Talk:Dundonald, Saskatoon

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  • 1. Context - Neighbourhood geographically localised community located within Saskatoon. describing the category or field in which the idea belongs.
  • 2. Characterization - appearance, age, gender, educational level, vocation or occupation, financial status, marital status, social status, cultural background, hobbies, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, ambitions, motivations, personality, what the term refers to as used in the given context.
  • 3. Explanation - deeper meaning and background.
  • 4. Compare and contrast - how it relates to other topics, if appropriate. need to add about neighborhood pop in comparison to small town population comparison History Geography Physical geography (area, unique features) Major Parks Transportation Demographics population racial/ethnic makeup religious makeup Economy Government City Executive current, previous executives representative body Education Sites of interest Sports Notable natives type: subdivision which have a distict existence recognized by the US Census, the municipality, or just casually by the people who live there. legal recognition, such as a historic district, parking district, voting district, or official neighborhood council; or if there are independent groups which establish boundaries of some kind, such as a neighborhood association.
  • 5. Criticism - include criticism if there has been significant, notable criticism. need to compare to other neighborhoods in Saskatoon when neighborhoods finish up...and look at the comglomerated statistics from each.

Dundonald is one of many subdivisions of the city of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan which was built in the 1980's, and until recently was the furthest north west quarter of the city of Saskatoon. The North West Development area is some of the latest land to be annexed by the city of Saskatoon, however is still zoned DAG1,2, and 3, which is agricultural land as of 2007. Dundonald surrounds a large landscaped park which hosts many soccer and baseball games. Most of the population works in sales & service, followed closely by those employed in the trades, transport, equipment operator, business, finance, and administration. In comparison the neighborhood of Dundonald with a 2001 census population of 5,285 [1] is larger than the Saskatchewan city of Melville which had a population of 4,149 in 2006, and 4,453 in 2001 and Dundonald is also larger than the provincial city of Humboldt which was 4,998 in 2006, and 5,161 in 2001. [2] In Saskatchewan rural towns must maintain a population above 5,000 to apply for city status.SriMesh|talk Julia 00:58, 11 April 2007 (UTC)