Kameyosek, Edmonton

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Kameyosek 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 Lakewood. The name means "the beautiful" in the Cree language."[1]

The neighbourhood is bounded on the east by 66 Street, the north by 34 Avenue, the west by Mill Woods Road, and the south by 28 Avenue.

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[edit] Residential development

The majority of residential construction in the neighbourhood occurred during the 1970s when approximately two out of every three (67.8%) residences were constructed. Most of the remaining residences (24.3%) were constructed during the 1980s.[2]

According to the 2005 municipal census, the neighbourhood has a mixture of housing types. Row houses account for one out of every two (50%) of residences. single family dwellings account for a further one in three (32%) of residences. Rented apartments in both low rise and high rise buildings[3] account for 16% while duplexes[4] account for 1% of residences. Just over half of residences (53%) are owner occupied with the remainder are rented.[5]

[edit] Population

The average household size is 3.1 persons, according to the 2001 federal census, with a variety of household sizes. Two in five households (39.7%) consist of one or two people. One in three households (31.8%) have four or five persons, and one in five households (21.6%) have three persons.[6]

The population in Kameyosek is relatively mobile. Almost one in seven (15.6%) of residents had moved within the previous year according to the 2005 municipal census. Another one in four (26.3%) had moved within the previous one to three years. Only two in five (41.6%) residents had lived at the same address for five or more years.[7]

[edit] Shopping and services

There is one school in the neighbourhood, Kameyosek Community School, operated by the Edmonton Public School System.

Residents have good access to shopping with the Mill Woods Town Centre shopping centre located to the south east in the neighbourhood of Millwoods Town Centre.

The Grey Nuns Community Hospital is located immediately to the east in the neighborhood Tawa, as is the Edmonton Police Service's South East Division Station.

[edit] Surrounding Neighbourhoods

Richfield Lee Ridge Hillview
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Tipaskan North Tawa
West   Kameyosek    East
South
Meyonohk Mill Woods Park Mill Woods Town Centre (Neighbourhood)

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ From the neighbourhood description in the City of Edmonton map utility.
  2. ^ http://censusdocs.edmonton.ca/DD23/FEDERAL%202001/Neighbourhood/KAMEYOSEK.pdf
  3. ^ High rise buildings have five or more stories while low rise buildings have fewer than five stories.
  4. ^ Includes triplexes and quadruplexes.
  5. ^ http://censusdocs.edmonton.ca/C05002/MUNICIPAL%202005/Neighbourhood/KAMEYOSEK.pdf
  6. ^ http://censusdocs.edmonton.ca/DD20/FEDERAL%202001/Neighbourhood/KAMEYOSEK.pdf
  7. ^ http://censusdocs.edmonton.ca/C05022B/MUNICIPAL%202005/Neighbourhood/KAMEYOSEK.pdf

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