Avonmore, Edmonton

Avonmore
Neighbourhood
Avonmore Location of Avonmore in Edmonton
Coordinates: 53°30′36″N 113°27′11″W / 53.510°N 113.453°W
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
City	Edmonton
Quadrant[1]	NW
Ward[1]	11
Sector[2]	Mature area
Government[3]
• Administrative body	Edmonton City Council
• Councillor	Mike Nickel
Area[4]
• Total	0.9 km^2 (0.3 sq mi)
Elevation	673 m (2,208 ft)
Population (2012)[5]
• Total	2,087
• Density	2,318.9/km^2 (6,006/sq mi)
• Change (2009–12)	-2.5%
• Dwellings	1,016

Avonmore is a residential neighbourhood in south east Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It was named after the Avonmore in Ireland. It is in the shape of an irregular quadrilateral bounded on the south east by Argyll Road, on the south west by Mill Creek Ravine, on the north by 76 Avenue and on the east by 75 Street. It is surrounded by a mixture of residential neighbourhoods and industrial subdivisions. To the north is the residential subdivision of King Edward Park. To the east and south east are the industrial subdivisions of Girard Industrial and Coronet Addition Industrial. Separated from Avonmore by the Mill Creek Ravine are the residential neighbourhoods of Argyll, Hazeldean and Ritchie.

Avonmore is an ethnically mixed neighbourhood with the most commonly identified ethnic groups for persons identifying themselves with a single ethnic group in the 2001 Federal Census being German (5.9%), Canadian (5.2%), Ukrainian (3.3%), Scottish (2.6%) and English (2.0%). Three out of four census respondents identified themselves with multiple ethnic groups.

Avonmore School is an elementary and junior high school in the neighbourhood. It is home to the Nellie McClung Program for Junior High Girls.^[6]

Demographics

In the City of Edmonton's 2012 municipal census, Avonmore had a population of 2,087 living in 1,016 dwellings,^[5] a -2.5% change from its 2009 population of 2,141.^[7] With a land area of 0.9 km² (0.35 sq mi), it had a population density of 2,318.9 people/km² in 2012.^[5][4]

References

1. "City of Edmonton Wards & Standard Neighbourhoods" (PDF). City of Edmonton. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 3, 2014. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
2. "Edmonton Developing and Planned Neighbourhoods, 2011" (PDF). City of Edmonton. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 4, 2013. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
3. "City Councillors". City of Edmonton. Retrieved February 16, 2014.
4. "Neighbourhoods (data plus kml file)". City of Edmonton. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
5. "Municipal Census Results – Edmonton 2012 Census". City of Edmonton. Retrieved February 22, 2013.
6. "Avonmore School". Edmonton Public Schools. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
7. "2009 Municipal Census Results". City of Edmonton. Retrieved February 22, 2013.