Oxford is a residential neighbourhood in the Palisades area of north west
Edmonton
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According to the 2001 federal census, residential development of the neighbourhood began in the second half of the 1980s and continued through the 1990s. Nine out of ten (90%) of residences in the neighbourhood, according to the 2005 municipal census, are
single-family dwellings. The remaining one out of ten (10%) are
duplexes
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. Almost nine in ten (88%) residences are owner-occupied while the remaining one in ten (12%) are
rented
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The neighbourhood is bounded on the south by 153 Avenue, on the north by 167 Avenue, and on the east by 127 Street. The western boundary is half a block west of 132 Street.
The community is represented by the Cumberland-Oxford
Community League
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, established in 2002.
Demographics
In the City of Edmonton's 2012 municipal census, Oxford had a population of living in dwellings,
a 1.5% 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
Oxford Neighbourhood Profile
Neighbourhoods in Edmonton
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