McQueen | |
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Neighbourhood | |
  McQueen Location of McQueen inEdmonton | |
| Coordinates:53°33′14″N113°34′23″W / 53.554°N 113.573°W /53.554; -113.573 | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| City | Edmonton |
| Quadrant[1] | NW |
| Ward[1] | Nakota Isga |
| Sector[2] | Mature area |
| Government | |
| • Administrative body | Edmonton City Council |
| • Councillor | Reed Clarke |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.7 km2 (0.27 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 673 m (2,208 ft) |
| Population (2012)[5] | |
• Total | 1,688 |
| • Density | 2,411.4/km2 (6,245/sq mi) |
| • Change (2009–12) |  1.8% |
| • Dwellings | 889 |
McQueen is a residential neighbourhood located in westEdmonton,Alberta,Canada. It is named for the Rev.David George McQueen, who served 43 years as minister at Edmonton'sFirst Presbyterian Church from 1887 to 1930.[6]
Immediately to the north east of McQueen, in the neighbourhood ofWoodcroft is Coronation Park. Located within Coronation Park is theTelus World of Science (formerly called the Edmonton Space and Sciences Centre), thePeter Hemingway Fitness and Leisure Centre, Coronation Arena (an ice arena), a small football stadium and a lawn bowling facility.
Located a short distance to the east of the neighbourhood along 111 Avenue isWestmount Centre, a shopping mall. There is also a small strip shopping centre located at the south east corner of the neighbourhood.
The neighbourhood is bounded on the north by 111 Avenue, on the east by 142 Street, on the south by 107 Avenue, and on the west by 149 Street. McQueen Road passes through the neighbourhood. The Edmonton neighborhoods that border McQueen areHuff Bremner Estate to the north,North Glenora to the east,Grovenor to the south, andHigh Park to the east.
The community is represented by the McQueenCommunity League, established in 1955, which maintains acommunity hall, outdoor rink, tennis courts and basketball courts located at McQueen Road and 108 Avenue.[7][8]
In the City of Edmonton's 2012 municipal census, McQueen had a population of1,688 living in889 dwellings,[5] a 1.8% change from its 2009 population of1,658.[9] With a land area of 0.7 km2 (0.27 sq mi),[4] it had a population density of2,411.4 people/km2 in 2012.[4][5]
According to the 2001 federal census, the majority of residential construction in McQueen occurred between the end ofWorld War II and1960. It was during this time that six out of ten (60.2%) of residences were constructed. Construction continued at a reduced rate during the 1970s before tapering off in the early 1980s. Residential construction was almost nonexistent between the early 1980s and the late 1990s when there was a sharp increase in residential construction.[10]
The most common type of residence, according to the 2005 municipal census, is thesingle-family dwelling. These account for roughly half (54%) of all residences in McQueen. Another one in four residences (28%) arerentedapartments in low-rise buildings with fewer than five stories. Most of the remaining residences are described as a collective residence accounting for 15% or all residences in the neighbourhood. There are also a fewduplexes[11] accounting for 3% of all residences.[12]
Occupancy of residences in McQueen is split almost equally between owner occupancy (51%) and rental occupancy (49%). Overall, the population is relatively stable, with almost two out of three (64.5%) residents having lived at the same address for at least three years and just over half (53.9%) having lived in the neighbourhood for more than five years. Just under one in five (17.7%) of residents have moved within the preceding 12 months.[13][14]
There are four schools in the neighbourhood.
St. Gregory Catholic School previously operated in the building now used by Edmonton Menorah Academy. McQueen Elementary School previously operated in a building that now forms part of Edmonton Christian West School's campus.
Located in the adjacent neighbourhood of Woodcroft is theEdmonton Public School Board'sRoss Sheppard High School.
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