Country Canada Quadrant NW Sector North Area 122 ha Province Alberta | City Edmonton Ward 3 Elevation 682 m Population 4,027 (2012) | |
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Lorelei is a residential neighbourhood located in the Castledowns area of north Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Pronounced like "Lorelai Gilmore" from the famous TV show Gilmore Girls.
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Map of Lorelei, Edmonton, AB, Canada
It is bounded on the north and west by Castledowns Road, on the east by 97 Street, and on the south by Beaumaris Road and 160 Avenue. Travel north along 97 Street takes residents past CFB Edmonton located just north of the city, while travel south along 97 Street takes residents past the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology and into the downtown core.
Most of the residences in the neighbourhood were built in the 1970s and 1980s, with residences being a mixture of single-family dwellings (57%), row houses (25%), walk-up apartments in buildings with five or fewer stories (10%) and duplexes (8%). Roughly three out of four residences are owner-occupied.
Demographics
In the City of Edmonton's 2012 municipal census, Lorelei had a population of 7003402700000000000♠4,027 living in 7003147500000000000♠1,475 dwellings, a -3.4% change from its 2009 population of 7003417000000000000♠4,170. With a land area of 1.22 km2 (0.47 sq mi), it had a population density of 7003330080000000000♠3,300.8 people/km2 in 2012.