Britannia Youngstown is a residential neighbourhood in west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Originally part of the Town of Jasper Place, it became part of Edmonton when Jasper Place amalgamated with Edmonton in 1964.
The neighbourhood is bounded on the west by Mayfield Road, on the north by 107 Avenue, on the east by 156 Street, and on the south by Stony Plain Road.
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A high proportion, approximately six out of ten, residences are rented with only four out of ten being owner occupied. Almost half (48%)of residences in the neighbourhood are apartments in low rise buildings of five or fewer stories. Another 40% are single family dwellings, with almost all of the remainder being row houses (6%) and duplexes[1] (5%).
The average household size is 2.1 persons, with approximately seven out of ten households having one or two people.
Average household income is lower than the Edmonton overall.
| Income By Household - 2001 Census[2] [3] | ||
| Income Range ($) | Britannia Youngstown[4] | Edmonton[5] |
|---|---|---|
| (% of Households) | (% of Households) | |
| Under $10,000 | 11.5%% | 6.3% |
| $10,000-$19,999 | 19.2% | 12.4% |
| $20,000-$29,999 | 17.3% | 11.9% |
| $30,000-$39,999 | 13.9% | 11.8% |
| $40,000-$49,999 | 9.0% | 10.9% |
| $50,000-$59,999 | 10.4% | 9.5% |
| $60,000-$69,999 | 5.1% | 8.3% |
| $70,000-$79,999 | 5.3% | 6.7% |
| $80,000-$89,999 | 3.5% | 5.4% |
| $90,000-$99,999 | 1.8% | 4.2%% |
| $100,000 and over | 3.0% | 12.6%% |
| Average household income | $37,853 | $57,360 |
There are three schools in the neighbourhood. Youngstown Elementary School and Britannia Junior High School are operated by the Edmonton Public School system, while St. Luke Catholic School is operated by Edmonton Caltholic School system.
The Edmonton Fire Department also operates a training facility in a former public high school in the neighbourhood's east end.
The Mayfield Common shopping centre and the Westlawn Cemetery are located at the south west corner of the neighbourhood.
The neighbourhood is surrounded by a mixture of residential neighbourhoods and light industrial subdivisions.
Residential neighbourhoods are Mayfield to the north, High Park to the north east, Canora to the east, West Jasper Place to the south east, and Glenwood to the south.
Industrial subdivisions are Youngstown Industrial to the west and north west, Stone Industrial to the west, and the commercial district of Place LaRue to the south west.
| Youngstown Industrial | Mayfield | High Park | ||
| Youngstown Industrial, Stone Industrial | Canora | |||
| Britannia Youngstown | ||||
| Place LaRue | Glenwood | West Jasper Place |