Crawford Plains, Edmonton

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Crawford Plains is a residential neighbourhood located in the Mill Woods area of south Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is a part of the Mill Woods community of Southwood. The neighbourhood is named after Thomas Daly who "developed high quality strains of wheat and oats."[1]

According to the 2001 federal census, Development of the neighbourhood began during the 1970s when twp out of every four (26.4%) of the residences in the neighbourhood were constructed. Most of the residences in the neighbourhood were constructed during the 1980s when another three out of five (58.2%) were built. The remaining 14.4% were built during the 1990s.[2]

According to the 2005 municipal census, the neighbourhood is predominantly single family dwellings, which account for four out of every five (77%) of all the residences in the neighbourhood. Row houses account for another one in six (17%) of the residences. The remaining 6% of the residences are duplexes.[3] Four out of five residences (84%) are owner occupied..[4]

There is a single school in the neighbourhood, Crawford Plains School, operated by the Edmonton Public School System.

Residents have good access to shopping with the Mill Woods Town Centre shopping centre located nearby.

The neighbourhood is bounded on the west by 50 Street, the north by Mill Woods Road and 16A Avenue, on the east by 34 Street, and on the south by Anthony Henday Drive.

[edit] Surrounding Neighbourhoods

Meyokumin Daly Grove, Pollard Meadows Meadows Area
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Sakaw North Meadows Area
West   Crawford Plains    East
South
Anthony Henday Drive, Charlesworth Anthony Henday Drive Anthony Henday Drive

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ From the neighbourhood description in the City of Edmonton map utility.
  2. ^ http://censusdocs.edmonton.ca/DD23/FEDERAL%202001/Neighbourhood/CRAWFORD%20PLAINS.pdf
  3. ^ Includes triplexes and quadruplexes.
  4. ^ http://censusdocs.edmonton.ca/C05002/MUNICIPAL%202005/Neighbourhood/CRAWFORD%20PLAINS.pdf

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