Casselman is a residential neighbourhood located in north east

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. It is named after a lawyer who practiced in Edmonton during the early part of the 20th century. While one in ten (10.7%) of residences in Casselman were built before

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, according to the 2001 federal most residential development in the neighbourhood were built during the 1970s. It was between

and

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that three out of every five (57.9%) of all residences were constructed. Another one in four (23.2%) were built between

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and

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. The remaining residences were built after 1990. According to the 2005 municipal census, the most common type of residence in the neighbourhood is the

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. Row houses account for one out of every two (48%) of all residences in the neighbourhood. One in four (26%) are single-family dwellings and another one in four (25%) are

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s and apartment style

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s. One percent of residences are

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. Approximately two out of every three (66%) of all residences are owner-occupied while one in three (34%) are rented. The population of the neighbourhood is relatively mobile. According to the 2005 municipal census, one in five residents (19.5%) had moved within the previous twelve months. Another one in five (21%) had moved within the previous one to three years. Just under half (46.5%) had lived at the same address for at least five years.http://censusdocs.edmonton.ca/C05022B/MUNICIPAL%202005/Neighbourhood/CASSELMAN.pdf The neighbourhood is bounded on the east by 50 Street, on the north by 153 Avenue, on the west by 58 Street, and on the south by 144 Avenue. There are no schools in Casselman, with students attending school in the neighbourhood of McLeod immediately to the west.

Demographics

In the City of Edmonton's 2012 municipal census, Casselman had a population of living in dwellings, a -5.2% change from its 2009 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of people/km² in 2012.

Surrounding neighbourhoods

References

External links

Casselman Neighbourhood Profile
{{Edmonton neighbourhoods Neighbourhoods in Edmonton