Fulton Place, Edmonton

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Residential side street in Fulton Place.
Residential side street in Fulton Place.

Fulton Place is a residential neighbourhood in south east Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is named for the creek which runs along the neighbourhood's west boundary. The area is also sometimes known as Hardisty.

The neighbourhood is bounded on the north by 106 Avenue, on the south by 101 Avenue, on the east by 50 Street, and on the west and south west by Fulton Creek Ravine. At the north west corner of the neighbourhood is an interchange between 106 Avenue and Wayne Gretzky Drive. Travel north along Wayne Gretzky Drive gives residents good access to Edmonton Northlands, Rexall Place and other destinations north of the North Saskatchewan River. Travel along 98 Avenue, located just to the south fo the neighbourhood, provides access to the downtown core.

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[edit] Residential development

While a small percentage (3.4%) of the residences in Fulton Place were built before the end of World War II, according to the 2001 federal census four out of five (79.1%) of all residences were built between 1946 and 1960. Another one in ten (9.6%) residences were built during the 1960s. A small proportion of residences were built after 1970.[1]

The most common type of residence in the neighbourhood, according to the 2005 municipal census, is the single family dwelling. These account for almost nine out of every ten (86%) residences in the neighbourhood. Another one residence in twenty (6%) are rented apartments in low rise buildings with fewer than five stories. There are a small number (1%) of duplexes[2]. The remaining one residence in twenty (7%) are classified as other kinds of residence. Almost nine out of every ten (85%) of all residences are owner occupied while the remianing residences are rented.[3]

[edit] Schools and recreation facilities

There are two schools in the neighbourhood. Fulton Place School and Hardisty Junior High School are both operated by the Edmonton Public School System.

Hardisty Fitness and Leisure Centre and the Michael Cameron Arena are both located in the neighbourhood.

[edit] Surrounding neighborhoods

Forest Heights Capilano Capilano
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Forest Heights[4] North Gold Bar
West   Fulton Place    East
South
Terrace Heights Ottewell Eastgate Business Park

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://censusdocs.edmonton.ca/DD23/FEDERAL%202001/Neighbourhood/FULTON%20PLACE.pdf
  2. ^ Duplexes include triplexes and fourplexes.
  3. ^ http://censusdocs.edmonton.ca/C05002/MUNICIPAL%202005/Neighbourhood/FULTON%20PLACE.pdf
  4. ^ Forest Heights is to the west of Wayne Gretzky Drive. Terrace Heights is between Wayne Gretzky Drive and Fulton Creek Ravine.

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