Oxford is a residential neighbourhood in the Palisades area of north west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Oxford | |
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Neighbourhood | |
  Oxford Location of Oxford in Edmonton | |
| Coordinates: 53°37′19″N 113°32′56″W / 53.622°N 113.549°W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Alberta |
| City | Edmonton |
| Quadrant[1] | NW |
| Ward[1] | Anirniq |
| Sector[2] | North |
| Area[3][4] | The Palisades |
| Government | |
| • Administrative body | Edmonton City Council |
| • Councillor | Erin Rutherford |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.18 km2 (0.46 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 685 m (2,247 ft) |
| Population (2012)[7] | |
• Total | 3,399 |
| • Density | 2,880.5/km2 (7,460/sq mi) |
| • Change (2009–12) |  1.5% |
| • Dwellings | 1,176 |
According to the 2001 federal census, residential development of the neighbourhood began in the second half of the 1980s and continued through the 1990s. Nine out of ten (90%) of residences in the neighbourhood, according to the 2005 municipal census, are single-family dwellings. The remaining one out of ten (10%) are duplexes.[8] Almost nine in ten (88%) residences are owner-occupied while the remaining one in ten (12%) are rented.[9]
The neighbourhood is bounded on the south by 153 Avenue, on the north by 167 Avenue, and on the east by 127 Street. The western boundary is half a block west of 132 Street.
The community is represented by the Cumberland-Oxford Community League, established in 2002.[10]
Demographics
editIn the City of Edmonton's 2019 municipal census, Oxford had a population of 4,493 living in 1,491dwellings,[7] a 1.5% change from its 2009 population of 3,348.[11] With a land area of 1.18 km2 (0.46 sq mi),[6] it had a population density of 2,880.5 people/km2 in 2012.[7][6]
Surrounding neighbourhoods
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "City of Edmonton Wards & Standard Neighbourhoods" (PDF). City of Edmonton. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 3, 2014. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
- ^ "Edmonton Developing and Planned Neighbourhoods, 2011" (PDF). City of Edmonton. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 4, 2013. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
- ^ "The Way We Grow: Municipal Development Plan Bylaw 15100" (PDF). City of Edmonton. 2010-05-26. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 2, 2015. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
- ^ "City of Edmonton Plans in Effect" (PDF). City of Edmonton. November 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 17, 2013. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
- ^ "City Councillors". City of Edmonton. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
- ^ a b c "Neighbourhoods (data plus kml file)". City of Edmonton. Retrieved February 22, 2013.
- ^ a b c "Municipal Census Results – Edmonton 2012 Census". City of Edmonton. Retrieved February 22, 2013.
- ^ Duplexes include triplexes and quadruplexes.
- ^ [1] and [2]
- ^ Kuban, Ron (2005). Edmonton's Urban Villages: The Community League Movement. University of Alberta Press. ISBN 9781459303249.
- ^ "2009 Municipal Census Results". City of Edmonton. Retrieved February 22, 2013.
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