Fulton Place, Edmonton
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Fulton Place
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| settlement_type = Neighbourhood
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Fulton Place in Edmonton
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Canada
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = Alberta
| subdivision_type2 = City
| subdivision_name2 = Edmonton
| subdivision_name3 = NW
| subdivision_name4 = Métis
| subdivision_name5 = Mature area
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| government_footnotes = {{cite web | url=http://edmonton.ca/city_government/city_organization/city-councillors.aspx | title=City Councillors | publisher=City of Edmonton | access-date=February 13, 2013}}
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| leader_title = Administrative body
| leader_name = Edmonton City Council
| leader_title1 = Councillor
| leader_name1 = {{Edmonton City Council|7}}
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| area_total_km2 = 0.98
| population_as_of = 2014
| population_total = 2161
| population_density_km2 = 2205.1
| population_blank1_title = Change {{small|(2012–14)}}
| population_blank1 = {{decrease}}-0.37%
| population_blank2_title = Dwellings
| population_blank2 = 990
| coordinates = {{coord|53.547|N|113.425|W|region:CA-AB|display=inline}}
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| elevation_m = 662
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Fulton Place is a residential neighbourhood in east Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is named for the creek which runs along the neighbourhood's west boundary. It is part of a broader area of surrounding communities known as Greater Hardisty.
The neighbourhood is bounded on the north by 106 Avenue, on the south by 101 Avenue, on the east by 50 Street, and on the west and south west by Fulton Creek Ravine. At the north west corner of the neighbourhood is an interchange between 106 Avenue and Wayne Gretzky Drive.
The community is represented by the Fulton Place Community League, established in 1958, which maintains a community hall and outdoor rink located at 61 Street and Fulton Road.{{cite web |url=http://www.fultonplace.org/ |title=Fulton Place Community League |publisher=Fulton Place Community League |access-date=October 8, 2017}}{{cite book|last =Kuban |first =Ron |title =Edmonton's Urban Villages: The Community League Movement |url =https://archive.org/details/edmontonsurbanvi00kuba |url-access =registration |publisher =University of Alberta Press |year =2005 |isbn =9781459303249}}
Demographics
In the City of Edmonton's 2014 municipal census, Fulton Place had a population of {{nts|2161}} living in {{nts|990}} dwellings,{{cite web | url=http://edmonton.ca/city_government/facts_figures/municipal-census-results.aspx | title=Municipal Census Results – Edmonton 2014 Census | publisher=City of Edmonton | access-date=February 22, 2013}} a -0.37% change from its 2012 population of {{nts|2244}}.{{cite web | url=http://edmonton.ca/city_government/facts_figures/2009-municipal-census-results.aspx | title=2009 Municipal Census Results | publisher=City of Edmonton | access-date=February 22, 2013}} With a land area of {{convert|0.98|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{nts|2205.1}} people/km2 in 2014.
Residential development
While a small percentage (3.4%) of the residences in Fulton Place were built before the end of World War II, according to the 2001 federal census four out of five (79.1%) of all residences were built between 1946 and 1960. Another one in ten (9.6%) residences were built during the 1960s. A small proportion of residences were built after 1970.{{cite web |title=2001 Federal Census - Period of Construction - Occupied Private Dwellings |url=https://censusdocs.edmonton.ca/DD23/FEDERAL%202001/Neighbourhood/FULTON%20PLACE.pdf |publisher=City of Edmonton}}
The most common type of residence in the neighbourhood, according to the 2005 municipal census, is the single-family dwelling. These account for almost nine out of every ten (86%) residences in the neighbourhood. Another one residence in twenty (6%) are rented apartments in low-rise buildings with fewer than five stories. There are a small number (1%) of duplexes.Duplexes include triplexes and fourplexes. The remaining one residence in twenty (7%) are classified as other kinds of residence. Almost nine out of every ten (85%) of all residences are owner-occupied while the remaining residences are rented.{{cite web |title=2005 Municipal Census - Dwelling Unit by Structure Type and Ownership |url=https://censusdocs.edmonton.ca/C05002/MUNICIPAL%202005/Neighbourhood/FULTON%20PLACE.pdf |publisher=City of Edmonton}}
Schools and recreation facilities
Hardisty School, operated by the Edmonton Public School System, is located in Fulton Place with over 600 students enrolled in kindergarten through grade 9.{{citation needed|date=November 2012}} Fulton Place School, formerly an elementary school, was closed in 2010 and the building is now used by several non-profit and community-based organizations.{{Cite web|url=http://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/students-at-fulton-place-school-bid-farewell-1.527487|title = Students at Fulton Place School bid farewell|date = 28 June 2010}}
Hardisty Fitness and Leisure Centre and the Michael Cameron Arena are both located in the neighbourhood.{{citation needed|date=November 2012}}
Surrounding neighbourhoods
{{Geographic location
| Northwest = Forest Heights
| North = Capilano
| Northeast = Capilano
| West = Forest HeightsForest Heights is to the west of Wayne Gretzky Drive. Terrace Heights is between Wayne Gretzky Drive and Fulton Creek Ravine.
| Centre = Fulton Place
| East = Gold Bar
| Southwest = Terrace Heights
| South = Ottewell
| Southeast = Eastgate Business Park
}}
See also
References
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External links
- [http://censusdocs.edmonton.ca/DD34/MultiSource/Neighbourhood/FULTON%20PLACE.pdf Fulton Place Neighbourhood Profile]
{{Edmonton neighbourhoods}}