West Meadowlark Park, Edmonton
- West Meadowlark Park, Edmonton
West Meadowlark Park is a residential neighbourhood in west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada located just east of West Edmonton Mall. The area was originally part of the Town of Jasper Place, and became a part of Edmonton when Jasper Place amalgamated with Edmonton in 1964.
The neighbourhood is bounded on the west by 170 Street, on the east by 163 Street, on the south by 87 Avenue, and on the north by 95 Avenue.
Residential development
Over 90% of the residences in the neighbourhood were built between the end of World War II and 1980, with two out of three residences being built during the 1960s. [http://censusdocs.edmonton.ca/DD23/FEDERAL%202001/Neighbourhood/WEST%20MEADOWLARK%20PARK.pdf]
The most common type of residence is the single family dwelling (40%) followed by apartments (30%), row houses (18%) and duplexes (4%). [http://censusdocs.edmonton.ca/C05002/MUNICIPAL%202005/Neighbourhood/WEST%20MEADOWLARK%20PARK.pdf] [Duplexes include triplexes and quadruplexes.] Seven out of ten residences are owner occupied, with the remainder being rented. In 2001 the average household size was 2.4, with six out of ten households having only one or two people. [http://censusdocs.edmonton.ca/DD20/FEDERAL%202001/Neighbourhood/WEST%20MEADOWLARK%20PARK.pdf]
chools
On the east side of the neighbourhood are two high schools, Jasper Place High School and St. Francis Xavier High School. Jasper Place is operated by the Edmonton Public School System while St. Francis Xavier is operated by the Edmonton Catholic School System. The Catholic School System also operates the Annunciation Catholic Elementary School. The Afton School of the Arts and the Aurora School are also located in the neighbourhood.
Recreation and services
is located at the south west corner of the neighbourhood.
The Johnny Bright Sports Park, the Jasper Place Fitness and Leisure Centre, and the Bill Hunter Centre are located on the east side of the neighbourhood between Jasper Place High School and St. Francis Xavier High School.
urrounding neighbourhoods
Adjacent neighbourhoods are Glenwood, Meadowlark Park, Summerlea, Terra Losa, and Thorncliff.
Canadian City Geographic Location (8-way)
Northwest = Terra Losa
North = Glenwood
Northeast = Glenwood
West = Summerlea
Centre = West Meadowlark Park
East = Meadowlark Park
Southwest = Thorncliff
South = Elmwood
Southeast = Elmwood
References
Wikimedia Foundation.
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