Beacon Heights is a residential neighbourhood in

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that was part of the Town of Beverly before Beverly

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with Edmonton in 1961. The earliest development in the neighbourhood occurred around 1910, several years before Beverly was incorporated as a town. According to the City of Edmonton's neighbourhood profile for Beacon Heights, one in ten of the residences in the neighbourhood were built by the end of

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, with half the dwellings being built before Beverly's amalgamation. Three out of four residences are single-family dwellings, with most of the remainder being split almost equally between

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s in low rise buildings of under five stories and

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. Roughly 85% of the single-family dwellings are owner occupied, as are one in four of the duplexes. The remainder are

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. The neighbourhood is bounded on the south by 118 Avenue, on the west by 50 Street, on the north by 122 Avenue, and on the east by 34 Street. Jubilee Park is located in Beacon Heights. Jubilee Park is located on the site of the Beverly Coal Mine entrance, and was developed in

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as an Alberta Jubilee project. The community is represented by the Beacon Heights

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, established in 1965, which maintains a community hall and outdoor rink located at 43 Street and 120 Avenue.

Demographics

In the City of Edmonton's 2012 municipal census, Beacon Heights had a population of living in dwellings, a 1.3% change from its 2009 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of people/km² in 2012.

Mining

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

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Surrounding neighbourhoods

{{Edmonton neighbourhoods Neighbourhoods in Edmonton

Demographics

Mining

See also

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Further reading

Surrounding neighbourhoods