Country Canada Quadrant NW Sector Mature area Elevation 669 m Province Alberta | City Edmonton Ward 1 Area 115 ha Population 2,323 (2012) | |
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Restaurants Jeffreys Cafe and Wine Bar, Esso, Allegro Italian Kitchen, Il Forno Pizzeria, Delux Burger Bar | ||
Crestwood is a residential neighbourhood in west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada overlooking the North Saskatchewan River valley and nestled between two ravines.
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Map of Crestwood, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Geography
It is bounded on the east by the river valley, on the north by the MacKinnon Ravine, on the south by the MacKenzie Ravine, and on the west by 149 Street. Residents have good access to hiking trails and bike paths in the MacKinnon Ravine and in the larger river valley.
Candy Cane Lane, a popular part of the Christmas celebrations in Edmonton, is located in Crestwood. Residents along Candy Cane Lane decorate their homes with impressive displays of Christmas lights. People drive or walk along the street and enjoy the display.
Demographics
In the City of Edmonton's 2012 municipal census, Crestwood had a population of 7003232300000000000♠2,323 living in 7002956000000000000♠956 dwellings, a 1.1% change from its 2009 population of 7003229800000000000♠2,298. With a land area of 1.15 km2 (0.44 sq mi), it had a population density of 7003202000000000000♠2,020 people/km2 in 2012.
Approximately nine out of ten dwellings in the neighbourhood are single-family dwellings, with the majority of these being owner occupied. Almost all of the remaining residences are apartments, which are almost all rented. The average household has 2.6 people, with one in four households having four people or more. Most of the houses in Crestwood (72%) were built between the end of World War II and 1960.
There are two schools located in the neighbourhood: Crestwood Elementary Junior High School operated by the Edmonton Public School System and St. Paul Elementary School operated by the Edmonton Catholic School System.
Crestwood is an above average household income neighbourhood.
Community league
The Crestwood Community League (founded on March the 3, 1917 and originally known as the "142 Street District Community League") is the believed to be the oldest continuing Community League in Edmonton, Alberta and Canada.