Evergreen, or Evergreen Community,
is a neighbourhood in the rural northeast portion of the City of
Edmonton,
Alberta
Alberta ( ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is part of Western Canada and is one of the three prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to the west, Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Terri ...
, Canada. A
manufactured home
Manufactured housing (commonly known as mobile homes in the United States) is a type of prefabricated housing that is largely assembled in factories and then transported to sites of use. The definition of the term in the United States is regul ...
community, it is located at the northwest corner of 167 Avenue NW and Meridian Street.
Evergreen had a population of 1,450 according to Edmonton's 2012 municipal census.
The community is represented by the Edmonton Evergreen
Community Association A community association is a nongovernmental association of participating members of a community, such as a neighborhood, village, condominium, cooperative, or group of homeowners or property owners in a delineated geographic area. Participation ma ...
, established in 1982, which runs a
community hall
Community centres, community centers, or community halls are public locations where members of a community tend to gather for group activities, social support, public information, and other purposes. They may sometimes be open for the whole co ...
located at Evergreen Drive and Cedar Avenue.
Demographics
In the City of Edmonton's 2016 municipal census, Evergreen had a population of living in dwellings,
a -2.4% change from its 2014 population of .
With a land area of ,
it had a population density of people/km
2 in 2016.
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Black Friday
On July 31, 1987, fifteen people in Evergreen were killed and almost 200 homes were destroyed or damaged beyond repair when the Edmonton Tornado swept through the community at the north end of its path of death and destruction.
Surrounding neighbourhoods
See also
* Maple Ridge, Edmonton
Maple Ridge, or Maple Ridge/Oak Ridge, is a neighbourhood in southeast Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. A manufactured home
Manufactured housing (commonly known as mobile homes in the United States) is a type of prefabricated housing that is large ...
* Westview Village, Edmonton
Westview Village, or Westview Village Manufactured Home Community, is a neighbourhood located in west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. A manufactured home community, it is located on the west side of Winterburn Road (215 Street) at 107 Avenue NW. The ...
* 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
City of Edmonton neighbourhood profileCalgary Sun article on the 1987 tornadoEvergreen Community Website
Neighbourhoods in Edmonton
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