Bulyea Heights is a residential neighbourhood in the Riverbend area of south west

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. The neighbourhood overlooks Whitemud Creek Ravine. The neighbourhood is named for George H. V. Bulyea, first

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of the Province of Alberta. The neighbourhood is bounded on the west by

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, on the south by Rabbit Hill Road, on the north by

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, and on the east by the Whitemud Creek Ravine.

Demographics

In the City of Edmonton's 2012 municipal census, Bulyea Heights had a population of living in dwellings, a -2.6% change from its 2009 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of people/km² in 2012.

Residential development

Bulyea Heights is a newer neighbourhood with residential development beginning in the late 1980s. According to the 2001 federal census, just under half (45.8%) of all residences were constructed between

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and

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. The other half (53.2%) were constructed during the 1990s. The most common type of residence, according to the 2005 municipal census, is the single-family dwelling. These account for nine out of every ten (89%) residences in the neighbourhood. The other one residence in ten (11%) are duplexes. Substantially all (98%) of all residences are owner-occupied.

Schools

There is a single school in the neighbourhood, George H. Luck School, operated by the Edmonton Public School System.

Surrounding neighbourhoods

On the other side of the Whitemud Creek Ravine, to the east, are the neighbourhoods of Aspen Gardens, Lansdowne, and Westbrook Estates.

References

External links

Bulyea Heights Neighbourhood Profile
{{Edmonton neighbourhoods Neighbourhoods in Edmonton