Northmount, Edmonton

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Northmount
Neighbourhood
Northmount is located in Edmonton
Northmount
Northmount
Location of Northmount in Edmonton
Coordinates: 53°36′07″N 113°28′44″W / 53.602°N 113.479°W / 53.602; -113.479
Country  Canada
Province  Alberta
City Edmonton
Quadrant[1] NW
Ward[1] 7
Sector[2] Mature area
Area[3][4] Dickinsfield
Government[5]
 • Administrative body Edmonton City Council
 • Councillor Tony Caterina
Area[6]
 • Total 1.22 km2 (0.47 sq mi)
Elevation 678 m (2,224 ft)
Population (2012)[7]
 • Total 3,247
 • Density 2,661.5/km2 (6,893/sq mi)
 • Change (2009–12) Decrease-3%
 • Dwellings 1,191

Northmount is a neighbourhood in northeast Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It and the Evansdale neighbourhood to the north comprise Edmonton's Dickinsfield community.

Northmount is bounded by the Griesbach neighbourhood across 97 Street to the west, the Evansdale neighbourhood across 144 Avenue to the north, the Kildare neighbourhood across 82 Street to the east, and the Glengarry neighbourhood across 137 Avenue to the south.[8]

Demographics[edit]

In the City of Edmonton's 2012 municipal census, Northmount had a population of 3,247 living in 1,191 dwellings,[7] a -3% change from its 2009 population of 3,346.[9] With a land area of 1.22 km2 (0.47 sq mi),[6] it had a population density of 2,661.5 people/km2 in 2012.[6][7]

Housing[edit]

In 2005, Northmount's housing breakdown consisted of 69% single-family dwellings, 21% row houses, 7% rooming houses, and 2% low-rise apartments (fewer than five storeys).[10]

Schools[edit]

There are three schools in Northmount including Dickinsfield Junior High School and Northmount Elementary School operated by Edmonton Public Schools and St. Anne Catholic Elementary School operated by Edmonton Catholic Schools.

Shopping[edit]

North Town Centre is located at the southwest corner of Northmount. Northgate Centre is located across 137 Avenue from North Town Centre to the south in Glengarry.

Transit[edit]

The Edmonton Transit System's Northgate Transit Centre is located on the north side of 137 Avenue in front of North Town Centre across from Northgate Centre

Health care[edit]

The Dickinsfield Extended Care Hospital is located in the Northmount.

Surrounding neighbourhoods[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "City of Edmonton Wards & Standard Neighbourhoods" (PDF). City of Edmonton. Retrieved February 13, 2013. 
  2. ^ "Edmonton Developing and Planned Neighbourhoods, 2011" (PDF). City of Edmonton. Retrieved February 13, 2013. 
  3. ^ "The Way We Grow: Municipal Development Plan Bylaw 15100" (PDF). City of Edmonton. 2010-05-26. Retrieved February 13, 2013. 
  4. ^ "City of Edmonton Plans in Effect" (PDF). City of Edmonton. November 2011. Retrieved February 13, 2013. 
  5. ^ "City Councillors". City of Edmonton. Retrieved February 13, 2013. 
  6. ^ a b c "Neighbourhoods (data plus kml file)". City of Edmonton. Retrieved February 13, 2013.  Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "nbhds" defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  7. ^ a b c "Municipal Census Results – Edmonton 2012 Census". City of Edmonton. Retrieved February 22, 2013. 
  8. ^ "Welcome to Edmonton Maps". City of Edmonton. Retrieved 2012-04-26. 
  9. ^ "2009 Municipal Census Results". City of Edmonton. Retrieved February 22, 2013. 
  10. ^ http://censusdocs.edmonton.ca/C05002/MUNICIPAL%202005/Neighbourhood/NORTHMOUNT.pdf