Ekota, Edmonton

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Ekota is a neighbourhood located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is located in Knottwood, in Mill Woods. In the Cree language, Ekota means 'special place.'

The neighborhood is bordered on the north by 23 Avenue, on the east by 66 Street, and on the south and west by Mill Woods Road South.

As of the 2001 census there were 2,830 [1] people residing in the neighborhood. The population is ethnicly diverse with almost three out of every four residents providing multiple ethnic groups in the census. Only one in four identified with a single ethnic group. The number identifying themselves as aboriginals was significantly less than 1%. Where residents indicated a single ethnic group, the following were the most common groups indicated (percentages as proportion of total population).

Ethnic Group Number Percent
Canadian 290 6.0%
German 185 3.8%
East Indian 185 3.8%
Chinese 115 2.4%
Filipino 105 2.2%
Polish 90 1.9%
English 80 1.7%
Ukrainian 50 1.0%

There are two schools in the neighbourhood. Pupils in the Edmonton Public School System attend Ekota Elementary School, while pupils in the Catholic System attend St. Clement Catholic School.

[edit] Surrounding Neighborhoods

Meyonohk Mill Woods Park Mill Woods Town Centre
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Satoo North Meyokumin
West   Ekota    East
South
Satoo Menisa Sakaw

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Population data is available from both the Ekota Neighbourhood Profile and the Community Services Neighbourhood Profile, with both prepared by the City of Edmonton. The total population in the ethnic origin table in the Ekota Neighbourhood Profile is significantly higher than the number of people given in other parts of the same document. The population distribution nunmbers (including percentages) used here are taken from the ethnic origin table, while the total population is the lower number from the Community Services Neighbourhood Profile

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