North Edmonton is a former village in
Alberta
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,
Canada
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that was absorbed by the City of
Edmonton
Edmonton ( ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta. Edmonton is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Alberta's central region. The city ancho ...
. The approximate geographic centre of the former village is the current intersection of Fort Road, 66 Street and 127 Avenue in northeast Edmonton. Its land is now occupied by the
Edmonton neighbourhoods of
Balwin,
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, Industrial Heights, Kennedale Industrial and Yellowhead Corridor East.
History
Development here grew up after the arrival of the
Canadian Northern Railway
The Canadian Northern Railway (CNoR) was a historic Canadian transcontinental railway. At its 1923 merger into the Canadian National Railway , the CNoR owned a main line between Quebec City and Vancouver via Ottawa, Winnipeg, and Edmonton.
Man ...
in
Edmonton
Edmonton ( ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta. Edmonton is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Alberta's central region. The city ancho ...
in 1905.
It was commonly known as Packingtown, due to the large number of meatpacking plants that grew up in the area, especially along 66th Street.
It became the home of a Franciscan friary, built on land acquired by Bishop Emile Legal, The facility continued in operation until 2005.
The Village of North Edmonton was incorporated on January 20, 1910, encompassing four quarter sections of land.
It had a population of 404 in 1911.
The village was annexed by
Edmonton
Edmonton ( ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta. Edmonton is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Alberta's central region. The city ancho ...
on July 22, 1912.
See also
*
List of former urban municipalities in Alberta
The Province of Alberta currently has 256 urban municipalities including 19 cities, 106 towns, 80 villages and 51 summer villages. In addition, there are 100 communities that previously held some form of urban municipality status. These include ...
References
1910 establishments in Alberta
1912 disestablishments in Canada
Former municipalities now in Edmonton
Former villages in Alberta
Localities in Edmonton
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