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family residences, called Michener Park, comprise the west end of the neighbourhood. The neighbourhood is named for a type of soil, malmo silty clay loam, common in the area. The neighbourhood is bounded on the west by 122 Street, on the east by 111 Street, on the north by 51 Avenue and on the south by

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. The community is represented by the Malmo Plains

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, established in 1965, which maintains a

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, outdoor rink and beach volleyball courts located at 115 Street and 48 Avenue. Since 2021 with a planned completion year of 2022, Malmo Plains is undergoing neighbourhood renewal from the City of Edmonton (includes road paving, sidewalk and curb replacement, and streetlight replacement). Residents voted to install decorative streetlights to replace the old streetlights due to replacement.

Demographics

In the City of Edmonton's 2012 municipal census, Malmo Plains had a population of living in dwellings, a 1.7% change from its 2009 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of people/km² in 2012.

Residential development

Most of the residential construction in the neighbourhood occurred during the 1960s, when almost three out of every four residences (72.7%) were constructed. The most common type of residence in the neighbourhood is the single-family dwelling, which account for one out of every two residences (51%). The remaining residences are split almost equally between

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s (26%) and

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s (23%). Most of the single-family dwellings are owner-occupied, while most of the apartments are

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. Michener Park accounts for a significant proportion of the apartments, and are only available as residences to families where one or more of the adults in the family are students at the University of Alberta.

Shopping and services

In addition to a pair of small strip shopping centres located in adjacent neighbourhoods, residents have access to

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, one of Edmonton's major shopping malls.

Schools

There is one school in the neighbourhood: Malmo Plains Elementary School operated by the Edmonton Public School System.

Transportation

The neighbourhood is served by the

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LRT station, which opened on April 24, 2010.

Surrounding neighbourhoods

References

External links

Malmo Plains Neighbourhood Profile

Michener Park

Malmo Community League
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