Official Name: | Westridge |
Settlement Type: | Neighbourhood |
Pushpin Map: | Canada Edmonton |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Westridge 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: | sipiwiyiniwak |
Subdivision Type5: | Sector[2] |
Subdivision Name5: | West |
Subdivision Type6: | Area[3] [4] |
Subdivision Name6: | West Jasper Place |
Government Footnotes: | [5] |
Leader Title: | Administrative body |
Leader Name: | Edmonton City Council |
Leader Title1: | Councillor |
Area Total Km2: | 0.75 |
Population As Of: | 2012 |
Population Total: | 1327 |
Population Density Km2: | 1769.3 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Change |
Population Blank1: | -6.2% |
Population Blank2 Title: | Dwellings |
Population Blank2: | 496 |
Coordinates: | 53.507°N -113.604°W |
Elevation M: | 671 |
Westridge is a residential neighbourhood in west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
The neighbourhood is bounded to the north and northeast by Patricia Ravine and to the south by Wolf Willow Ravine. The southeast tip overlooks the North Saskatchewan River valley. The western boundary is 170 Street. Access to the neighbourhood is exclusively by way of Wolf Willow Road.
According to the 2001 federal census, four out of five (80.2%) of the residences in Westridge were built during the 1970s. The remaining one in five (19.8%) were built during the 1980s.[6]
Almost all of the houses in the neighbourhood (93.5%), according to the 2005 municipal census, are single-family dwellings. The remainder (6.5%) are row houses. Almost all residences in the neighbourhood are owner-occupied, with less than 1% being rented.[7]
The north west corner of the neighbourhood is close to the 170 Street interchange with Whitemud Drive. This provides people in the neighbourhood with good access to destinations on the south side including: the University of Alberta, Fort Edmonton Park, and Old Strathcona.
West Edmonton Mall is located to the north of the neighbourhood along 170 Street. Residents also enjoy comparatively good access to the downtown core.
The community is represented by the Westridge Wolf Willow Country Club Community League, established in 1977, which maintains a community hall, outdoor rink and tennis courts located at Wolf Willow Road and Westridge Road.[8] [9]
In the City of Edmonton's 2012 municipal census, Westridge had a population of living in dwellings,[10] a -6.2% change from its 2009 population of .[11] With a land area of 0.75km2,[12] it had a population density of people/km2 in 2012.[12] [10]