Prince Rupert, Edmonton

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Prince Rupert
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Prince Rupert
Location of Prince Rupert in Edmonton
Coordinates: 53°33′40″N113°31′23″W / 53.561°N 113.523°W / 53.561; -113.523
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Province Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta
City Edmonton
Quadrant [1] NW
Ward [1] O-day’min
Sector [2] Mature area
Government
[3]
 • Administrative body Edmonton City Council
 • CouncillorAnne Stevenson
Area
[4]
 • Total1.14 km2 (0.44 sq mi)
Elevation
668 m (2,192 ft)
Population
 (2012) [5]
 • Total1,339
 • Density1,174.6/km2 (3,042/sq mi)
 • Change (2009–12)
Increase2.svg6.2%
 • Dwellings
725

Prince Rupert is a triangle-shaped residential neighbourhood in north west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Prince Rupert is located within the old Hudson's Bay Reserve and was developed after the end of World War II. [6] The neighbourhood is bounded on the south by 111 Avenue, on the west by 121 Street, and on the northeast by Kingsway Avenue.

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The community is represented by the Prince Rupert Community League, established in 1962. [7] [8]

Demographics

In the City of Edmonton's 2012 municipal census, Prince Rupert had a population of 1,339 living in 725 dwellings, [5] a 6.2% change from its 2009 population of 1,261. [9] With a land area of 1.14 km2 (0.44 sq mi), [4] it had a population density of 1,174.6 people/km2 in 2012. [4] [5]

Residential development

According to the 2001 federal census, seven out of every ten (71.2%) of the residences were constructed between the end of World War II and 1960. Another one in twelve (8.5%) were constructed during the 1960s. There is also some more recent construction, with one out of twelve (8.5%) of residences being constructed in the second half of the 1990s. The majority of these recently constructed homes are in a new development bounded by 119 Street to the West, 114 Avenue to the South, and the Kingsway shopping district to the Northeast. [10]

The most common type of residence in the neighbourhood, according to the 2005 municipal census, is the single-family dwelling. These account for six out of every ten (60%) of all residences. Approximately one in three residences (34%) are apartments in low-rise buildings with fewer than five stories. The remaining 6% of residences are duplexes. [11] Just over half (53%) or residences are owner-occupied, with the remainder being rented. [12]

The neighbourhood profile is highly mobile with roughly one in five (20.8%) residents having moved within the previous twelve months according to the 2005 municipal census. Another one in five (19.5%) or residents had moved within the previous one to three years. Less than half (44.5%) had lived at the same address for longer than five years. [13]

There was a single school in the neighbourhood, Prince Rupert Elementary School, operated by the Edmonton Public School System, however, since it closed after the 1994-1995 school year, there has not been a single school in the neighbourhood.

Kingsway Mall is located near the south east corner of the neighbourhood.

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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. ↑ "City Councillors". City of Edmonton. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
  4. 1 2 3 "Neighbourhoods (data plus kml file)". City of Edmonton. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
  5. 1 2 3 "Municipal Census Results – Edmonton 2012 Census". City of Edmonton. Retrieved February 22, 2013.
  6. ↑ From the neighbourhood description in the City of Edmonton Map Utility
  7. ↑ "Prince Rupert Community League". Prince Rupert Community League. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
  8. ↑ Kuban, Ron (2005). Edmonton's Urban Villages: The Community League Movement . University of Alberta Press. ISBN   9781459303249.
  9. ↑ "2009 Municipal Census Results". City of Edmonton. Retrieved February 22, 2013.
  10. ↑ "2001 Federal Census - Period of Construction - Occupied Private Dwellings" (PDF). City of Edmonton.
  11. ↑ Duplexes include triplexes and quadruplexes.
  12. ↑ "2005 Municipal Census - Dwelling Unit by Structure Type and Ownership" (PDF). City of Edmonton.
  13. ↑ "2005 Municipal Census - Length of Residence" (PDF). City of Edmonton.
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