Argyll is a residential neighbourhood in
Edmonton
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,
Alberta
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, Canada, located on the south side of the city between the two branches of the
Mill Creek Ravine
Mill Creek Ravine is located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and is a part of the River Valley parks and trail system. It contains the last stretch of Mill Creek, before it flows into a culvert for its end run to the North Saskatchewan River. The ra ...
. It is bounded by the ravine on the west and north east sides, and by Argyll Road on the south and south east sides. On the other side of Mill Creek Ravine are the residential neighbourhoods of
Avonmore and
Hazeldean. On the other side of Argyll Road is the industrial subdivision of Coronet Addition Industrial. The Argyll Sports Centre is located in the neighbourhood.
Most residential construction (93%) in the neighbourhood occurred between the end of
World War II
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and
1970
Events
January
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. Almost all the residences in the neighbourhood are
single-family dwellings. The majority (83%) of residences are owner-occupied.
The community is represented by the Argyll
community league
A neighborhood council (also known as a community league) is a governmental or non-governmental body, whose purpose is to promote citizen participation in local government.Martin Minogue, ''Documents on Contemporary British Government: Volume 2, L ...
, established in 1956, which maintains a community hall at 67 Avenue and 88 Street.
Demographics
In the City of Edmonton's 2012 municipal census, Argyll had a population of living in dwellings,
a 5% change from its 2009 population of .
With a land area of ,
[ it had a population density of people/km2 in 2012.][
Household income for Argyll is close to the average for the City of Edmonton.
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See also
* Edmonton Federation of Community Leagues
The Edmonton Federation of Community Leagues (EFCL) is a non-profit organization that acts as an administrative body to support community leagues throughout Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and is officially recognized by city council as the coordinatin ...
References
External links
Argyll Neighbourhood Profile
Neighbourhoods in Edmonton
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