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Northwest Edmonton Neighbourhoods

Athlone

The Earl of Athlone, Canada’s Governor-General for six years beginning in 1940, lends his name to this residential area in north western Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The western part of the neighbourhood also goes by Dunvegan.

The eastern border is 127th Street. The south has its border a half block south of 127th Street. To the north, east of 135th Street, the border is 132nd Avenue. The northern border to the west of 135th Street is a half block to the south of the same 132nd Avenue. The western edge is a half block west of 139th Street until you get to 130th Avenue. Then the border is a half block to the west of 138th Street.

Development began before the end of World War II, but most of the construction was completed between the war’s end and 1970, where 56 percent of homes were built. In the 1990s construction began on the remaining 33 percent of the homes.

Single family homes make up 80 percent of the housing market, followed by row houses at 14 percent. Duplexes make up the remainder. Only 27 percent of the homes are rentals.

District schools are Sir John Thompson Catholic Junior High, Athlone Elementary and Wellington Junior High. Kensington Cross Centre is to the north.

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Baranow

Founded prior to World War II, Alberta Avenue is one of the older residential districts in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is considered a lower income neighbourhood but recently it has caught the eye of the art community and Alberta Avenue is rapidly becoming a favoured destination, much as White Avenue was during the 1980s and 1990s.

The eastern border is 89th Street, once known as Fox Street, the west is 97th Street, with its former name being Namayo Avenue and on the south is 111th Avenue which once was called Norwood Boulevard. The northern edge is framed by 122nd Avenue, once bearing the name of Woodward Avenue.

The majority of the homes are single family residences, making up almost 80% of the housing market. The remaining residences are made up of single family homes with attached suites and duplexes. Roughly 70% of homes are lived in by their owners. The area is targeted for redevelopment under the Alberta Avenue/Eastwood Neighbourhood Improvement Plan.

Residents have easy access to the Joe Clarke Athletic Grounds and Commonwealth Stadium to the north east and to Giovani Caboto Park. Norwood Boulevard is lined with shops, restaurants and service outlets. The Norwood Elementary School, part of the Edmonton Public School System is also located on Norwood Boulevard.

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Baturyn

Baturyn neighborhood is a small, residential neighborhood located north of the Edmonton area. It is situated among a number of small neighborhoods in the Castledowns area. Baturyn is literally located among almost a dozen neighborhoods. On its north side, Baturyn is bordered by Chambery and Elsinore. On its north west corner, the neighborhood of Canossa borders it, and a Lago Lindo borders it to the northeast. Canossa also borders Baturyn on the west side, and Lago Lindo also borders Baturyn on the east side.

South of Baturyn, there is Lorelei directly south, and the neighborhood of Eaux Claires borders Baturyn to the southeast. Dunluce borders the southwest corner. The neighborhood is centered around the main road, 97 street, which gives residents easy access to not only downtown and the Institute of Technology, but to the north it provides direct access to CFB Edmonton.

Seventy-five percent of residences were constructed during the 1970's. The area was continued to be developed through the eighties, when about one-fifth of the homes in Baturyn were built. By the end of the decade, the neighborhood was complete. Over seventy percent of all residences were constructed are single-family homes. The area also hosts duplexes and row houses. Very few people rent in Baturyn, with over 85% of homes being occupied by the owner.

Baturyn hosts two schools, a public and a private. The public school, Baturyn Elementary School, is operated by the Edmonton Public School System, and the private school, St. Charles Catholic Elementary School, is operated by the Edmonton Catholic School System.

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Beaumaris

Beaumaris neighborhood is a modest, residential neighborhood located north of the Edmonton area. It is situated among a number of small neighborhoods in the Castledowns area. This neighborhood is named after the Beaumaris Castle in Wales.

The neighborhood reaches to 153 Ave. on the south end, and its boundaries reach to 97 St. on the east side. The neighborhood runs are far west as Castledowns Rd. The north side of Beaumaris is met by 160 Ave. and Beaumaris Road.

The neighborhood was began in the seventies, when just one in four residences were built in the moderate neighborhood. The majority of the homes in the neighborhood are single-family homes. During the 1980's and 1990's, the neighborhood continued to be developed, and Beaumaris reached its complete capacity of structures in the late 1990's.

The area also hosts a fair number of apartment buildings and condominium complexes. Thirty-seven percent of residences in Beaumaris are either a low-rise apartment or condominium building. Three out of four residences are occupied by the owners, and about ten percent of the residences are row houses.

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Caernarvon

Caernarvon is another neighborhood located in the Castledowns area, north of Edmonton. Caernarvon, like many of its surrounding neighborhoods, is also named after a castle in Wales.

Most of the homes in the area were constructed during the 1970's and the 1980's, resulting in over eighty percent of its construction. Sixty percent of the homes in the neighborhood are single-family dwellings. About a quarter of the homes are row houses. Another ten percent of the structures are low-rise apartment buildings. Three out of four residents own their home, and the other 25% rents.

The area is known for its long term residents. More than half of all residents have lived in the area for more than five years, and about fifteen percent of the residents were new to the area within the past year, according to the 2005 census.

The neighborhood hosts two schools, a public and a private. Caernarvon runs north to 153 Ave. Castledowns Rd. draws the neighborhood's eastern boundary. 145 Ave. is Caernarvon's southern boundary, and the neighborhood ends a half block past 123 St.

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Calder

A residential town in Edmonton’s northwest area, Calder was once part of Hudson’s Bay Company reserve. Its original population was composed of Grand Trunk Pacific Railway employees. It had been developed to provide homes for the railway crews that worked on the roundhouse, maintenance building and rail yards. In 1917, the Calder neighbourhood was annexed by the City of Edmonton. According to data from 2001, approximately 4,300 people live in the neighbourhood, and the mean household income is $34,200. The average household size is 2.4 residents.

Calder’s borders include 127 Street to the west, 113A Street to the east, 132 Avenue to the north and 127 Avenue to the south.

Much of Calder’s housing stock is older, with almost 12 percent of its residences built before 1945. About 45 percent of its homes were constructed in the postwar years through 1960, approximately 17 percent were built in the 1960s, and some 19 percent rose in the 1970s. Another eight percent were constructed in the 1980s. In 2009, the average home in Calder sold for $294,457.

Single-family houses account for roughly two-thirds of Calder’s homes. Almost 20 percent of its residences are duplexes, and some 14 percent are low-rise apartment dwellings. With its many relatively large lots, Calder has been the site of a number of teardowns, in which new-construction homes replace older ones. Approximately 55 percent of Calder’s homes are owner-occupied. Calder’s population exhibits a tendency toward mobility, as the 2005 census indicated that some 18 percent of its residents had moved within the past year.

Public schools include Calder and Kensington Elementaries and Rosslyn Junior High.

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Canossa

Canossa is a small, residential neighborhood north of Edmonton. Another one of the north-end neighborhoods, it attracts many CFB Edmonton personnel who choose to live off base. Its a relatively new neighborhood, with most of the construction taking place after 1990.

According to the latest census, most of the homes in Canossa are single-family homes. Over eighty percent of the homes are single-family homes. Another eleven percent of the area's homes are duplexes. 97% of homes are occupied by their owners.

The majority of the residents of Canossa are wealthier than other areas of Edmonton. Over twenty-eight percent of residents make more than $100,000 a year. Of the remaining residents, over forty of them earn between $50,000 and $80,000 each year.

The north of Canossa is merely rural wilderness. All of the northern borders of Canossa are just rural area. Rapperswill sits on the west side of Canossa and Baturyn and Chamberry border it to the east.

The area runs west, from 112 St. to 167 Ave. Its southern most part borders 119 St.

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Carlisle

North of Edmonton, Carlisle is another one of the north-end neighborhoods located near the Castledowns area. The neighborhood is named after the Carlisle Castle in England. The majority of the construction in Carlisle took place in the 1970's. Three out of four homes were constructed during the period, with the remaining construction taking place during the 1990's.

About fifty-five percent of the residences are single-family homes. Another twenty-five percent of homes are row houses. One out of ever ten homes is a duplex. Residents are owners and renters, with little over half of them being owners of the home they occupy.

The population of citizens in Carlisle seems some what mobile. Census information shows that over thirteen percent of the residents have moved within the previous year. One in four people had moved within the past three years, and about fifty percent of them lived at the same address for more than five years.

Castledowns Road borders the neighborhood on the east, and 137 St. borders it on the south side. Carlisle runs north to 145 Ave. The west side boundary is near 121 St. The area hosts a single private school, St. Timothy Catholic Elementary School.

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Carlton

The residential neighbourhood of Carlton sits in the Pallisades district of north western Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The western border is 142nd Street, the southern is 153rd Avenue and the northern edge is 167th Avenue. The eastern boundary is just one half block to the west of 134th Street.

As of 2005, the single family home was the most common type of accommodation in Carlton, making up 88 percent of the housing inventory. The remainder are duplexes. Owner occupied homes make up 97 percent of the residences.

The closest schools are in the Dunluce neighbourhood to the east. The closest major shopping mall is Kensington Crossing to the south and its neighbours the Castle Downs Centre Mall and White Oaks Square. The smaller Dunluce Centre is just to the east of Carlton. Harry Singer Park, a large open green space, is to the south west.

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Chambery

Chambery, located in the far north western area of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada is a new development, which as of 2005 had less than 300 residences, all of which were single family homes. The area is named after France’s Chateau deCambery and is an excellent residential location for those employed at CFB Edmonton which is just north of the city limits.

The neighbourhood is bordered on the west by 112th Street and the Canossa district, and on the north by open rural land. The southern end is one half block north of 173rd Avenue A. The Elsinore district and Highway 28 are to the east.

There is one elementary school in the district, part of the Edmonton Public School System. A Catholic school is two blocks south of the southern border. The closest shopping centres are Namao Centre to the south east and Castledown Drug Centre to the south.

There is a large open green space in the middle of the development and public transit buses offer scheduled service around the perimeter.

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Cumberland

Cumberland is in the north western section of the city of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is part of the Pallisades district north of the downtown core. It is a fairly affluent neighbourhood with the average household income higher than the average for the city as a whole.

The eastern boundary is 127th Street; the northern is 153rd Street and 142nd Street edges the western end. The southern border winds along Cumberland Road between 127th and 136th Street and then follows a line roughly half a block north of 145th Avenue.
Almost all construction in Cumberland, over 98 percent, occurred between 1990 and 2000. Single family homes are the most popular structure, accounting for 91 percent of the housing inventory. The remaining homes are row houses. 89 percent of homes are occupied by their owners.

One Catholic School and one Edmonton Public School are just to the east of Cumberland. The closest shopping malls are Castle Downs Centre, White Oaks Square and Kensington Crossing, all to the south.

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Dovercourt

Dovercourt is a residential area in Edmonton’s northwest region. The City of Edmonton annexed the land in 1913, but construction of homes did not begin until the years following World War II.

The median household income, according to the 2001 census, is $60,631. Also reported in 2001 was a population of 2,170. The average household size is 2.6 residents.

Dovercourt’s boundaries include Yellowhead Trail to the north, 118 Avenue to the south, St. Albert Trail to the east and 142 Street to the west.

Per the 2001 census, some 79 percent of the neighbourhood’s housing stock was constructed between 1945 and 1960. An additional 13 percent was built in the 1960s, and the area was built out by 1970. About 81 percent of Dovercourt’s homes are owner-occupied. The average home in Dovercourt sold for $333,867 in 2009.

Public schools in Dovercourt include Dovercourt Elementary and Ross Sheppard High Schools. Private schools include St. Rita, St. Pius and Ben Calf Robe Elementary Schools.

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Dunluce

Taking its name from a castle in Northern Ireland, the neighbourhood of Dunluce is located in north Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is part of the Castledowns area and residents enjoy easy access to the Castledowns Recreation Centre that is in the south eastern corner of the district. The western boundary is 127th Street, the east is Castledown Roads and 167th brings up the north. The southern edge is 153rd Avenue.

Most of the development in Dunluce took place in the 1970s and the early part of the 1980s. Almost half, 49 percent of the homes are single family structures, followed by apartments at 19 percent, row houses at 18 percent and duplexes with 10 percent of the housing inventory. 5 percent of the properties are mobile homes. Roughly 64 percent of homes are occupied by their owners.

Two schools service the area, the Dunluce Elementary School, part of the Edmonton Public School System and a Catholic facility, the St. Lucy Elementary School.

Dunluce Square provides nearby shopping. The larger Lake Beaumaris Mall is just a short drive to the east.

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Elsinore

Near the northern end of the city of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, lays the neighbourhood of Elsinore, part of the Castledowns district. Rural, mostly undeveloped land frames the northern edge. The Canadian Forces Bases Edmonton is also to the north, making Elsinore a favoured residential area for those working at that facility.

97th Street, a major artery that leads all the way to Edmonton’s downtown core makes up Elsinore’s eastern edge. This road is handy for those attending the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology which is halfway between the neighbourhood and Edmonton’s downtown. 97th Street, when taken north, is also the major access road for CFB Edmonton.

Substantial development in the area did not occur until 1985. As of 2005, 82 percent of the homes were single family structures. Duplexes make up the remainder. Virtually all of the homes in the area are occupied by their owners and 40 percent of those have resided in the area for less than five years.

The closest schools are St. Lucy Catholic Elementary and the public Dunluce Elementary. Shopping is available at the nearby Lake Beaumaris Mall or at the smaller Dunluce Square.

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Griesbach

Set in Edmonton’s Castledowns region in the northwest area of Edmonton, Griesbach is a 620-acre residential community that was once a CFB Edmonton military base. After the military base relocated to an area north of Griesbach, the City of Edmonton bought the land, which is currently under development as a housing community set to house some 13,000 people. Construction continues in the area, which is designed in many ways to honor the veterans who once served at the CFB. A veterans’ centre and housing designed for senior citizens are included in the diverse array of housing. Griesbach’s boundaries include 153 Avenue to the north, 137 Avenue to the south, 97 Street to the east and Castledowns Road to the west.

According to data from 2005, some 41 percent of Griesbach’s housing stock is composed of single-family dwellings. Another 30 percent of the homes are row houses, and approximately 29 percent are duplexes. Approximately 91 percent of these homes are rented, and only nine percent are occupied by their owners. In 2009, the average Griesbach home sold for $522,067.

Public schools include Major General Griesbach Elementary-Junior High School, as well as Evansdale and Scott Robertson Elementary Schools. Rosslyn Junior High also serves the area. Private schools include St. Anne and St. Timothy Elementary Schools.

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Hudson

Hudson is one of the newer residential districts in north west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Almost all of the homes are occupied by their owners, which are made up by single family homes, almost 78 percent with the remainder being almost all duplexes.

Hudson is surrounded on three sides by the Pembina district and on the northern edge by the Cumberland neighbourhood. There is a large open green space with a lake in the middle of the development. Henry Singer Park and the Canadian Athletic Hockey Arena are to the west. The Kensington Crossing Shopping Centre is on the neighbourhood’s south western edge.

The closest schools are south of the neighbourhood, offering two Catholic Schools and one elementary school that is part of the Edmonton Public School District. Access to Hudson is via Cumberland Road NW which connects to both Hudson Way and Hudson Road. Neighbourhood streets branch out from both of these main roads, making it easy to get around.

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Inglewood

Inglewood, a residential area in the northwest region of Edmonton, began development during the years before World War II. Home construction continued at a more vigorous pace in the post-war years, and was largely complete by 1990. The Charles Camsell Hospital was located in Inglewood from 1946 to 1996. The neighbourhood’s boundaries include 118 Avenue to the north, 111 Avenue to the south, a previous Canadian National Railroad right-of-way to the east and Groat Road to the west.

According to data assembled in the 2005 census, apartment dwellings comprise the vast majority (69 percent) of all Inglewood residences. Approximately 25 percent of the neighbourhood’s housing is composed of single-family homes. Given the residential composition, the populace is quite mobile: roughly 25 percent of Inglewood’s people have changed residences within the past year. The 2001 census showed that 3,665 people live in Inglewood, and that its median household income is approximately $28,321. The average home in Inglewood sold for $347,833 in 2009.

Schools in Inglewood include Inglewood Elementary School, Westmount Junior High School and Ross Sheppard High School. Private schools include St. Andrew Elementary School.

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Kensington

Kensington, a residential area in Edmonton’s northwest area, was annexed by the city nearly a century ago (1913). However, the land was not developed until the post-World War II era. According to information provided in the 2001 census, roughly 27 percent of Kensington’s homes were built in the years from 1946 to 1960. The 1960s were a period of active development, with 37 percent of the housing stock being built during that time. Construction was then dormant until the 1990s, during which an abundance of homes were built from 1996 to 2000. The 2001 census also indicated that 3,735 people live in the neighbourhood, with a median household income of $38,179.

Data from the 2005 census shows the single-family home accounting for 63 percent of all dwellings in Kensington. Condominium buildings and apartment residences comprise approximately 23 percent of the homes. Duplexes and row houses account for 12 and two percent, respectively. The majority (71 percent) of Kensington’s homes are occupied by their owners, and the rest are rental residences. In 2009, the average home in Kensington sold for $348,913.

Kensington’s boundaries include 127 Street to the west, 113A Street to the east, 132 Avenue to the south and 137 Avenue to the north.

Schools include Kensington, Scott Robertson and Calder Elementary Schools and Rosslyn Junior High. Private elementary schools include St. Edmond and St. Timothy.

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Lauderdale

Located in the northwest area of Edmonton, the Lauderdale neighbourhood takes its name from James Lauder, who owned a significant parcel of land in the vicinity of the neighbourhood before the 1900s. Lauderdale is surrounded by 132 Avenue to the north, 127 Avenue to the south, 97 Street to the east and 113A Street to the west.

Per data from the 2001 census, Lauderdale experienced much of its development in the years following World War II, with about 43 percent of its residences having been built after 1946 and before 1960. The years between 1960 and 1970 were also active, as another third of Lauderdale’s homes were built during this time. By 1980, the neighbourhood was largely complete in terms of development. The 2001 census indicated that some 2,885 people lived in the neighbourhood, with a median household income of $40,331. In 2009, the average home in Lauderdale sold for $296,633.

Single-family homes are the most common type of housing in Lauderdale, with 57 percent of all housing stock being in this category. Low-rise apartment buildings account for 18 percent, 13 percent are duplex-style homes and about 12 percent of the dwellings consist of row houses. Approximately 57 percent of Lauderdale’s homes are owner-occupied.

Students may attend Lauderdale, Scott Robertson and Kensington Public Elementary Schools or the private Pere-Lacombe Elementary School. Rosslyn Junior High serves the area.

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Lorelei

Lorelei is part of the Castledowns district in the northern part of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Castledowns Road winds around the western and northern boundary and 97th Street edges the east. The southern border is shared by Beaumaris Road and 160th Avenue. The neighbourhood’s location gives easy access to the Canadian Forces Base Edmonton via 97th Street north and to Edmonton’s downtown and the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology via the same road to the south.

Most of the homes in the area were built during the 1970s and into the 1980s. Single family homes make up 57 percent of the housing market, followed by row houses at 25 percent and low rise apartments of less than six stories at 10 percent. Duplexes make up 8 percent of the housing inventory. Almost 75 percent of homes are occupied by their owners.

There is one public elementary school adjacent to Lorelei Park. Lake Beaumaris and the adjacent shopping centre are in the south western corner of the district. Castledowns Park is just west of the neighbourhood.

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Oxford

Located in the Pallisades area of north west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, the residential district of Oxford has been in existence since the later part of the 1980s. Building continued into the 1990s. Almost 90 percent of the homes in Oxford are single family homes with the remainder being duplexes. Only 12 percent of the homes are rentals.

The western border is one half block west of 132nd Street. The northern edge is 167th Avenue, the southern is 153rd Avenue and 127th Street is the eastern boundary. Oxford Park is an open space on the north eastern edge of the district. Henry Singer Park is to the southwest.

The closest schools, one Catholic and one elementary in the Edmonton Public School system are just east of 127th Street. The closest shopping is also to the east at Dunluce Square. Kensington Crossing, the closest larger mall is to the south east via 127th Street.

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Pembina

Pembina, though a primarily commercial area in the north western end of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, does have a small number of apartments in buildings of six storeys or less. Most of these residences, about 86 percent, were completed in the latter part of the 1990s.

The neighbourhood is roughly “U” shaped, with the neighbourhood of Hudson being in the centre of the “U”. 137th Avenue makes up the base of the “U”. The western edge is 142nd Street and the eastern border is 127th Street.

The neighbourhood is surrounded by a mix of industrial and residential areas. On the northern end sits Cumberland. Baranow edges the north east and the east and Kensington and Wellington share the southern edge. All of these are residential neighbourhoods. On the south west is McArthur Industrial. Rampart Industrial borders the north west.

Two Catholic schools and one Edmonton Public School are just south of 137th Avenue. A major shopping mall, Kensington Crossing, is in Pembina’s south eastern corner.

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Prince Charles

Located in the northwest region of Edmonton, Prince Charles is a residential area that is named for the current Prince of Wales. Subdivision of the neighbourhood occurred in 1905, and development began in the early 1940s. According to information provided in the 2001 census, approximately 13 percent of the homes in Prince Charles were built prior to 1946. Almost 71 percent were constructed in the years from 1946 to 1960. The newer residences, accounting for about 17 percent, were built during the 1960s through 1980. Per data from the same census, there are 1,340 residents in the area, with a median household income of $44,413. The average home in the neighbourhood sold for $292,500 in 2009.