) of the residences in the neighbourhood were constructed. Just under half the residences (45.5%) were built during the following decade, the 1980s. Most of the remainder were constructed during the early 1990s. According to the neighbourhood description on the City of Edmonton map utility, residential development in Pollard Meadows is not yet complete.[8]

According to the 2005 municipal census, the neighbourhood has a mixture of housing types. Just under half (45%) are single-family dwellings. rented apartments account for another one in four (26%) residences and Row houses just over one in five (22%) residences. The remaining 7% are duplexes.[9] Three out of five residences (61%) are owner-occupied while the remainder are rented.[10]

There are three schools in the neighbourhood. Pollard Meadows Elementary School and T.D. Baker Junior High School are operated by the Edmonton Public School System and Holy Family Junior High School is operated by the Edmonton Catholic School System.

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

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

External links

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: Neighbourhoods (data plus kml file) . City of Edmonton . February 13, 2013.
  6. Web site: Municipal Census Results – Edmonton 2012 Census . City of Edmonton . February 22, 2013.
  7. Web site: 2009 Municipal Census Results . City of Edmonton . February 22, 2013.
  8. Web site: 2001 Federal Census - Period of Construction - Occupied Private Dwellings . City of Edmonton.
  9. Includes triplexes and quadruplexes.
  10. Web site: 2005 Municipal Census - Dwelling Unit by Structure Type and Ownership . City of Edmonton.