| Official Name: | Queen Alexandra |
| Settlement Type: | Neighbourhood |
| Pushpin Map: | Canada Edmonton |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Queen Alexandra 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: | papastew |
| Subdivision Type5: | Sector[2] |
| Subdivision Name5: | Mature area |
| Subdivision Type6: | Area[3] |
| Subdivision Name6: | Strathcona |
| Government Footnotes: | [4] |
| Leader Title: | Administrative body |
| Leader Name: | Edmonton City Council |
| Leader Title1: | Councillor |
| Area Footnotes: | [5] |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.23 |
| Population As Of: | 2012 |
| Population Total: | 4694 |
| Population Density Km2: | 3816.3 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Change |
| Population Blank1: | 1.3% |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Dwellings |
| Population Blank2: | 3275 |
| Coordinates: | 53.513°N -113.507°W |
| Elevation M: | 671 |
Queen Alexandra is a mixed residential and commercial neighbourhood in south west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The neighbourhood, once part of the City of Strathcona, is named for Alexandra of Denmark.[6] The north edge of the neighbourhood, along Whyte Avenue is part of Old Strathcona, a popular commercial and cultural area of Edmonton.
The neighbourhood is bounded on the north by Whyte Avenue, on the west by 109 Street, on the east by 104 Street, and on the south by 70 Avenue.
The University of Alberta campus is located a short distance to the west of the neighbourhood. Access to the downtown core is north along both 109 Street and 104 Street.
The community is represented by the Queen Alexandra Community League, established in 1962, which maintains a community hall located at 104 Street and University Avenue.[7] [8]
In the City of Edmonton's 2012 municipal census, Queen Alexandra had a population of living in dwellings,[9] a 1.3% change from its 2009 population of .[10] With a land area of 1.23km2,[5] it had a population density of people/km2 in 2012.[5] [9]
Queen Alexandra is an older Edmonton neighbourhood with residential development beginning with the establishment of the City of Strathcona.
According to the 2001 federal census, approximately one in seven (15.6%) of all residences were built before the end of World War II. One in five (20.8%) were built between the end of the war and 1960. Another one in five (19.7%) residences were built during the 1960s. Indicating some redevelopment in the neighbourhood, one in three (31.9%) of all residences were built during the 1970s. Only one in eight (12.1%) of all residences were constructed after 1980.[11]
According to the 2005 municipal census, the most common type of residence in the neighbourhood are rented apartments. Just over half (51%) of all residences are apartments in low-rise buildings with fewer than five stories while almost one in ten (8%) are apartments in high-rise buildings with five or more stories. One in three (31%) of all residences are single-family dwellings. Seven percent are duplexes[12] while 3% are collective residences. Four out of every five (80%) residences are rented with only on residence in five (20%) being owner occupied.[13]
The neighbourhood population is highly mobile. According to the 2005 municipal census, one resident in three (33.2%) had moved within the previous twelve months. Another three in ten (27.9%) had moved within the previous one to three years. Only one resident in four (26.6%) had lived at the same address for five years or more.[14]
There are four schools in the neighbourhood. Four are operated by the Edmonton Public School System while one is operated by the Edmonton Catholic School System.
There are also several recreation facilities located in the neighbourhood.
A short distance to the east of the neighbourhood is Edmonton's Mill Creek Ravine, a popular outdoor recreation destination.