Meadowgreen, Saskatoon
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| City of Saskatoon Neighbourhoods | |
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| Meadowgreen | |
| Confederation Suburban Development Area | |
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| Population: | 3,860 |
| Average Family Income: | $37,541 |
| Average Household Size: | 2.5 |
| Homeownership: | 47.4% |
| Average Home Selling Price: | $89,331 |
| Municipal Ward: | 2 |
| Gross Area | 303.53 Acres |
| Statistics c2005 [1] [2] | |
Meadowgreen community is a geographically localized subdivision of the Confederation Suburban Development Area in the city of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Meadowgreen is surrounded by an abundance of green space and walking trails without being a River side neighbourhood. The buffer zone along Circle Drive has a newly created walking trail. The southern buffer zone along 11th Street connects to the east with Fred Mendel Park of the Pleasant Hill neighbourhood and to the west with the off leash dog run located in the Confederation Suburban Centre neighbourhood. As well the newly re-located Meadowgreen Park and Peter Pond Park provide leisure activities such as basketball courts and playgrounds. Within the Confederation SDA of Saskatoon, the neighborhood of Meadowgreen comprises the area south of 22nd Street, north of the buffer zone between 11th Street and Appleby Drive, east of Circle Drive, and west of Avenue W South. Meadowgreen has a little higher population in its neighbourhood 3,860 compared to Adelaide/Churchill at 3,535. A nearby community of Mount Royal is the next largest of Saskatoon's subdivisions at 4,110 persons. The Saskatchewan provincial town of Battleford is the rural area in with the closest population size. Battleford's population was 3,685 on the 2006 Census, and 3,820 persons as of 2001 compared to the Saskatoon neighbourhood of Meadowgreen's population of 2001 at 3,860. [3] Battleford is sprawled over 5764.968 acres or 23.33 km², whereas Meadowgreen is within 303.53 acres or 1.22834 km². Where Battleford shows total dwellings of 1,485, Meadowgreen has 1,560 dwellings. [4] [5] Internationally, the neighbourhood of Meadowgreen is about the same size as Harden Shire, New South Wales, Australia. [6] The population on the 2001 census was the same for both Harden Shire, New South Wales, Australia and the neighbourhood of Meadowgreen at 3,860. [7] This rural shire of Harden contains about 6 small towns.
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[edit] Education
- W.P. Bate School was originally located on Ottawa Avenue South in 1974. In September 2006, students attended school at the new location on 18th Street West. The school namesake, W.P. Bate, homesteaded nearby at NW Section 24 Township 36 Range 5 W of the 3rd Meridian, provisional district of Saskatchewan, North West Territories and received his dominion land grant patent Oct 31, 1892. [8]
| W.P. Bate Community School | |
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| 2515 18th Street West |
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| School district | Saskatoon Public Schools |
| Affiliation(s) | Public |
| Principal | Sheila Pocha |
| Type | Elementary |
| Grades | 1-8 |
| Established | 1974 on Ottawa Avenue South |
| Homepage | W.P. Bate - Saskatoon Public Schools |
[edit] Demographics
There are 3,860 people living in this area of Saskatoon, with the 34% of this population being employed in sales and service, the main occupation of this neighbourhood. The average income as of 2006 was $37,541 enabling an average house market value of $105,527. 770 of the 1,560 homes are detached residences, the majority built between 1960 to 1980.[9]
[edit] Shopping
Within Meadowgreen is Westgreen Plaza which has a laundromat and convenience store. There are also two other tenants in the plaza. Near to Meadowgreen is Westgate Plaza, and the Confederation Suburban Centre. This shopping mall is a small strip mall which serves a very local neighbourhood population.
[edit] See also
List of shopping malls in Saskatoon
[edit] Parks
- Cahill Park - 1.48 acres
- Meadowgreen Park -
- Peter Pond Park - 1.62 acres
W.P. Bate School opened January 2006, exchanging places with Meadowgreen Park.
[edit] Religious institutions
- Chan Tam Buddhist Congregation Saskatoon Inc. [10]
- Our Lady of Czestochowa Roman Catholic Services [11]
- Pleasant Hill Mennonite Church was built in 1953, however services began as early as 1928.[12]
[edit] Hotels, motels, lodgings
Meadowgreen Cottage Bed & Breakfast[13]
[edit] Recycling
Meadowgreen Recycle Depot - Corner of 22nd St. W. and Witney Ave.[14]
[edit] Transportation
[edit] City transit
Meadowgreen is serviced by the Saskatoon Transit bus route #2 Meadowgreen - 8th Street.
[edit] History
The land for Meadowgreen was annexed by the city of Saskatoon between 1955 and 1959.[15] Approximately 33% of the dwellings were built in the 1960s, and 45% built in the 1970s. [16]
[edit] Layout
The area south of 18th Street, north of the buffer zone between 11th Street and Appleby Drive, east of Circle Drive, and west of Avenue W South is laid out in a court system. The northern portion is laid out grid fashion; avenues run alphabetically north and south, Streets run numerically east and west. After Avenue X North, the Avenues are named after Canadian Cities such as Montreal Avenue, Ottawa, Winnipeg and Vancouver. Witney Avenue is the only anomaly to the naming convention, and is named in lieu of having an Avenue Z.[17]
[edit] Life
Meadowgreen Community Association operates out of W.P. Bate School to provide leisure activities for the area.
[edit] Location
| North: Mount Royal | ||
| West: Confederation Suburban Centre | Meadowgreen | East: Pleasant Hill |
| South: Sedco / South West Industrial | West Industrial |
[edit] References
- ^ Neighbourhood Profiles
- ^ About Saskatoon - sellingsaskatoon.comURL accessed February 17, 2007
- ^ City of Saskatoon · Departments · Community Services · Community MeadowgreenURL accessed April 10, 2007
- ^ City of Saskatoon · Departments · Community Services · Community MeadowgreenURL accessed April 10, 2007
- ^ 2006 Community Profiles Statistics Canada URL accessed April 10, 2007
- ^ Population in Harden Shire AustraliaURL accessed April 10, 2007
- ^ City of Saskatoon · Departments · Community Services · Community MeadowgreenURL accessed April 10, 2007
- ^ NW Section 24 Township 36 Range 5 W of the 3rd Meridian Letters PatentURL accessed March 3, 2007
- ^ Saskatoon Real Estate Resource Centre, Neighbourhoods, Hudson Bay ParkURL accessed January 26, 2007]
- ^ Directwest, A Sask Tel Company (2006/2007). in (eds.): Sask Tel Phone Book. www.directwest.com, p.141.
- ^ Directwest, A Sask Tel Company (2006/2007). in (eds.): Sask Tel Phone Book. www.directwest.com, p.794.
- ^ Pleasant Hill Mennonite Church (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada)URL accessed January 26, 2007]
- ^ Meadowgreen Cottage Bed & Breakfast - Saskatoon Hotel & Accommodation GuideURL accessed January 26, 2007
- ^ City of Saskatoon · Departments · Utility Services · Environmental ...URL accessed January 25, 2007
- ^ Populace Spring 2006URL accessed April 1, 2007
- ^ City of Saskatoon · Departments · Community Services · Community MeadowgreenURL accessed April 1, 2007
- ^ City of Saskatoon · Departments · Community Services · Community MeadowgreenURL accessed April 1, 2007
- ^ Selling an Idea or a ProductURL accessed January 27, 2007
[edit] External links
- City of Saskatoon · Departments · Community Services · Community Meadowgreen
- Meadowgreen map and demographics City of Saskatoon
- Saskatoon Neighbourhoods Word Search Puzzle
- City of Saskatoon · Departments · Community Services · Community ...
- City of Saskatoon City of Saskatoon · Departments · Community Services · City Planning · ZAM Maps
- Populace Spring 2006
