Grandview Heights, Edmonton

Grandview Heights is a residential neighbourhood in south west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is built on land owned by the McCauley family in the 1880s.[1]

The neighbourhood is bounded on the north by the North Saskatchewan River valley, on the west by the Whitemud Creek Ravine and on the south and east by the University of Alberta farm. Road access to the neighbourhood is by 122 Street from the south and by Belgravia Road and Fox Drive from the north. Despite a comparatively central location, Grandview Heights has no adjacent neighbourhoods, though it is geographically close to Lansdowne, Belgravia and Brookside.

According to the 2001 federal census, approximately 17 out of 20 residences in the neighbourhood were built during the 1960s. Substantially all of the residences (95%) are single family residences with almost all the remainder being rented apartments in a low rise building with fewer than five stories. Substantially all residences in the neighbourhood are owner occupied.[2]

Average household income in Grandview Heights is significantly higher than the average household income in the City of Edmonton at large.

Income By Household - 2001 Census[3][4]
Income Range ($) Grandview Heights[5] Edmonton[6]
(% of Households) (% of Households)
Under $10,000 2.9% 6.3%
$10,000-$19,999 4.3% 12.4%
$20,000-$29,999 5.8% 11.9%
$30,000-$39,999 7.2% 11.8%
$40,000-$49,999 4.3% 10.9%
$50,000-$59,999 4.3% 9.5%
$60,000-$69,999 2.9% 8.3%
$70,000-$79,999 4.5% 6.7%
$80,000-$89,999 11.6% 5.4%
$90,000-$99,999 0.0% 4.2%
$100,000 and over 52.2% 12.6%
Average household income $134,233 $57,360

There is a single school in the neighbourhood, operated by the Edmonton Public School System, Grandview Heights Elementary Junior High School.

References

  1. ^ From the neighbourhood description in the City of Edmonton map utility.
  2. ^ [1] and [2]
  3. ^ 2000 dollars
  4. ^ Income is for all persons in the household. So, if there are two persons in the household and each person earns $15,000, the household income is $30,000
  5. ^ http://censusdocs.edmonton.ca/DD26/FEDERAL%202001/Neighbourhood/GRANDVIEW%20HEIGHTS.pdf
  6. ^ http://censusdocs.edmonton.ca/DD26/FEDERAL%202001/CITY/EDMONTON.pdf

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