Canossa is a residential neighbourhood in the Castledowns area of north
Edmonton
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. As with all north end neighbourhoods, its location makes it an attractive place for people who work on
CFB Edmonton
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, but choose to live off base.
Canossa is a newer neighbourhood. According to the 2001 federal census, all residential construction in the neighbourhood occurred after
1990
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, with two-thirds of the construction being completed during the second half of the decade.
According to the 2005 municipal census, the most common type of residence in the neighbourhood is the
single-family dwelling. These make up 84% of all the residences in the neighbourhood. The remaining residences are
duplexes
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(11%) and
row houses (5%). Substantially all residences (97%) are owner-occupied.
[http://censusdocs.edmonton.ca/C05002/MUNICIPAL%202005/Neighbourhood/CANOSSA.pdf ]
Demographics
In the City of Edmonton's 2012 municipal census, Canossa had a population of living in dwellings,
a 5.9% change from its 2009 population of .
With a land area of ,
[ it had a population density of people/km2 in 2012.][
The average household income in Canossa is significantly higher than the average household income for the City of Edmonton.
It is bounded on the east by 112 Street, on the south by 167 Avenue, on the west by a north-south line half a block west of 119 Street, and on the north by rural farmland.
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Surrounding neighbourhoods
References
External links
Canossa Neighbourhood Profile
Canossa Demographic Profile
{{Edmonton neighbourhoods
Neighbourhoods in Edmonton