Weston | |
Settlement Type: | Neighbourhood |
Nickname: | CPR Town |
Pushpin Map: | Canada Winnipeg |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Coordinates: | 49.9161°N -97.19°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Type2: | City |
Subdivision Name2: | Winnipeg |
Leader Title: | MP |
Leader Name: | Kevin Lamoureux (Winnipeg North) |
Leader Title1: | MLA |
Leader Name1: | Malaya Marcelino (Notre Dame) |
Leader Title2: | Councilor |
Leader Name2: | Vivian Santos (Point Douglas) |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 1.4 |
Area Metro Km2: | 5306.79 |
Elevation M: | 233 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population As Of: | 2016 |
Population Total: | 6,235 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Metro: | 778489 |
Weston is a neighbourhood in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, located south of the Canadian Pacific Railway Weston Yards, west of McPhillips Street, north of Notre Dame Avenue, and east of Keewatin Street. It is a working-class residential and industrial district with some retail establishments along Logan Avenue and on Keewatin Street.
Historically, the neighbourhood was nicknamed "CPR Town" due to the large number of railway workers who resided there. As the number of jobs at the Weston Shops declined, correspondingly, so did the neighbourhood. About 80% of the housing stock was constructed before 1960.
The 2016 Census reported that there were 6,235 people living in the neighbourhood. Weston is 1.4 km2, therefore the population density is 4,500 people per km2. The median household income in Weston is $31,766, much lower than the city median at $49,790.
The racial make-up of the neighbourhood in 2006 was: