Kensington is a residential neighbourhood in north west
Edmonton,
Alberta,
Canada. While the land was annexed by Edmonton in
1913
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, development of the neighbourhood didn't occur until much later.
According to the 2001 federal census three in ten (27.8%) of residences in the neighbourhood were built shortly after the end of
World War II, that is, between
1946
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and
1960
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. Another four in ten residences (37.0%) were built during the 1960s. There was little new development in the neighbourhood until the mid-1990s. Between
1996
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and
2000
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, there was a sharp increase in the number of residences constructed with another one in five (21.8%) being built during this period.
In
2005
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, the most common type of residence in the neighbourhood was the
single-family dwelling. These accounted for six out of ten (63%) of the residences in the neighbourhood.
Rented
Renting, also known as hiring or letting, is an agreement where a payment is made for the temporary use of a good, service or property owned by another. A gross lease is when the tenant pays a flat rental amount and the landlord pays for a ...
apartment
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s and apartment style
condominium
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s accounted for another one in four (23%) of residences.
Duplexes accounting for one in eight (12%) or residences. The remaining 2% of residences were
row house
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s. Seven out of ten (71%) or residences were owner occupied, while three out of ten (29%) were rented.
There is a single school in the neighbourhood, Kensington Elementary School, operated by the
Edmonton Public School System. Since September 2011, a portion of Kensington School is leased to the
Greater North Central Francophone Education Region No. 2 which operates a Kindergarten to grade 6 francophone school,
École À la Découverte.
The community is represented by the Kensington
Community League
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, established in 1960, which maintains a
community hall and outdoor rink located at 121 Street and 134A Avenue.
Demographics
In the City of Edmonton's 2012 municipal census, Kensington had a population of living in dwellings,
a -6% 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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Surrounding neighbourhoods
See also
* Edmonton Federation of Community Leagues
References
External links
Kensington Neighbourhood Profile
{{Edmonton neighbourhoods
Neighbourhoods in Edmonton