Twin Brooks is a residential neighbourhood in south
Edmonton
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,
Alberta
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,
Canada
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. It is located at the
confluence
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of the
Whitemud Creek
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and the Blackmud Creek, hence the origin of the name Twin
Brooks
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. An
artificial lake
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is situated in the neighbourhood, with George P. Nicholson Elementary School located near it.
The neighbourhood is roughly triangle-shaped with the Whitemud Creek on its western boundary, Blackmud Creek on the north east, and
Anthony Henday Drive
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on the south. Access to the neighbourhood is either by
111 Street over the Blackmud Creek to the north, or from Anthony Henday Drive with an interchange at 111 Street.
The community has access to
ETS buses. There are also plans for the
LRT to be extended along 111 Street.
Twin Brooks is a newer neighbourhood. According to the 2001 Federal Census, all but a handful of the homes were constructed after 1985. Seventeen out of twenty of the homes are
single-family dwellings, with most of the remainder being
duplexes according to the 2005 municipal census. Almost all the occupied private dwellings are owner-occupied. The average number of people per household is three.
The only commercial building in the community is an
Esso
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gas station along 111 Street.
As of December, 2006, the City of Edmonton is planning to develop housing units near George P. Nicholson School, however this has been met with harsh criticism from local residents. Plans to build commercial and professional buildings in the same area have also been received negatively by residents.
The community is represented by the Twin Brooks
Community League
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, established in 2002, which maintains a
community hall
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and outdoor rink located at 113 Street and 12 Avenue.
Demographics
In the City of Edmonton's 2012 municipal census, Twin Brooks had a population of living in dwellings,
a -3.9% 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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See also
* Edmonton Federation of Community Leagues
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References
External links
City of Edmonton neighbourhood profileGoogle Maps
{{Edmonton neighbourhoods
Neighbourhoods in Edmonton