- Tawa, Edmonton
Tawa is a residential neighbourhood in the
Mill Woods area of southEdmonton ,Alberta ,Canada . It is a newer neighbourhood, with most of the development occurring in the early 1990s. The Grey Nuns Community Hospital is located in the neighborhood as is the Edmonton Police Service's South East Division Station.The average household in Tawa has 2.3 people, with two out of three households having either one or two persons. [http://censusdocs.edmonton.ca/DD20/FEDERAL%202001/Neighbourhood/TAWA.pdf]
One out of three (34%) of residences in Tawa are
apartment s, with the total number of apartments being split equally between walk up structures with fewer than five stories and high rise structurs with five or more stories. Another one in three residences (34%) are duplexes [Includes triplexes and quadruplexes.] . One in five residences (22%) arerow house s. A significant number of residences (12%) are part of collective residences. There is a handful of single family dwellings. Appriximately three out of every four residences are owner occupied, with the remainder being rented. [http://censusdocs.edmonton.ca/C05002/MUNICIPAL%202005/Neighbourhood/TAWA.pdf]Incomes in the neighbourhood are slightly below the city average.
Tawa is bounded on the north by 34 Avenue, on the south by 28 Avenue, on the west by 66 Street, and on the east by 50 Street. Youville Drive makes a large loop within the neighbourhood.
urrounding Neighbourhoods
Canadian City Geographic Location (8-way)
Northwest =Lee Ridge
North = Hillview
Northeast = Minchau
West = Kameyosek
Centre = Tawa
East = Weinlos
Southwest = Mill Woods Park
South = Mill Woods Town Centre
Southeast = Weinlos
Notes
External links
* [http://censusdocs.edmonton.ca/DD34/MultiSource/Neighbourhood/TAWA.pdf Tawa Neighbourhood Profile]
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