Tweddle Place, Edmonton

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Tweddle Place is a residential neighbourhood in the Millbourne community in the Mill Woods area of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is named for a former city commissioner, Malcolm Tweddle.[1]

The neighbourhood is bounded on the north by Whitemud Drive, on the west by 91 Street, on the east by 76 Street, and on the south by Mill Woods Road and by 38 Avenue. Millbourne Road West cuts through the neighbourhood.

The Edmonton Transit System's Millgate Transit Centre is located just to the north of the neighbourhood on the other side of Whitemud Drive.

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[edit] Residential development

According to the 2001 federal census, the bulk of the residential construction in Tweddle Place occurred during the 1970s when roughly eight out of ten (82.1%) residences were built. substantially all residential construction was complete by 1990.[2]

Roughly half (50%) of the residences in the neighbourhood, according to the 2005 municipal census, are single family dwellings. Another three in ten (28%) are rented apartments in low rise buildings with fewer than five stories. One in five (18%) are row houses and 5% are duplexes.[3] Six out of ten residences (59%) are owner occupied and four out of ten (41%) are rented.[4]

[edit] Population mobility

The residential population in the neighbourhood is somewhat mobile, with almost one in five residents (17.3%) having moved within the preceding 12 months according to the 2005 municipal census. Another one in five (18.0%) had moved within the previous one to three years. At the same time, just over half (53.4%) had been at the same address for at least five years.[5]

[edit] Schools

There are four schools located in the neighbourhood. The Edmonton Public School System operates the Malcolm Tweddle Elementary School and the Edith Rogers Junior High School. The Edmonton Catholic School System operates the St. Hilda Junior High School. There is also an independent school, the Millwoods Christian School, located in the neighbourhood.

[edit] Surrounding Neighborhoods

Papaschase Industrial McIntyre Industrial McIntyre Industrial
v • d • e
 
Strathcona Industrial Park North Michaels Park
West   Tweddle Place    East
South
Strathcona Industrial Park Richfield Lee Ridge

[edit] References

  1. ^ Neighbourhood description in the City of Edmonton map utility.
  2. ^ http://censusdocs.edmonton.ca/DD23/FEDERAL%202001/Neighbourhood/TWEDDLE%20PLACE.pdf
  3. ^ Duplexes include triplexes and quadruplexes.
  4. ^ http://censusdocs.edmonton.ca/C05002/MUNICIPAL%202005/Neighbourhood/TWEDDLE%20PLACE.pdf
  5. ^ http://censusdocs.edmonton.ca/C05022B/MUNICIPAL%202005/Neighbourhood/TWEDDLE%20PLACE.pdf

[edit] External links

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