Tipaskan, Edmonton
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name = Tipaskan
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|settlement_type = Neighbourhood
|pushpin_map = Canada Edmonton
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|pushpin_map_caption = Location of Tipaskan 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 = Karhiio
|subdivision_name5 = Southeast
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Community
|subdivision_name6 = Mill Woods
Lakewood
|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 16, 2014}}
|leader_title = Mayor
|leader_name = {{Edmonton City Council|mayor}}
|leader_title1 = Administrative body
|leader_name1 = Edmonton City Council
|leader_title2 = Councillor
|leader_name2 = {{Edmonton City Council|11}}
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|area_total_km2 = 0.80
|population_as_of = 2012
|population_total = 2902
|population_density_km2 = 3627.5
|population_blank1_title = Change (2009–12)
|population_blank1 = {{decrease}}-1.4%
|population_blank2_title = Dwellings
|population_blank2 = 1125
|coordinates = {{coord|53.463|N|113.457|W|region:CA-AB|display=inline}}
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Tipaskan is a residential neighbourhood located in the Mill Woods area of south Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is a part of the Mill Woods community of Lakewood. The name means "'a reserve' in the Cree language, and recalls that the Mill Woods area was a Cree Indian reserve between 1876 and 1891."From the neighbourhood description in the City of Edmonton [http://maps.edmonton.ca map utility].
The neighbourhood is bounded on the east by Mill Woods Road, the north by 34 Avenue, the west by 91 Street, and the south by 28 Avenue.
There is a community centre near Tipaskan School.
Demographics
In the City of Edmonton's 2012 municipal census, Tipaskan had a population of {{nts|2902}} living in {{nts|1125}} 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|2944}}.{{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|0.8|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{nts|3627.5}} people/km2 in 2012.
Residential development
The majority of residential construction in the neighbourhood occurred during the 1970s when approximately seven out of ten (69.2%) of residences were constructed. Most of the remaining residences (22.7%) were constructed during the 1980s.{{cite web |title=2001 Federal Census - Period of Construction - Occupied Private Dwellings |url=http://censusdocs.edmonton.ca/DD23/FEDERAL%202001/Neighbourhood/TIPASKAN.pdf |publisher=City of Edmonton}}
According to the 2005 municipal census, the neighbourhood has a mixture of housing types: single-family dwellings (42%), row houses (24%), apartments in low-rise buildings (23%) and duplexesIncludes triplexes and quadruplexes. (3%). In addition, 9% of residences are described as "other" types of residences. Just over half of residences (54%) are owner-occupied with the remainder being rented.{{cite web |title=2005 Municipal Census - Dwelling Unit by Structure Type and Ownership |url=https://censusdocs.edmonton.ca/C05002/MUNICIPAL%202005/Neighbourhood/TIPASKAN.pdf |publisher=City of Edmonton}}
Households
The average household size is 2.9 persons, according to the 2001 federal census, with a variety of household sizes. One in two households (46.2%) consist of one or two people. One in five households (20.8%) have three persons, and one in three households (33%) have four or more persons.{{cite web |title=2001 Federal Census - Households by Size |url=https://censusdocs.edmonton.ca/DD20/FEDERAL%202001/Neighbourhood/TIPASKAN.pdf |publisher=City of Edmonton}}
Population mobility
The neighbourhood population is comparatively mobile with one in five (20.6%) residents having moved within the previous year according to the 2005 municipal census. Another one in four (23.1%) had moved within the previous one to three years. Two in five residents (42.0%) had lived at the same address for more than five years.{{cite web |title=2005 Municipal Census - Length of Residence |url=https://censusdocs.edmonton.ca/C05022B/MUNICIPAL%202005/Neighbourhood/TIPASKAN.pdf |publisher=City of Edmonton}}
Schools
There are three schools in the neighbourhood. Tipaskan School (Edmonton Public Schools) and Frère Antoine Catholic Elementary School (Edmonton Catholic Schools)). The third school is the Fresh Start (Millwoods) School.
Surrounding neighbourhoods
References
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External links
- [http://censusdocs.edmonton.ca/DD34/MultiSource/Neighbourhood/TIPASKAN.pdf Tipaskan Neighbourhood Profile]
{{Edmonton neighbourhoods}}