MacEwan is a residential neighbourhood in south

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. Approximately half of the residences (52%) are single-family dwellings according to the 2005 municipal census. Another three in ten (29%) are

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apartments and apartment style condominiums. The remaining one in five (19%) are

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. Four out of five residences (83%) are owner-occupied with only one in five (17%) being rented.http://censusdocs.edmonton.ca/C05002/MUNICIPAL%202005/Neighbourhood/MACEWAN.pdf On July 21, 2007, a $20 million fire destroyed a 149 unit condominium complex, which was under construction, along with 18 duplexes. The fire, which was attributed to arson, was the largest residential fire in Edmonton history. The neighbourhood is bounded on the north by the

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, on the west by 127 Street, on the east by 111 Street, and on the south by Ellerslie Road.

Demographics

In the City of Edmonton's 2012 municipal census, MacEwan had a population of living in dwellings, an 8.6% change from its 2009 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of people/km² in 2012.

Surrounding neighbourhoods

References

External links

MacEwan Neighbourhood Profile
Neighbourhoods in Edmonton {{Edmonton-geo-stub