Kiniski Gardens is a triangle-shaped residential neighbourhood in the

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area of south east

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. It is part of the Burnewood area of Mill Woods, and is named for

Julia Kiniski Julia Kiniski (born 1899 in Poland - d. October 11, 1969 in Edmonton, Alberta), was a four-term aldermen on the Edmonton City Council from 1963 until her death in 1969. Kiniski had previously been an unsuccessful candidate in 14 of the city's annual ...

, a local reform politician of the 1960s. Development of Kiniski Gardens began in the 1970s, when roughly 7% of the residences were constructed. Construction picked up during the 1980s, when another 41% of residences were constructed. Most of the remaining construction occurred during the 1990s. The most common type of residence in the neighbourhood is the single-family dwelling, which makes up 95% of all residences. The remaining residence are a mixture of apartments in low-rise buildings (3%) and

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(2%). The majority or residences in the neighbourhood (89%) are owner-occupied with the remainder (11%) being

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. There are two schools in the neighbourhood: the Julia Kiniski Elementary School, which is operated by the Edmonton Public School System, and the Saint Kateri Catholic Elementary School, which is operated by the Edmonton Catholic School Board. The neighbourhood is bounded on the east by 34 Street. The north west boundary follows a utility corridor that runs between a point at the north east where 34 Street intersects

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to a point at the south west where the utility corridor intersects 40 Avenue. The neighbourhood is bounded on the south west by a lind connecting the point where the utility corridor intersects 40 avenue and the pont on 34 Street between 34 Avenue and 35A Avenue. The community is represented by the Burnewood

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, established in 1981, which maintains a

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and outdoor rink located at 41 Street and 41 Avenue.

Demographics

In the City of Edmonton's 2012 municipal census, Kiniski Gardens had a population of living in dwellings, a -4% change from its 2009 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of people/km² in 2012.

Surrounding neighbourhoods

Kiniski Gardens is surrounded by several residential neighbourhoods. Larkspur and Wild Rose are located to the east, Minchau is located to the southwest, and Jackson Heights is located to the northwest.

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Demographics

Surrounding neighbourhoods

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