MacEwan, Edmonton

MacEwan
Neighbourhood
MacEwan

Location of MacEwan in Edmonton

Coordinates: 53°25′41″N 113°31′44″W / 53.428°N 113.529°W / 53.428; -113.529
Country  Canada
Province  Alberta
City Edmonton
Quadrant[1] SW
Ward[1] 9
Sector[2] Southwest
Area[3][4] Heritage Valley
Government[5]
 • Administrative body Edmonton City Council
 • Councillor Bryan Anderson
Area[6]
 • Total 1.16 km2 (0.45 sq mi)
Elevation 688 m (2,257 ft)
Population (2012)[7]
 • Total 5,629
 • Density 4,852.6/km2 (12,568/sq mi)
 • Change (2009–12) Increase8.6%
 • Dwellings 2,433

MacEwan is a residential neighbourhood in south Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Approximately half of the residences (52%) are single-family dwellings according to the 2005 municipal census. Another three in ten (29%) are rented apartments and apartment style condominiums. The remaining one in five (19%) are duplexes.[8] Four out of five residences (83%) are owner-occupied with only one in five (17%) being rented.[9]

On July 21, 2007, a $20 million fire destroyed a 149 unit condominium complex, which was under construction, along with 18 duplexes. The fire, which was attributed to arson, was the largest residential fire in Edmonton history.[10]

There is a single school in the neighbourhood, Victory Christian School.

The neighbourhood is bounded on the north by the Anthony Henday Drive, on the west by 127 Street, on the east by 111 Street, and on the south by Ellerslie Road.

Demographics

In the City of Edmonton's 2012 municipal census, MacEwan had a population of 5,629 living in 2,433 dwellings,[7] an 8.6% change from its 2009 population of 5,185.[11] With a land area of 1.16 km2 (0.45 sq mi), it had a population density of 4,852.6 people/km2 in 2012.[6][7]

Surrounding neighbourhoods

Anthony Henday Drive South Anthony Henday Drive South, Twin Brooks Anthony Henday Drive South, Bearspaw
Anthony Henday Drive South Blackburne, Richford
   MacEwan  
Heritage Valley Area Rutherford Blackmud Creek

References

  1. 1 2 "City of Edmonton Wards & Standard Neighbourhoods" (PDF). City of Edmonton. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Edmonton Developing and Planned Neighbourhoods, 2011" (PDF). City of Edmonton. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
  3. ↑ "The Way We Grow: Municipal Development Plan Bylaw 15100" (PDF). City of Edmonton. 2010-05-26. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
  4. ↑ "City of Edmonton Plans in Effect" (PDF). City of Edmonton. November 2011. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
  5. ↑ "City Councillors". City of Edmonton. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
  6. 1 2 "Neighbourhoods (data plus kml file)". City of Edmonton. Retrieved February 13, 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. ↑ http://censusdocs.edmonton.ca/C05002/MUNICIPAL%202005/Neighbourhood/MACEWAN.pdf
  10. ↑ Mertz, Emily (20 July 2012). "Community marks five years since MacEwan fire". Global Edmonton. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
  11. ↑ "2009 Municipal Census Results". City of Edmonton. Retrieved February 22, 2013.


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