Grandview Heights, Edmonton

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Grandview Heights
Location of Grandview Heights in Edmonton
Coordinates: 53°30′00″N113°32′53″W / 53.500°N 113.548°W / 53.500; -113.548
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Province Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta
City Edmonton
Quadrant [1] NW
Ward [1] papastew
Sector [2] Mature area
Government
[3]
 • Administrative body Edmonton City Council
 • CouncillorMichael Janz
Area
[4]
 • Total
0.56 km2 (0.22 sq mi)
Elevation
674 m (2,211 ft)
Population
 (2019) [5]
 • Total
1,181
 • Density2,108.9/km2 (5,462/sq mi)
 • Change (2016-2019)
Increase2.svg3.7%
 • Dwellings
365

Grandview Heights is a residential neighbourhood in south west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is built on land that had been owned in the 1880s by a family named McCauley. [6] [7]

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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 (after it turns into 122 Street) 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) 2008-05-19 Grandview Heights 001.jpg
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. [8] [9]

The community is represented by the Grandview Heights Community League, established in 1961, which maintains a community hall and tennis courts located at 126 Street and 63 Avenue. [10] [11]

Demographics

In the City of Edmonton's 2019 municipal census, Grandview Heights had a population of 1,181 living in 365 dwellings, [12] a 3.7% change from its 2016 population of 1,139. [13] With a land area of 0.56 km2 (0.22 sq mi), it had a population density of 2,108.9 people/km2 in 2019. [4] [12]

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 [14] [15]
Income Range ($)Grandview Heights [16] Edmonton [17]
(% of Households)(% of Households)
Under $10,0002.9%6.3%
$10,000-$19,9994.3%12.4%
$20,000-$29,9995.8%11.9%
$30,000-$39,9997.2%11.8%
$40,000-$49,9994.3%10.9%
$50,000-$59,9994.3%9.5%
$60,000-$69,9992.9%8.3%
$70,000-$79,9994.5%6.7%
$80,000-$89,99911.6%5.4%
$90,000-$99,9990.0%4.2%
$100,000 and over52.2%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.

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  2. ↑ "Edmonton Developing and Planned Neighbourhoods, 2011" (PDF). City of Edmonton. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 4, 2013. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
  3. ↑ "City Councillors". City of Edmonton. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
  4. 1 2 "Neighbourhoods (data plus kml file)". City of Edmonton. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
  5. ↑ "2019 Municipal Census". City of Edmonton. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Your Neighbourhood: Grandview Heights". City of Edmonton . Retrieved August 12, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Neighbourhood Profiles: Grandview Heights" (PDF). City of Edmonton. 2014. Retrieved August 12, 2016.
  8. ↑ "2001 Federal Census - Period of Construction - Occupied Private Dwellings" (PDF). City of Edmonton.
  9. ↑ "2005 Municipal Census - Dwelling Unit by Structure Type and Ownership" (PDF). City of Edmonton.
  10. ↑ "Grandview Heights Community League". Grandview Heights Community League. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
  11. ↑ Kuban, Ron (2005). Edmonton's Urban Villages: The Community League Movement . University of Alberta Press. ISBN   9781459303249.
  12. 1 2 "Municipal Census Results – Edmonton 2019 Census". City of Edmonton. Retrieved December 24, 2024.
  13. ↑ "2016 Municipal Census Results". City of Edmonton. Retrieved December 24, 2024.
  14. ↑ 2000 dollars
  15. ↑ 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
  16. ↑ "2001 Federal Census - Income by Households in 2000 Dollars" (PDF). City of Edmonton.
  17. ↑ "2001 Federal Census - Income by Households in 2000 Dollars (City of Edmonton)" (PDF). City of Edmonton.
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