Abbottsfield is a

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in east

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overlooking the

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valley. The neighbourhood is named for Abraham Abbott, a resident of the Town of Beverly and long time school custodian in the Beverly School District. While development of Abbottsfield didn't begin until nearly a decade after the

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of Beverly with Edmonton in

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, the neighbourhood is located in an area closely associated with Beverly. Beverly was a coal mining town, and one of the major Beverly

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was located in the Abbottsfield area. Abbottsfield is bounded by the North Saskatchewan River valley on the east, 118 Avenue on the south, 34 Street on the west, and the

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corridor on the north. Victoria Drive forms the boundary between the neighbourhood and river valley proper. Rundle Park is located in the river valley below Abbottsfield and the neighbourhood of Rundle Heights located immediately to the south.

Demographics

In the City of Edmonton's 2019 municipal census, Abbottsfield had a population of living in dwellings, With a land area of , it had a population density of people/km² in 2019.

Residential development

As of 2016, the majority of dwellings are

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s (), followed by

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s in low-rise apartment buildings (). Approximately of residences are

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. In 2001, approximately of residential dwellings in the neighbourhood were built during the 1970s.

Shopping and services

Riverview Crossing (formerly known as Abbottsfield Shoppers Mall), a shopping centre, is located on the west edge of the neighbourhood on 118 Avenue, and is also the location of the Abbottsfield Transit Centre.

Abbottsfield Transit Centre

The Abbottsfield Transit Centre is located near the Abbottsfield Mall on the west edge of the neighborhood. The transit centre is small compared to other transit centres in Edmonton and contains few amenities (no washrooms, park & ride, drop off areas, payphones, vending machines, etc...) The following bus routes serve the transit centre: 8,101,102,116

Mining

The Town of Beverly was a coal mining town with over twenty mines operating in the area during the town's history. The Cloverbar Mine was active in the area of Abbottsfield.

Surrounding neighbourhoods

References

External links

Abbotsfield Neighbourhood Profile
{{Edmonton neighbourhoods Neighbourhoods in Edmonton Edmonton Transit Service transit centres