High Park is a neighbourhood in west
Edmonton
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,
Alberta
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,
Canada
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. The neighbourhood became a part of Edmonton when the Town of
Jasper Place
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with Edmonton in 1964.
The neighbourhood is bounded on the north by 111 Avenue, on the south by 107 Avenue, on the east by 149 Street, and on the west by 156 Street.
Most of the residential construction in the neighbourhood occurred between the end of
World War II
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and
1970
Events
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. It was during this period that about 85% of the residences were built. According to the 2001 Federal Census, approximately four out of five residences in the neighbourhood are owner occupied with only one out of five being
rented
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. The residences in the neighbourhood are almost exclusively
single-family dwellings, which make up approximately 96% of the residences.
There is a single school in the neighbourhood, High Park Elementary School.
The community is represented by the High Park
Community League
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, established in 1959, which maintains a
community hall
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and outdoor rink located at 154 Street and 110 Avenue.
Demographics
In the City of Edmonton's 2012 municipal census, High Park had a population of living in dwellings,
a -8% change from its 2009 population of .
With a land area of ,
it had a population density of people/km
2 in 2012.
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High Park Industrial
The industrial area directly north of High Park is referred to as High Park Industrial.
Surrounding neighbourhoods
The neighbourhood is surrounded by a mixture of residential and industrial neighbourhoods. Residential neighbourhoods include Britannia Youngstown, Canora, Grovenor, Mayfield, and McQueen. In addition to High Park Industrial, two other surrounding industrial neighborhoods are Huff Bremner Estate
Huff Bremner Estate is a neighborhood in North Edmonton, Alberta, northwest Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Throughout the early twentieth century, Huff Bremner was advertised as a desirable residential neighborhood and it was home to a number of Edmont ...
, and Sheffield Industrial.
See also
* Edmonton Federation of Community Leagues
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References
External links
High Park Neighbourhood Profile
{{Edmonton neighbourhoods
Neighbourhoods in Edmonton