Sifton Park, Edmonton Explained

Official Name:Sifton Park
Settlement Type:Neighbourhood
Pushpin Map:Canada Edmonton
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Sifton Park 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:Dene
Subdivision Type5:Sector[2]
Subdivision Name5:Northeast
Subdivision Type6:Area[3] [4]
Subdivision Name6:Clareview
Government Footnotes:[5]
Leader Title:Administrative body
Leader Name:Edmonton City Council
Leader Title1:Councillor
Named For:Arthur Sifton
Area Footnotes:[6]
Area Total Km2:0.5
Population As Of:2012
Population Total:2289
Population Density Km2:4578
Population Blank1 Title:Change (2009–12)
Population Blank1:-3.2%
Population Blank2 Title:Dwellings
Population Blank2:935
Coordinates:53.594°N -113.406°W
Elevation M:654

Sifton Park is a residential neighbourhood in the Clareview area of north east Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The neighbourhood was named for Arthur Sifton, who served as the second premier of Alberta from 1910 until 1917.

The neighbourhood is bounded on the north by 137 Avenue, on the west by 50 Street, and on the east by 40 Street. To the south the neighbourhood backs onto Kennedale Ravine.

Demographics

In the City of Edmonton's 2012 municipal census, Sifton Park had a population of living in dwellings,[7] a -3.2% change from its 2009 population of .[8] With a land area of 0.5km2, it had a population density of people/km2 in 2012.[6] [7]

Residential development

According to the 2001 federal census, four out of five (78.8%) of all residences were constructed during the 1970s. Most of the remaining residences were built during the 1960s (8.8%) and the early 1980s (10%).[9]

The most common type of residence in the neighbourhood, according to the 2005 municipal census, is the rented apartment. Apartments in low-rise buildings with fewer than five stories account for just under half (47%) of all residences in the neighbourhood. Single-family dwellings account for another one residence in three (32%). One in ten residences (10%) are row houses and one in ten residences (9%) are duplexes.[10] A small number of residences (3%) are classified as other kinds of residence. Three out of five residences (59%) are rented and only two out of every five residences are owner-occupied.[11]

The population of the neighbourhood is fairly mobile. According to the 2005 municipal census, one resident in four (26.3%) had moved within the previous twelve months. Another one resident in four (23.4%) had moved within the previous one to three years. Only two out of every five residents (37.2%) had lived at the same address for five years or longer.[12]

There is a single school in the neighbourhood, Sifton Elementary School, operated by the Edmonton Public School System.

The Clareview LRT station is located just to the north of Sifton Park in the adjoining neighbourhood of Clareview Town Centre.

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