List of neighbourhoods in Edmonton
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This is a list of residential neighbourhoods in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Unlike the category list, neighbourhoods are grouped geographically so that, to a greater or lesser degree, a neighbourhood is grouped with other neighbourhoods that are geographically close.
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[edit] North Central Edmonton
[edit] Downtown Edmonton
The downtown core of Edmonton is officially bounded by 109 Street to the west, 104 Avenue to the north, 97 Street to the east, 97 Avenue,100 Avenue, and Rossdale Road to the south and Jasper Avenue to the southeast.
Districts (unofficial) within the downtown core:
- Arts District
- Commercial Core
- Government Centre
- Jasper West
- Mackay Avenue
- Rice Howard Way
- Warehouse District
[edit] Neighbourhoods adjacent to Downtown
The following neighbourhoods are immediately adjacent to the downtown core, and are sometimes considered, unofficially, to be part of downtown. They fall completely within an area bounded by the North Saskatchewan River on the south and south east, 82 Street to the east, 112 Avenue on the north, and 124 Street on the west.
- Boyle Street
- Central McDougall
- Grandin (south east portion of Oliver)
- McCauley
- Oliver
- Queen Mary Park
- Riverdale
- Rossdale
[edit] Other neighbourhoods in North Central Edmonton
These neighbourhoods are located north of 111 Avenue, south of the Yellowhead Trail, west of the LRT right of way, and east of 121 Street. The Edmonton City Centre Airport is also located within this area.
[edit] South Central Edmonton
These neighbourhoods fall entirely within an area bounded by the North Saskatchewan River on the north and west, 83 Avenue on the east, and by Whyte Avenue (between 109 Street and 83 Street) and University Avenue (between 109 Street and the river valley. The main campus of the University of Alberta also falls within this area.
[edit] West Edmonton
West Edmonton includes the neighbourhoods within an area bounded by 124 Street on the east, the city limits on the west, 111 Avenue on the north, and the North Saskatchewan River on the south.
[edit] Jasper Place
These neighbourhoods were part of the Town of Jasper Place, which was amalgamated with Edmonton in 1964. Prior to amalgamation, Jasper Place stretched from 118 Avenue to the north to the North Saskatchewan River in the south, and from 149 Street in the east to 170 Street in the west. The town's main street was Stony Plain Road.[1]
- Britannia Youngstown
- Canora
- Elmwood
- Glenwood
- High Park
- Jasper Park
- Mayfield
- Lynnwood
- Meadowlark Park
- Patricia Heights
- Rio Terrace
- Sherwood
- West Jasper Place
- West Meadowlark Park
[edit] Other West Edmonton
- Aldergrove
- Belmead
- Breckenridge Greens
- Buena Vista (River valley portion of Laurier Heights)
- Callingwood North
- Callingwood South
- Cameron Heights
- Crestwood
- Dechene
- Donsdale
- Gariepy
- Glastonbury
- Glenora
- Granville
- Groat Estates (South portion of Westmount)
- Grovenor
- Jamieson Place
- La Perle
- Laurier Heights
- Lymburn
- McQueen
- North Glenora
- Oleskiw
- Ormsby Place
- Parkview
- Place LaRue
- Potter Greens
- Quesnell Heights
- Suder Greens
- Summerlea
- Stewart Greens
- Terra Losa
- The Hamptons
- Thorncliff
- Valleyview (East portion of Parkview)
- Webber Greens
- Wedgewood Heights
- West Glenora (Grovenor)
- Westgrove (Grovenor)
- Westmount
- Westridge
- Westview Village
[edit] Southwest Edmonton
Neighbourhoods in southwest Edmonton are those located within the city limits that are south of the North Saskatchewan River and west of Gateway Boulevard. It excludes those neighbourhoods north of University Avenue and Whyte Avenue, which are included under South Central Edmonton.
- Allendale
- Ambleside
- Aspen Gardens
- Bearspaw
- Belgravia
- Blackburne
- Blackmud Creek
- Blue Quill
- Blue Quill Estates
- Brander Gardens
- Brookside
- Bulyea Heights
- Callaghan
- Carter Crest
- Duggan
- Empire Park
- Ermineskin
- Falconer Heights
- Grandview Heights
- Greenfield
- Haddow
- Henderson Estates
- Heritage
- Hodgson
- Keheewin
- Lansdowne
- Leger
- Lendrum Place
- MacEwan
- Malmo Plains
- McKernan
- Ogilvie Ridge
- Parkallen
- Petrolia (Greenfield)
- Pleasantview
- Queen Alexandra
- Ramsay Heights
- Rhatigan Ridge
- Richford
- Rideau Park
- Royal Gardens
- Rutherford
- Skyrattler
- Steinhauer
- Sweet Grass
- Terwillegar Towne
- Twin Brooks
- Westbrook Estates
- Windermere Estates
[edit] Southeast Edmonton
Neighbourhoods in southeast Edmonton are those neighbourhoods within the city limits and south of Whyte Avenue and east of Gateway Boulevard. It also includes those neighbourhoods located north of Whyte Avenue, south of the North Saskatchewan River and east of 85 Street.
[edit] Mill Woods
Mill Woods is further divided into eight communities. The communities with their respective neighbourhoods are:
[edit] Burnewood
[edit] Knottwood
[edit] Lakewood
[edit] Millhurst
[edit] Millbourne
[edit] Ridgewood
[edit] Southwood
[edit] Woodvale
[edit] The Meadows
The Meadows is an area east of Mill Woods that will include seven neighbourhoods when fully developed. It is bounded by 34th Street on the west, Whitemud Drive on the north, and Anthony Henday Drive (Highway 216) on the South and East. Its neighbourhoods are:
- Larkspur
- Silver Berry
- Tamarack
- Wild Rose
- Three additional, as yet unnamed neighbourhoods
[edit] Other Southeast Edmonton
- Argyll
- Avonmore
- Capilano
- Charlesworth
- Ellerslie
- Forest Heights
- Fulton Place
- Gold Bar
- Hardisty (Fulton Place)
- Hazeldean
- Holyrood
- Idylwylde
- Kenilworth
- King Edward Park
- Maple Ridge
- Ottewell
- Ritchie
- Summerside
- Terrace Heights
- Walker
[edit] Northwest Edmonton
Northwest Edmonton includes those neighbourhoods located inside the city limits that are north of the Yellowhead Trail and west of 97 Street, as well as those neighbourhoods west of 121 Street between 111 Avenue on the south and the Yellowhead Trail on the north.
[edit] Castledowns (1971)
The north/south boundaries of Castledowns proper range from the planned route of the Outer Ring Road to 137th avenue. The east/west boundaries cover 97th street to 127th street. This does not include the region from Castledowns Road eastward to 97 street and 153 avenue south to 137 street (Year subdivision established in brackets).[2] Castledowns was once the location of the Edmonton International Speedway.
- Baranow (1979)
- Baturyn (1973)
- Beaumaris (1973)
- Caernarvon (1972)
- Canossa (1982)
- Carlisle (1972)
- Chambery (1983)
- Dunluce (1973)
- Elsinore (1982)
- Lorelei (1973)
- Rapperswill (1982)
[edit] The Pallisades (1984)
The Pallisades ranges north/south between the planned Outer Ring Road and 137 avenue and east/west between 127 street and 142 street.[2]
[edit] Other north west Edmonton
- Athlone
- Calder
- Dovercourt
- Dunvegan (west portion of Athlone)
- Griesbach
- Inglewood
- Kensington
- Lauderdale
- Prince Charles
- Rosslyn
- Sherbrooke
- Wellington
- Woodcroft
[edit] Northeast Edmonton
Northeast Edmonton includes neighbourhoods within the city limits located north of the Yellowhead Trail and east of 97 Street, as well as those neighbourhoods located south of the Yellowhead Trail, north of the North Saskatchewan River, and east of the LRT right of way.
[edit] Beverly
These neighbourhoods are located in the area that was part of, or located near, the Town of Beverly prior to its amalgamation with Edmonton on December 31, 1961. Those areas near the town had coal mines for which the town provided the workforce.
[edit] Clareview
[edit] Hermitage
[edit] Other Northeast Edmonton
- Balwin
- Belle Rive
- Bellevue
- Belvedere
- Brintnell
- Casselman
- Cromdale
- Delwood
- Eaux Claires
- Evansdale (Dickinsfield)
- Evergreen
- Glengarry
- Highlands
- Hollick-Kenyon
- Kildare
- Kilkenny
- Killarney
- Klarvatten
- Lago Lindo
- Matt Berry
- Mayliewan
- McConachie
- McLeod
- Miller
- Montrose
- Newton
- Northmount (Dickinsfield)
- Ozerna
- Schonsee
- Virginia Park
- York
[edit] Tent Cities & Housing Crisis
Recently, with the major boom in the Alberta economy, vacancy rates have reached an all time low. At the same time, rents and other housing costs continue to increase without a comparable cost-of-living increase in the incomes of those living and working in Alberta. This has created a housing crisis in Edmonton.
One of the results of this crisis is that small tent cities have appeared in many places in the city. Most of these are located near the downtown core and in the river valley.
Many of the people living in tents are working poor who have not been able to obtain or retain suitable permanent housing. The Government of Alberta has instituted a Homelessness and Eviction Prevenention Fund "to provide short-term assistance to prevent Albertans from becoming homeless and to help individuals and families stabilize their shelter arrangements."[3] While people seeking support from the fund are required to provide evidence of need, for example, "an eviction notice or arrears statement from a landlord; and confirmation, such as a bank statement, to show they have limited funds to cover the rent shortfall,"[4] Global News reported on July 17, 2007, that there has been some abuse by individuals who seem to addicted to crack as this is a growing problem in the area.
[edit] Business revitalization zones
The business revitalization zone (BRZ) program was established to allow certain commercial areas of the city to administer and promote themselves internally. Many of the zones (or districts) that emerged from this have since acquired a virtual "neighbourhood" status by the people of Edmonton. Most zones now offer a unique street shopping environment (many have restaurants and nightlife too) and have become popular destinations for both Edmontonians and visitors to the city. None of these zones are officially designated as neighbourhoods unto themselves however. The City of Calgary also uses BRZs, and other cities have equivalent systems.
See also: Business Improvement District.
- 124 Street and Area
- 97 Street and Area
- Alberta Avenue
- Beverly
- Downtown (within the Downtown Commercial Core)
- Fort Road and Area
- Inglewood (within the neighbourhood of Inglewood)
- Kingsway
- Northwest Industrial
- Old Strathcona
- Stony Plain Road
[edit] References
- ^ Real Estate Weekly (October 2002). When Jasper Place Joined Edmonton. Retrieved on 2007-05-01.
- ^ a b Information derived from reference text. City of Edmonton, Naming Edmonton. Edmonton: University of Alberta Press, 2004. ISBN 0-88864-423-X
- ^ Homeless and Eviction Prevention Fund
- ^ Frequently Asked Questions
[edit] External links
- Edmonton Federation of Community Leagues. Retrieved on 2007-05-01.
