Wedgewood Heights is an irregularly shaped neighbourhood in west
Edmonton
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,
Alberta
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Canada
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. According to the City of Edmonto
map utility "most of the roads in Wedgewood Heights are named in honour of well-known Edmontonians."
While there was a limited amount of residential development during the 1960s and 1970s according to the 2001 federal census, most of the residential development in Wedgewood Heights occurred after
1985
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* January 1
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. One in five (18.5%) of the residences were built between
1986
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Events January
* January 1
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**Spain and Portugal ente ...
and
1990
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. Almost three out of four (72.8%) of the residences were built during the 1990s.
According to the 2005 municipal census, all of the residences in the neighbourhood were
single family residences. Substantially all of them were owner occupied with less than 0.5% being
rented
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.
[http://censusdocs.edmonton.ca/C05002/MUNICIPAL%202005/Neighbourhood/WEDGEWOOD%20HEIGHTS.pdf ]
The neighbourhood is bounded to the west and south west by
Anthony Henday Drive
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, to the south east by Wedgewood Ravine and the
North Saskatchewan River
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valley, to the north west by Lessard Road, and to the north east by 184 Street and another ravine. The Anthony Henday provides access to destinations to the south of the city including the
Edmonton International Airport
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.
Demographics
In the City of Edmonton's 2012 municipal census, Wedgewood Heights had a population of living in dwellings,
a -7.1% change from its 2009 population of .
With a land area of ,
[ it had a population density of people/km2 in 2012.][
]
Surrounding neighbourhoods
The east point of the neighbourhood overlooks the North Saskatchewan River
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.
References
External links
Wedgewood Heights Neighbourhood Profile
{{Edmonton neighbourhoods
Neighbourhoods in Edmonton