Country Canada Quadrant NW Sector Southeast Area 90 ha Population 3,112 (2012) Mayor Don Iveson | City Edmonton Ward 12 Area
Community Mill Woods
Ridgewood Elevation 706 m Province Alberta | |
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Restaurants Flavours of Punjab, Millwoods Pizza, All About You Catering I | ||
Minchau is a residential neighbourhood in the Mill Woods area of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is named for August Minchau, a Prussian immigrant who settled in the Mill Woods area in the late 19th century.
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Map of Minchau, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Geography
It is bounded on the west by 50 Street, on the south by 34 Avenue and on the northeast by the Mill Creek Ravine. Surrounding neighbourhoods are Hillview and Greenview to the west, Tawa to the southwest, Weinlos and Bisset to the south, Silver Berry to the southeast, Kiniski Gardens and Wild Rose to the northeast, and Jackson Heights to the north.
Demographics
In the City of Edmonton's 2012 municipal census, Minchau had a population of 7003311200000000000♠3,112 living in 7003114200000000000♠1,142 dwellings, a -6.5% change from its 2009 population of 7003332700000000000♠3,327. With a land area of 0.9 km2 (0.35 sq mi), it had a population density of 7003345780000000000♠3,457.8 people/km2 in 2012.
Residential development
Approximately four out of five (78%) of residences in the neighbourhood are owner occupied, with the majority of residences (72%) being single-family dwellings. Apartments in buildings with fewer than five stories and row houses each make up approximately 10% of the residences. Substantially all the remainder are duplexes.
Education
There is a single school in the neighbourhood, Minchau School.