MacEwan is a residential neighbourhood in south
Edmonton
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Approximately half of the residences (52%) are
single-family dwellings according to the 2005 municipal census. Another three in ten (29%) are
rented apartments and 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. The remaining one in five (19%) are
duplexes. Four out of five residences (83%) are owner-occupied with only one in five (17%) being rented.
[http://censusdocs.edmonton.ca/C05002/MUNICIPAL%202005/Neighbourhood/MACEWAN.pdf ]
On July 21, 2007, a $20 million fire destroyed a 149 unit condominium complex, which was under construction, along with 18 duplexes. The fire, which was attributed to arson, was the largest residential fire in Edmonton history.
The neighbourhood is bounded on the north by the
Anthony Henday Drive
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, on the west by 127 Street, on the east by
111 Street, and on the south by Ellerslie Road.
Demographics
In the City of Edmonton's 2012 municipal census, MacEwan had a population of living in dwellings,
an 8.6% 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
MacEwan Neighbourhood Profile
Neighbourhoods in Edmonton
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