Richfield is a residential neighbourhood in the Millbourne area of

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Demographics

In the City of Edmonton's 2012 municipal census, Richfield had a population of living in dwellings, a -1.4% change from its 2009 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of people/km² in 2012.

Residential development

According to the 2001 federal census, the bulk of residential construction in the neighbourhood occurred during the 1970s when roughly three out of four (75.8%) of residences were constructed. Another one in ten (10.8%) were constructed during the 1960s, and one in ten (10.0%) were constructed during the 1980s. The most common type of residence in the neighbourhood, according to the 2005 municipal census, is the

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. Row houses account for almost half (45%) of all the residences in Richfield. Single-family dwellings account for roughly four in ten (41%) of residences. The remaining residences are split almost equally between

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s (7%) and

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(7%). Just over half the residences (51%) are owner-occupied, with the remainder (49%) being rented. The population of the neighbourhood is somewhat stable with four out of ten (41%) or residents having lived at the same address for more than five years according to the 2005 municipal census. At the same time, one in five (19.3%) residents had moved within the previous 12 months and another one in five (21.9%) had moved within the preceding one to three years.http://censusdocs.edmonton.ca/C05022B/MUNICIPAL%202005/Neighbourhood/RICHFIELD.pdf There are two elementary schools in the neighbourhood. The Edmonton Public School System operates the Grace Martin Elementary School while the Edmonton Catholic School System operates the St Elizabeth Catholic Elementary School. The neighbourhood is bounded on the west by 91 Street, on south by 34 Avenue, and on the remaining sides by Mill Woods Road.

Surrounding neighbourhoods

References

External links

Richfield Neighbourhood Profile
{{Edmonton neighbourhoods Neighbourhoods in Edmonton