Oxford, Edmonton

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Oxford
Location of Oxford in Edmonton
Coordinates: 53°37′19″N113°32′56″W / 53.622°N 113.549°W / 53.622; -113.549
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Province Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta
City Edmonton
Quadrant [1] NW
Ward [1] Anirniq
Sector [2] North
Area [3] [4] The Palisades
Government
[5]
 • Administrative body Edmonton City Council
 • CouncillorErin Rutherford
Area
[6]
 • Total1.18 km2 (0.46 sq mi)
Elevation
685 m (2,247 ft)
Population
 (2012) [7]
 • Total3,399
 • Density2,880.5/km2 (7,460/sq mi)
 • Change (2009–12)
Increase2.svg1.5%
 • Dwellings
1,176

Oxford is a residential neighbourhood in the Palisades area of north west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

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According to the 2001 federal census, residential development of the neighbourhood began in the second half of the 1980s and continued through the 1990s. Nine out of ten (90%) of residences in the neighbourhood, according to the 2005 municipal census, are single-family dwellings. The remaining one out of ten (10%) are duplexes. [8] Almost nine in ten (88%) residences are owner-occupied while the remaining one in ten (12%) are rented. [9]

The neighbourhood is bounded on the south by 153 Avenue, on the north by 167 Avenue, and on the east by 127 Street. The western boundary is half a block west of 132 Street.

The community is represented by the Cumberland-Oxford Community League, established in 2002. [10]

Demographics

In the City of Edmonton's 2019 municipal census, Oxford had a population of 4,493 living in 1,491dwellings, [7] a 1.5% change from its 2009 population of 3,348. [11] With a land area of 1.18 km2 (0.46 sq mi), [6] it had a population density of 2,880.5 people/km2 in 2012. [7] [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 "City of Edmonton Wards & Standard Neighbourhoods" (PDF). City of Edmonton. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 3, 2014. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
  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. ↑ "The Way We Grow: Municipal Development Plan Bylaw 15100" (PDF). City of Edmonton. 2010-05-26. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 2, 2015. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
  4. ↑ "City of Edmonton Plans in Effect" (PDF). City of Edmonton. November 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 17, 2013. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
  5. ↑ "City Councillors". City of Edmonton. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
  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. ↑ Duplexes include triplexes and quadruplexes.
  9. ↑ and
  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.


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