Country Canada Quadrant NW Sector Mature area Area 99 ha Province Alberta | City Edmonton Ward 7 Elevation 666 m Population 3,205 (2012) | |
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Restaurants Coliseum Pizza & Steak Ltd, Battista's Calzone, Koultures Afro‑Cont Restaurant, T & D Vietname Noodle H, The End Zone Pub | ||
Parkdale is a central neighbourhood in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada located a short distance north of the downtown core. Located to the south of the neighbourhood is Commonwealth Stadium and to the north east is Northlands Coliseum. Parkdale is part of the Norwood area of Edmonton.
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Map of Parkdale, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Demographics
In the City of Edmonton's 2012 municipal census, Parkdale had a population of 7003320500000000000♠3,205 living in 7003189600000000000♠1,896 dwellings, a -6.9% change from its 2009 population of 7003344400000000000♠3,444. With a land area of 0.99 km2 (0.38 sq mi), it had a population density of 7003323740000000000♠3,237.4 people/km2 in 2012.
The neighbourhood population is highly mobile with only 39.2% of residents having lived at the same address for five years or longer. One in five residents (22.4%) have lived at the same address for under one year, and another one in four (25.3%) have lived at the same address for one to three years.
Average household incomes in Parkdale are significantly below the average household income in the City of Edmonton at large.
Residential development
Parkdale is an older neighbourhood with roughly four out of ten (40.5%) or residences being constructed by the end of World War II. another third of the residences (32.4%) were constructed between the end of the war and 1960.
Two out of three residences in the neighbourhood (67%) are single-family dwellings according to the 2005 municipal census. Another 27% are a mixture of apartment style condominiums and rented apartments. Most of the remainder are duplexes with a few row houses and some social housing units as well. Six out of ten (61.1%) of residences are owner-occupied with the remainder being rented.
Residents have good access to the Edmonton LRT system with Coliseum Station located near the north east corner of the neighbourhood and Stadium Station located near the south east corner.
There is one school in the neighbourhood; St. Alphonsus Catholic Elementary Junior High School is operated by the Edmonton Catholic School System. Parkdale Elementary Junior High School was operated by the Edmonton Public School System until its closure in 2010.
The neighbourhood is bounded on the south by 112 Avenue, on the north by 118 Avenue, on the west by 89 Street, and on the east by the Canadian National Railway right of way and the city's north east LRT line. Fort Road passes through the neighbourhood.