Official Name: | Virginia Park |
Settlement Type: | Neighbourhood |
Pushpin Map: | Canada Edmonton |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Virginia 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: | Métis |
Subdivision Type5: | Sector[2] |
Subdivision Name5: | Mature area |
Government Footnotes: | [3] |
Leader Title: | Administrative body |
Leader Name: | Edmonton City Council |
Leader Title1: | Councillor |
Area Footnotes: | [4] |
Area Total Km2: | 0.51 |
Population As Of: | 2012 |
Population Total: | 793 |
Population Density Km2: | 1554.9 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Change (2009–12) |
Population Blank1: | 6.6% |
Population Blank2 Title: | Dwellings |
Population Blank2: | 451 |
Coordinates: | 53.562°N -113.452°W |
Elevation M: | 664 |
Virginia Park is a neighbourhood in north east Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is located between the North Saskatchewan River valley to the south and Northlands Park to the north. Its eastern boundary overlooks Wayne Gretzky Drive. Its western boundary is a jagged line running south along the western edge of Borden Park (78 Street), then east along 112 Avenue, then south along 76 Street to the river valley.
Two notable features of the neighbourhood are Virginia Park School and Concordia University of Edmonton[5]
In addition to Concordia University of Edmonton, Virginia Park Elementary School is also located in Virginia Park. Concordia High School was formerly located north of the university campus but the gymnasium is still there called "Ralph King Athletic Centre".
The area was originally subdivided prior to World War I, however, three out of four private dwellings data from after the end of World War II. Most dwellings are either walk-up apartments in buildings with fewer than five stories or single-family dwellings. While many single-family dwellings are owner-occupied, over 50% of the residences in Virginia Park are rented.
In the City of Edmonton's 2012 municipal census, Virginia Park had a population of living in dwellings,[6] a 6.6% change from its 2009 population of .[7] With a land area of 0.51km2, it had a population density of people/km2 in 2012.[4] [6]