Country Canada Quadrant NW Sector Mature area Elevation 673 m Province Alberta | City Edmonton Ward 8 Area 83 ha Population 9,648 (2012) | |
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Garneau is one of the oldest neighbourhoods in the city of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Prior to 1912, it was part of the City of Strathcona. It is named after one of its first inhabitants, Laurent Garneau (ca. 1840-1921), a former Manitoba Métis rebel and Hudson's Bay Company employee who with his wife and family settled there around 1874.
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Map of Garneau, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Garneau is located just west of the Strathcona neighbourhood and just east of the main University of Alberta campus. The neighbourhood overlooks the North Saskatchewan River valley.
In the river valley immediately below Garneau are the Kinsmen Park, the Kinsmen Sport Centre, and the John Walter Museum. The central location of the neighbourhood also gives residents access to downtown Edmonton, Whyte Avenue, and many other areas of the city.
The Garneau community is home to three playgrounds, one located beside the Community Arts Centre, west of 109th street and 84th avenue, and two on the property of the Garneau Elementary School on 109th street and 87th avenue, one specifically designed for toddlers and preschoolers.
Demographics
In the City of Edmonton's 2012 municipal census, Garneau had a population of 7003964800000000000♠9,648 living in 7003581100000000000♠5,811 dwellings, a 5.1% change from its 2009 population of 7003917800000000000♠9,178. With a land area of 0.83 km2 (0.32 sq mi), it had a population density of 7004116241000000000♠11,624.1 people/km2 in 2012.