Grandview Heights, Edmonton
| Grandview Heights | |
|---|---|
| Neighbourhood | |
  Grandview Heights Location of Grandview Heights in Edmonton | |
| Coordinates: 53°30′00″N 113°32′53″W / 53.500°N 113.548°W | |
| Country |
 Canada |
| Province |
 Alberta |
| City | Edmonton |
| Quadrant[1] | NW |
| Ward[1] | 10 |
| Sector[2] | Mature area |
| Government[3] | |
| • Administrative body | Edmonton City Council |
| • Councillor | Don Iveson |
| Area[4] | |
| • Total | 0.56 km2 (0.22 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 674 m (2,211 ft) |
| Population (2012)[5] | |
| • Total | 1,090 |
| • Density | 1,946.4/km2 (5,041/sq mi) |
| • Change (2009–12) |
 -4.1% |
| • Dwellings | 366 |
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.[6]
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.
 Residential side street in Grandview Heights. (May 2008) |
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.[7][8]
Demographics
In the City of Edmonton's 2012 municipal census, Grandview Heights had a population of 1,090 living in 366 dwellings,[5] a -4.1% change from its 2009 population of 1,137.[9] With a land area of 0.56 km2 (0.22 sq mi),[4] it had a population density of 1,946.4 people/km2 in 2012.[4][5]
Average household income in Grandview Heights is significantly higher than the average household income in the City of Edmonton at large.
| Income Range ($) | Grandview Heights[12] | Edmonton[13] |
|---|---|---|
| (% 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 2 "City of Edmonton Wards & Standard Neighbourhoods" (PDF). City of Edmonton. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
- ↑ "Edmonton Developing and Planned Neighbourhoods, 2011" (PDF). City of Edmonton. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
- ↑ "City Councillors". City of Edmonton. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
- 1 2 3 "Neighbourhoods (data plus kml file)". City of Edmonton. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
- 1 2 3 "Municipal Census Results – Edmonton 2012 Census". City of Edmonton. Retrieved February 22, 2013.
- ↑ From the neighbourhood description in the City of Edmonton map utility.
- ↑ http://censusdocs.edmonton.ca/DD23/FEDERAL%202001/Neighbourhood/GRANDVIEW%20HEIGHTS.pdf
- ↑ http://censusdocs.edmonton.ca/C05002/MUNICIPAL%202005/Neighbourhood/GRANDVIEW%20HEIGHTS.pdf
- ↑ "2009 Municipal Census Results". City of Edmonton. Retrieved February 22, 2013.
- ↑ 2000 dollars
- ↑ 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
- ↑ http://censusdocs.edmonton.ca/DD26/FEDERAL%202001/Neighbourhood/GRANDVIEW%20HEIGHTS.pdf
- ↑ http://censusdocs.edmonton.ca/DD26/FEDERAL%202001/CITY/EDMONTON.pdf