Lago Lindo is a residential neighbourhood located in north
Edmonton
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, Alberta, Canada. The name is Spanish for "pretty lake", and contains two lakes named for communities in Spain.
The neighbourhood is bounded on the west by 97 Street, on the east by 91 Street, and on the south by 167 Avenue. The area to the north of the neighbourhood is still undeveloped. Access to
CFB Edmonton
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, located just to the north of the city, is along 97 Street. 97 Street also gives neighbourhood residents good access to the
downtown core
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.
Surrounding neighbourhoods are
Klarvatten to the east and north east,
Belle Rive to the south east,
Eaux Claires
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to the south,
Lorelei
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to the south west, and
Baturyn
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and
Elsinore to the west.
Substantially all the housing in the neighbourhood is single-family dwellings, with most of these being owner occupied. Most of the houses were built during the 1980s.
Parents have two elementary schools in the neighbourhood where they can send their school age children. Lago Lindo Elementary School is operated by the
Edmonton Public School System, and Bishop Greschuk Catholic Elementary School is operated by the
Edmonton Catholic School System.
The community is represented by the Lago Lindo
Community League
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, established in 1983, which maintains a
community hall
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and outdoor rink located at 95 Street and 171 Avenue.
Demographics
In the City of Edmonton's 2012 municipal census, Lago Lindo had a population of living in dwellings,
a -3.4% 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
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References
External links
Lago Lindo Neighbourhood Profile
{{Edmonton neighbourhoods
Neighbourhoods in Edmonton