Kernohan is a residential neighbourhood located in the Clareview area of north east
Edmonton
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Alberta
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Canada
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. It is "named for an early pioneer farmer who operated a grocery store here in the 1880s and 90s.
The neighbourhood is bounded on the west by Victoria Trail and on the north by 137 Avenue. To the east is the
North Saskatchewan River
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valley. To the south the neighbourhood overlooks Kennedale Ravine.
While residential development began during the 1960s, according to the 2001 federal census, just over half (53.8%) of all residences were built during the 1970s. One residence in ten (10.9%) were built during the 1980s. Three residences in ten (27.3%) were built during the 1990s.
The most common type of residence in the neighbourhood, according to the 2005 municipal census, is the
single-family dwelling. These account for roughly three out of every five (62%) of all residences in the neighbourhood.
Row houses account for another one residence in five (20%). Another one in eight (12%) residences are
Duplexes. The remaining 5% are
apartment style
condominium
A condominium (or condo for short) is an ownership structure whereby a building is divided into several units that are each separately owned, surrounded by common areas that are jointly owned. The term can be applied to the building or complex ...
s in low-rise buildings with fewer than five stories. Nine out of every ten (89.6%) residences are owner-occupied, with only one residence in ten (10.4%) being
rented.
There is a single school in the neighbourhood, Anne Fitzgerald Catholic Elementary School, operated by the
Edmonton Catholic School System.
Clareview
Clareview is a residential area in the northeast portion of the city of Edmonton in Alberta, Canada. It was established in 1972 through Edmonton City Council's adoption of the Clareview Outline Plan, which guides the overall development of the ...
LRT Station is located to the west of the neighbourhood along 137 Avenue.
Demographics
In the City of Edmonton's 2012 municipal census, Kernohan had a population of living in dwellings,
a -2.5% change from its 2009 population of .
With a land area of ,
it had a population density of people/km
2 in 2012.
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Surrounding neighbourhoods
References
External links
Kernohan Neighbourhood Profile
{{Edmonton neighbourhoods
Neighbourhoods in Edmonton