Idylwylde | |
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Neighbourhood | |
  Idylwylde Location of Idylwylde inEdmonton | |
| Coordinates:53°31′19″N113°26′56″W / 53.522°N 113.449°W /53.522; -113.449 | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| City | Edmonton |
| Quadrant[1] | NW |
| Ward[1] | Métis |
| Sector[2] | Mature area |
| Government | |
| • Administrative body | Edmonton City Council |
| • Councillor | Ashley Salvador |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.66 km2 (0.25 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 669 m (2,195 ft) |
| Population (2012)[5] | |
• Total | 1,778 |
| • Density | 2,693.9/km2 (6,977/sq mi) |
| • Change (2009–12) |  −0.4% |
| • Dwellings | 997 |
Idylwylde is a residential neighbourhood in south eastEdmonton,Alberta,Canada.
The neighbourhood is bounded on the south byWhyte Avenue, on the north by 90 Avenue, on the west by 83 Street and on the east by 75 Street.
The community is represented by the IdylwyldeCommunity League, established in 1955, which maintains acommunity hall and outdoor rink located at 81 Street and 86 Avenue.[6][7]
In the City of Edmonton's 2012 municipal census, Idylwylde had a population of1,778 living in997 dwellings,[5] a -0.4% change from its 2009 population of1,785.[8] With a land area of 0.66 km2 (0.25 sq mi), it had a population density of2,693.9 people/km2 in 2012.[4][5]
The neighbourhood population is somewhat mobile. According to the 2005 municipal census, just over one in eight residents (15.4%) had moved within the previous year. Another one in five (18.5%) had moved within the preceding one to three years. At the same time, just over half of residents (52.7%) had lived at the same address for at least five years.
According to the 2001 federal census, just over half (56.1%) of the residences in the neighbourhood were built between the end ofWorld War II and1960. Another one in four (23.5%) were built between1961 and1980. There is some comparatively recent residential construction in the neighbourhood with just over one in ten residences (11.8%) of residences being built in the last half of the 1990s.[9]
Just over half the residences in the neighbourhood (56%) aresingle-family dwellings. Another four in ten (39%) areapartments and apartment style condominiums. Three out of four apartments are in low-rise buildings with fewer than five stories, with the remainder being in buildings with five or more stories. The remaining 4% of residences areduplexes.[10] Just over half of residences (56%) are owner-occupied, with the remaining residences beingrented.[11]
There are two schools in the neighbourhood—Idylwylde Elementary School and Vimy Ridge Academy. The elementary school has been closed and is currently in use as an adult English as a second language instruction facility operated by the Edmonton Public School Board.
The Edmonton Free Methodist Church is located in Idylwylde.
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