Country Canada Quadrant NW Sector Southwest Area 106 ha Province Alberta | City Edmonton Ward 9 Elevation 694 m Population 2,564 (2012) | |
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Leger is a newer neighbourhood in the Terwillegar Heights area of south west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
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Map of Leger, Edmonton, AB, Canada
According to the 2005 municipal census, approximately four out of five homes (82%) are single-family dwellings. Another 14% are duplexes and 4% are row houses. Substantially all (97%) of residences are owner-occupied.
The neighbourhood is bounded on the south by 23 Avenue, on the west by Terwillegar Drive, on the east by Rabbit Hill Road, and on the north by a utility corridor located just north of 29 Avenue.
Demographics
In the City of Edmonton's 2012 municipal census, Leger had a population of 7003256400000000000♠2,564 living in 7002805000000000000♠805 dwellings, a 7.7% change from its 2009 population of 7003238000000000000♠2,380. With a land area of 1.06 km2 (0.41 sq mi), it had a population density of 7003241890000000000♠2,418.9 people/km2 in 2012.
Recreation
The Terwillegar Community Recreation Centre is located in the neighbourhood. The facility has an aquatic centre, a fitness centre and track, a flexi-hall with three full size gymnasiums, an arena with four NHL size ice sheets, a children's wing, and commercial spaces.
Education
There is a kindergarten to junior high (K-8) school in the neighbourhood, Archbishop Joseph MacNeil School, operated by the Edmonton Catholic School System. Also a Senior High (10-12), Lillian Osborne has been built in the area by the Edmonton Public Schools
A catholic high school was scheduled to be complete early 2011.
Transportation
The Edmonton Transit System's Leger Transit Centre is located in the neighbourhood next to the Terwillegar Community Recreation Centre.