Northmount, Edmonton

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Northmount
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Northmount
Location of Northmount in Edmonton
Coordinates: 53°36′07″N113°28′44″W / 53.602°N 113.479°W / 53.602; -113.479
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Province Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta
City Edmonton
Quadrant [1] NW
Ward [1] tastawiyiniwak
Sector [2] Mature area
Area [3] [4] Dickinsfield
Government
[5]
 • Administrative body Edmonton City Council
 • CouncillorKaren Principe
Area
[6]
 • Total1.22 km2 (0.47 sq mi)
Elevation
678 m (2,224 ft)
Population
 (2012) [7]
 • Total3,247
 • Density2,661.5/km2 (6,893/sq mi)
 • Change (2009–12)
Decrease2.svg−3%
 • Dwellings
1,191

Northmount is a neighbourhood in northwest Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It and the Evansdale neighbourhood to the north comprise Edmonton's Dickinsfield community.

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Northmount is bounded by the Griesbach neighbourhood across 97 Street to the west, the Evansdale neighbourhood across 144 Avenue to the north, the Kildare neighbourhood across 82 Street to the east, and the Glengarry neighbourhood across 137 Avenue to the south. [8]

The community is represented by the Northmount Community League, established in 1971, which maintains a community hall and outdoor rink located at 92 Street and 140 Avenue. [9] [10]

Demographics

In the City of Edmonton's 2012 municipal census, Northmount had a population of 3,247 living in 1,191 dwellings, [7] a -3% change from its 2009 population of 3,346. [11] With a land area of 1.22 km2 (0.47 sq mi), [6] it had a population density of 2,661.5 people/km2 in 2012. [6] [7]

Housing

In 2005, Northmount's housing breakdown consisted of 69% single-family dwellings, 21% row houses, 7% rooming houses, and 2% low-rise apartments (fewer than five storeys). [12]

Schools

There are three schools in Northmount including Dickinsfield Junior High School and Northmount Elementary School operated by Edmonton Public Schools and St. Anne Catholic Elementary School operated by Edmonton Catholic Schools.

Shopping

North Town Centre is located at the southwest corner of Northmount. Northgate Centre is located across 137 Avenue from North Town Centre to the south in Glengarry.

Health care

The Dickinsfield Extended Care Hospital is located in the Northmount.

Northgate Transit Centre

Northgate Transit Centre
General information
Platforms10 bus bays [13]
Construction
ParkingNo
AccessibleYes
Other information
Website Northgate Transit Centre
History
OpenedJanuary 16, 1987 [14]

The Northgate Transit Centre, opened on January 16, 1987, [14] is located on the north side of 137 Avenue on 97 Street in front of North Town Centre across from Northgate Centre. This transit centre has public washrooms, a convenience store, a large shelter and a pay phone. There is no park & ride, drop off area, or vending machines at this transit centre. [15]

The original 1986 transit centre shelter was replaced in 2013. [16] [17] The new shelter, built as a part of $4.575 million in upgrades to the transit centre that year, won an "award of merit" from the Prairie Design Awards in 2014 partly for the use of brightly coloured panels on the building facade. [16] [18]

The following bus routes serve the transit centre: [19]

To/FromRoutes
Belvedere Transit Centre 106
Carlton 109
Castle Downs Transit Centre 109, 126, 127
Century Park Transit Centre 9-Owl
Christy's Corner 52, 54, 905
Clareview Transit Centre 54, 113, 114
Coliseum Transit Centre 123
Cumberland 109
Downtown 9, 110X, 120X
Eaux Claires Transit Centre 9, 110X, 120X
Government Centre Transit Centre 110X, 120X
Griesbach 126
Jasper Place Transit Centre 52
Londonderry 54, 113, 114, 128
NAIT 9, 110X
Southgate Transit Centre 9
West Edmonton Mall Transit Centre 52, 54
Westmount Transit Centre 52, 905

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See also

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  6. 1 2 3 "Neighbourhoods (data plus kml file)". City of Edmonton. Retrieved February 22, 2013.
  7. 1 2 3 "Municipal Census Results – Edmonton 2012 Census". City of Edmonton. Retrieved February 22, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Welcome to Edmonton Maps". City of Edmonton. Retrieved 2012-04-26.
  9. ↑ "Northmount Community League". Northmount Community League. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
  10. ↑ Kuban, Ron (2005). Edmonton's Urban Villages: The Community League Movement . University of Alberta Press. ISBN   9781459303249.
  11. ↑ "2009 Municipal Census Results". City of Edmonton. Retrieved February 22, 2013.
  12. ↑ http://censusdocs.edmonton.ca/C05002/MUNICIPAL%202005/Neighbourhood/NORTHMOUNT.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
  13. ↑ "Northgate Transit Centre Map" (PDF). City of Edmonton. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  14. 1 2 Edmonton Transit System 100. City of Edmonton. 2008.
  15. ↑ "Northgate Transit Centre". City of Edmonton. Retrieved October 2, 2017.
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