Woodcroft, Edmonton Explained

Official Name:Woodcroft
Settlement Type:Neighbourhood
Pushpin Map:Canada Edmonton
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Woodcroft 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:Anirniq
Subdivision Type5:Sector[2]
Subdivision Name5:Mature area
Government Footnotes:[3]
Leader Title:Administrative body
Leader Name:Edmonton City Council
Leader Title1:Councillor
Area Total Km2:1.29
Population As Of:2012
Population Total:2598
Population Density Km2:2014
Population Blank1 Title:Change 
Population Blank1:-0.7%
Population Blank2 Title:Dwellings
Population Blank2:1395
Coordinates:53.567°N -113.558°W
Elevation M:676

Woodcroft is a neighbourhood located in northwest Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Surrounded by a mixture of residential neighbourhoods and light industrial subdivisions, it is bounded by 118 Avenue to the north, Groat Road to the east, 111 Avenue to the south, and 142 Street to the west. The neighbourhoods is home to Coronation Park and the Telus World of Science.The six residential neighbourhoods adjacent to Woodcroft include Dovercourt to the north, Sherbrooke to the northeast, Inglewood to the east, Westmount to the southeast, North Glenora to the south, and McQueen to the southwest. Huff Bremner Estate and Dominion Industrial are located to the west and northwest.

The community is represented by the Woodcroft Community League, established in 1957, which maintains a community hall and outdoor rink located at 139 Street and 115 Avenue.[4] [5]

Demographics

In the City of Edmonton's 2012 municipal census, Woodcroft had a population of living in dwellings,[6] a -0.7% change from its 2009 population of .[7] With a land area of 1.29km2,[8] it had a population density of people/km2 in 2012.[8] [6]

Attractions

Coronation Park is a large park occupying most of the southwest portion of the neighbourhood. The park is anchored by the Telus World of Science, formerly the Edmonton Space and Sciences Centre, at the northeast corner of 111 Avenue and 142 Street. Other attractions within the park include the Queen Elizabeth Planetarium, an ice arena, a small football stadium, a lawn bowling facility and the Peter Hemingway Fitness and Leisure Centre, formerly the Coronation Pool.

The neighbourhood is also home to the Woodcroft Branch of the Edmonton Public Library.

Shopping

Westmount Centre, built in 1955, is located in the southeast portion of the neighbourhood at the northwest corner of 111 Avenue and Groat Road. It was the first major shopping mall of its type in Edmonton.

Education

Located between Coronation Park and the Westmount Centre is Ross Sheppard High School operated by Edmonton Public Schools. Other schools in Woodcroft include Woodcroft Public Elementary School and the St. Mark Catholic School.

Westmount Transit Centre

Westmount Transit Centre
Style:Edmonton LRT
Platform:11 bus bays[9]
Parking:No
Bicycle:Yes
Accessible:Yes
Web:Westmount Transit Centre

The Westmount Transit Centre is located between Ross Sheppard High School and Westmount Centre along 135 street. This transit centre has a large shelter, a pay phone and vending machines but does not have public washrooms, park & ride, or a drop off area.[10] The transit centre is served by Edmonton Transit Service (ETS) and St. Albert Transit (StAT).

The following bus routes serve the transit centre:[11] [12]

See main article: List of Edmonton Transit Service bus routes.

To/FromRoutes
Acheson561ETS
Calder51ETS
Castle Downs Transit Centre51ETS
Coliseum Transit Centre5ETS
Downtown5ETS
Jasper Place Transit Centre52, 908, 909ETS
Kingsway/Royal Alex Transit Centre125ETS
Mistatim Industrial121, 124ETS
NAIT561ETS
Northgate Transit Centre52, 905ETS
North-West Industrial906, 907ETS
Stadium Transit Centre3ETS
St. Albert Centre Exchange203StAT
St. Albert Nakî Transit Centre203StAT
University Transit Centre51, 203ETS, StAT
West Edmonton Mall Transit Centre904, 906, 907ETS
White Industrial906ETS

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: City of Edmonton Wards & Standard Neighbourhoods . City of Edmonton . February 13, 2013 . May 3, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140503100206/http://www.edmonton.ca/business_economy/documents/EdmontonWardNeighbourhoods.pdf . dead .
  2. Web site: Edmonton Developing and Planned Neighbourhoods, 2011 . City of Edmonton . February 13, 2013.
  3. Web site: City Councillors . City of Edmonton . February 13, 2013.
  4. Web site: Hall Rentals . Woodcroft Community League . October 14, 2017.
  5. Book: Kuban, Ron . Edmonton's Urban Villages: The Community League Movement . registration . University of Alberta Press . 2005 . 9781459303249.
  6. Web site: Municipal Census Results – Edmonton 2012 Census . City of Edmonton . February 22, 2013.
  7. Web site: 2009 Municipal Census Results . City of Edmonton . February 22, 2013.
  8. Web site: Neighbourhoods (data plus kml file) . City of Edmonton . February 22, 2013.
  9. Web site: Westmount Transit Centre Map . City of Edmonton . 2 December 2018.
  10. Web site: Westmount Transit Centre . City of Edmonton . October 2, 2017.
  11. Web site: Brochures in PDF . City of Edmonton . 1 September 2019.
  12. Web site: Commuter Routes . City of St. Albert . 2 December 2018.