| Official Name: | Terwillegar Towne |
| Settlement Type: | Neighbourhood |
| Pushpin Map: | Canada Edmonton |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Terwillegar Towne 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: | pihêsiwin |
| Subdivision Type5: | Sector[2] |
| Subdivision Name5: | Southwest |
| Subdivision Type6: | Area[3] [4] |
| Subdivision Name6: | Terwillegar Heights |
| Government Footnotes: | [5] |
| Leader Title: | Administrative body |
| Leader Name: | Edmonton City Council |
| Leader Title1: | Councillor |
| Area Footnotes: | [6] |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.87 |
| Population As Of: | 2012 |
| Population Total: | 6627 |
| Population Density Km2: | 3543.9 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Change |
| Population Blank1: | 10.9% |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Dwellings |
| Population Blank2: | 2375 |
| Coordinates: | 53.449°N -113.574°W |
| Elevation M: | 698 |
Terwillegar Towne is a neighbourhood located in south west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is a newer neighbourhood with all residential construction occurring after 1995.[7]
It is bounded on the south by Terwillegar Boulevard, on the west by 156 Street and Terwillegar Drive, on the east by 142 Street, and on the north by 23 Avenue.
In the City of Edmonton's 2012 municipal census, Terwillegar Towne had a population of living in dwellings,[8] a 10.9% change from its 2009 population of .[9] With a land area of 1.87km2, it had a population density of people/km2 in 2012.[6] [8]
The most common type of residence in the neighbourhood is the single-family dwelling, which make up four out of every five residences (80%) in the neighbourhood. Duplexes[10] make up 7% of the residences. Apartment style condominiums in buildings with fewer than five stories and row houses make up another 5% and 3% of the residences respectively. Other types of housing account for the remaining 5% of dwellings.[11] According to the 2001 federal census, all residences in the neighbourhood are owner-occupied.[12]
In 2014, real estate in Terwillegar Towne decreased by 2.3% in assessed value, which was the sixth-worst drop among Edmonton's neighbourhoods. In contrast, real estate in general increased by 2.5% in assessed value across Edmonton.[13]
In 2013, a $12.1 million 60-unit supportive housing facility to be housed on vacant land next to Holy Trinity Riverbend Church was met with significant opposition from the community.[14] The Terwillegar Towne Homeowner Association voted to reserve $35,000 to legally challenge the facility, even though the zoning in place for the vacant land provided the opportunity to develop the facility. On November 5, 2013, the Anglican Diocese moved to halt the project stating "We don't think the project can be successful in this particular place".[15]
The City of Edmonton has identified that 5% of a neighbourhood population can and should consist of social housing.[16] At 60 units, this supportive housing facility would have accounted for less than 1% of the neighborhood's population. While many inner city neighborhoods struggle with upwards of 60% levels, it has come into question whether newer neighbourhoods have the right to refuse social housing initiatives.[17]