Country Canada Quadrant NW Sector Mature area Elevation 669 m Province Alberta | City Edmonton Ward 10 Area 67 ha Population 1,638 (2012) | |
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Aspen Gardens is a residential neighbourhood in south west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, overlooking the Whitemud Creek Ravine. The neighbourhood "was designed to appeal to individuals and families in search of quiet, affluent residential neighbourhood characterised by larger homes, mature trees, and attractive paths for pedestrian and bicycle travel."
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Map of Aspen Gardens, Edmonton, AB, Canada
According to data from the 2001 federal census, most of the residential development in the neighbourhood occurred during the 1960s when seven out of ten (71.8%) of the residences in the neighbourhood were built. Most of the remaining residences (22.9%) were built during the 1970s.
Four out of five residences (79%) of residences, according to the 2005 municipal census, are single-family dwellings. The remaining residences are apartment style condominiums in low-rise buildings with fewer than five stories. Substantially all (95%) of residences are owner-occupied.
There are two schools in the neighbourhood, both operated by the Edmonton Public School System. They are Westbrook Elementary School and Vernon Barford Junior High School.
Demographics
In the City of Edmonton's 2012 municipal census, Aspen Gardens had a population of 7003163800000000000♠1,638 living in 7002650000000000000♠650 dwellings, a -1.9% change from its 2009 population of 7003166900000000000♠1,669. With a land area of 0.67 km2 (0.26 sq mi), it had a population density of 7003244480000000000♠2,444.8 people/km2 in 2012.
Average household incomes in Aspen Gardens are significantly higher than in the city at large. The average household income in Aspen Gardens in 2001 was $86,568 compared with $57,360 for the City of Edmonton.
Aspen Gardens is bounded on the north by Whitemud Drive, on the east by 119 Street/122 Street, on the west by Whitemud Creek Ravine, and on the south by
Surrounding neighbourhoods
To the west, on the other side of Whitemud Creek Ravine, is the neighbourhood of Bulyea Heights.