Bisset, Edmonton

Bisset, Edmonton

Bisset is a residential neighbourhood located in the Mill Woods area of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The neighbourhood "is named for Judge Athelstan Bisset, Q.C." [Neighbourhood description in the [http://maps.edmonton.ca map utility] on the City of Edmonton web site.] It is a part of the Mill Woods community of Ridgewood.

Residential development in the area began during the 1960s, with most residential construction (70%) occurring during the 1980s. [http://censusdocs.edmonton.ca/DD23/FEDERAL%202001/Neighbourhood/BISSET.pdf] Just over half (56%) of the residences in the neighbourhood are single family dwellings. Another 25%, or one in four, residences are apartments in low rise buildings with fewer than five stories. Row houses make up another 15% of residences, with most of the remainder beingduplexes. [Duplexes includes triplexes and quadruplexes.] [http://censusdocs.edmonton.ca/C05002/MUNICIPAL%202005/Neighbourhood/BISSET.pdf]

Approximately two out of three residences (65.1%) are owner occupied. However, a high proportion (34.9%) of the residences in the neighborhood are rented. [http://censusdocs.edmonton.ca/DD22/FEDERAL%202001/Neighbourhood/BISSET.pdf]

Almost one out of two (45.9%) of households have one or two persons. There is also a significant proportion of residences (41.4%) with four or five persons. The average number of people per household in Bisset is 3.0 persons. [http://censusdocs.edmonton.ca/DD20/FEDERAL%202001/Neighbourhood/BISSET.pdf]

There are two schools in the neighbourhood: Bisset Elementary School operated by the Edmonton Public School System and Mary Hanley Catholic Elementary School operated by Edmonton's catholic school system.

The following places of worship are located in the neighborhood: the Islamic Shia Ithna-Asheri Centre and Shia Ithna-Asheri Jamat of Edmonton, the Mill Woods Community Church (Moravian), and the Sunrise Community Church (Mill Woods).

The neighbourhood is bounded by 34 Avenue on the north, 23 Avenue on the south, 34 Street on the east, and on the west by Mill Woods Road East.

urrounding Neighborhoods

Canadian City Geographic Location (8-way)
Northwest = Minchau
North = Minchau
Northeast = Wild Rose
West = Weinlos
Centre = Bisset
East = Silver Berry
Southwest = Pollard Meadows
South = Daly Grove
Southeast = Meadows Area

References

External links

* [http://censusdocs.edmonton.ca/DD34/MultiSource/Neighbourhood/BISSET.pdf Bisset Neighborhood Profile]


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