Klarvatten is a residential neighbourhood in north

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. Its location gives residents good access to

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. It is bounded on the south by 167 Avenue, on the east by 82 Street, and on the west by 91 Street. To the north is undeveloped rural land located within the city limits. Development of the area began in the late 1980s, with three out of four residences being built during the 1990s. Most of the residences in the neighbourhood are single-family dwellings (87%), with some row houses (11%) and

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(2%).Duplexes includes triplexes and quadruplexes. Substantially all (97%) of the residences in Klarvatten are owner-occupied. The neighbourhood's name is derived from the

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''klar vatten'', meaning "clear water".

Demographics

In the City of Edmonton's 2012 municipal census, Klarvatten had a population of living in dwellings, an 8.3% change from its 2009 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of people/km² in 2012. Klarvatten has an average household income that is higher than the average household income for Edmonton.

Surrounding neighbourhoods

References

External links

Klarvatten Neighbourhood Profile
Neighbourhoods in Edmonton {{Edmonton-geo-stub