Britannia Youngstown is a residential neighbourhood in west

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. Originally part of the Town of

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, it became part of Edmonton when Jasper Place

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with Edmonton in 1964. The neighbourhood is bounded on the west by Mayfield Road, on the north by 107 Avenue, on the east by 156 Street, and on the south by

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. The community is represented by the Britannia Youngstown

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, established in 1959, which maintains a

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, basketball courts, outdoor rink and a tennis court located at 159 Street and 105 Avenue.

Demographics

In the City of Edmonton's 2012 municipal census, Britannia Youngstown had a population of living in dwellings, a 5.8% change from its 2009 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of people/km² in 2012.

Residential development

A high proportion, approximately six out of ten, residences are

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with only four out of ten being owner occupied. Almost half (48%)of residences in the neighbourhood are

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s in low-rise buildings of five or fewer stories. Another 40% are single-family dwellings, with almost all of the remainder being

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s (6%) and

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Includes triplexes and quadruplexes. (5%).

People

The average household size is 2.1 persons, with approximately seven out of ten households having one or two people. Average household income in Britannia Youngstown is lower than the Edmonton average.

Schools and training facilities

There are three schools in the neighbourhood. Youngstown Elementary School and Britannia Junior High School are operated by the Edmonton Public School system, while Elves School is a special needs school run by the Elves Special Needs Society. Elves School operates out of a building that is the former St. Luke's High School of the Edmonton Catholic School System. The Edmonton Fire Department also operates a training facility in a former public high school in the neighbourhood's east end.

Shopping and services

The Mayfield Common shopping centre and the Westlawn Cemetery occupy the south edge (

) of the neighbourhood.

Surrounding neighbourhoods

The neighbourhood is surrounded by a mixture of residential neighbourhoods and light industrial subdivisions. Residential neighbourhoods are Mayfield to the north,

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to the north east, Canora to the east, West Jasper Place to the south east, and Glenwood to the south. Industrial subdivisions are Youngstown Industrial to the west and north west, Stone Industrial to the west, and the commercial district of Place LaRue to the south west.

References

External links

Britannia Youngstown Neighbourhood Profile
{{Edmonton neighbourhoods Neighbourhoods in Edmonton