Mayfield, Edmonton
{{Short description|Neighbourhood in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada}}
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|subdivision_name4 = Nakota Isga
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|subdivision_name6 = Jasper Place
|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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|area_total_km2 = 0.87
|population_as_of = 2012
|population_total = 1968
|population_density_km2 = 2262.1
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|population_blank1 = {{increase}}1.4%
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Mayfield is a neighbourhood in west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada named for famed Canadian aviator and bush pilot Wop May.From the neighbourhood description on the [http://maps.edmonton.ca/ map utility] on the City of Edmonton website.
It is bordered on the north by 111 Avenue, the east by 156 Street, to the south by 107 Avenue, and on the west by Mayfield Road.
The community is represented by the Mayfield Community League, established in 1957, which maintains a community hall and outdoor rink located at 161 Street and 109 Avenue.{{cite web |url=http://www.mayfieldcommunityleague.com/ |title=Mayfield Community League |publisher=Mayfield Community League |access-date=October 7, 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 2012 municipal census, Mayfield had a population of {{nts|1968}} living in {{nts|910}} dwellings,{{cite web | url=http://edmonton.ca/city_government/facts_figures/municipal-census-results.aspx | title=Municipal Census Results – Edmonton 2012 Census | publisher=City of Edmonton | access-date=February 22, 2013}} a 1.4% change from its 2009 population of {{nts|1941}}.{{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|0.87|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}},{{cite web | url=https://data.edmonton.ca/City-Administration/Neighbourhoods-data-plus-kml-file-/65fr-66s6 | title=Neighbourhoods (data plus kml file) | publisher=City of Edmonton | access-date=February 22, 2013}} it had a population density of {{nts|2262.1}} people/km2 in 2012.
Residential development
While there were some homes in the area prior to 1946, the bulk of residential construction occurred after the end of World War II with seven out of ten (71%) residences being built between 1946 and 1960. Most of the remaining three in ten were built during the 1960s, with a small number built during the 1970s. Most dwellings in the neighbourhood are single-family dwellings, though there are some duplexes,Duplexes include triplexes and quadruplexes. row houses and a few low rise apartment buildings.In Edmonton census data, low-rise apartment buildings are defined as apartment buildings with fewer than five stories.
Roughly three out of four households have two or more people.{{cite web |title=A Community Profile - Mayfield |url=http://censusdocs.edmonton.ca/DD34/MultiSource/Neighbourhood/MAYFIELD.pdf |publisher=City of Edmonton}}
Recreation and parks
There are a number of parks in the neighbourhood: Mayfield Park, Otto Leslie Park, Patrick J. Ryan Park, and Phoebe Mccullough Park
Schools
There are two schools in the neighbourhood. The Edmonton Public School System operates the Mayfield Elementary School, while the Edmonton Catholic School System operates Our Lady Of Peace Catholic Elementary School.
Surrounding neighbourhoods
The neighbourhood is surrounded by a mixture of residential neighbourhoods and light industrial areas. Residential neighbourhoods are High Park to the east, Canora to the south east, and Britannia Youngstown to the south. Industrial subdivisions are Youngstown Industrial to the west, West Sheffiend Industrial to the west and north west, Sheffield Industrial to the north, and High Park Industrial to the north east.
See also
References
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External links
- [http://censusdocs.edmonton.ca/DD34/MultiSource/Neighbourhood/MAYFIELD.pdf City of Edmonton neighbourhood profile]
{{Geographic location
| Northwest = West Sheffiend Industrial
| North = Sheffield Industrial
| Northeast = High Park Industrial
| West = Youngstown Industrial, West Sheffiend Industrial
| Centre = Mayfield
| East = High Park
| Southwest =
| South = Britannia Youngstown
| Southeast = Canora
}}
{{Edmonton neighbourhoods}}