Tawa | |
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Neighbourhood | |
  Tawa Location of Tawa inEdmonton | |
| Coordinates:53°27′40″N113°25′37″W / 53.461°N 113.427°W /53.461; -113.427 | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| City | Edmonton |
| Quadrant[1] | NW |
| Ward[1] | Karhiio |
| Sector[2] | Southeast |
| Area[3][4] Community | Mill Woods Mill Woods Town Centre |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Amarjeet Sohi |
| • Administrative body | Edmonton City Council |
| • Councillor | Keren Tang |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.66 km2 (0.25 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 695 m (2,280 ft) |
| Population (2012)[7] | |
• Total | 1,972 |
| • Density | 2,987.9/km2 (7,739/sq mi) |
| • Change (2009–12) |  0.6% |
| • Dwellings | 995 |
Tawa is a residential neighbourhood in theMill Woods area of southEdmonton,Alberta,Canada. It is a newer neighbourhood, with most of the development occurring in the early 1990s. TheGrey Nuns Community Hospital is located in the neighbourhood as is theEdmonton Police Service's South East Division Station.
Tawa is bounded on the north by 34 Avenue, on the south by 28 Avenue, on the west by 66 Street, and on the east by 50 Street.
In the City of Edmonton's 2012 municipal census, Tawa had a population of1,972 living in995 dwellings,[7] a 0.6% change from its 2009 population of1,961.[8] With a land area of 0.66 km2 (0.25 sq mi), it had a population density of2,987.9 people/km2 in 2012.[6][7]
One out of three (34%) of residences in Tawa areapartments, with the total number of apartments being split equally between walk up structures with fewer than five stories and high rise structures with five or more stories. Another one in three residences (34%) areduplexes.[9] One in five residences (22%) arerow houses. A significant number of residences (12%) are part of collective residences. There is a handful ofsingle-family dwellings. Approximately three out of every four residences are owner-occupied, with the remainder beingrented.[10]
The average household in Tawa has 2.3 people, with two out of three households having either one or two persons.[11]
Incomes in the neighbourhood are slightly below the city average.
| Income By Household - 2001 Census[12][13] | ||
| Income Range ($) | Tawa[14] | Edmonton[15] |
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| (% of Households) | (% of Households) | |
| Under $10,000 | 4.7% | 6.3% |
| $10,000-$19,999 | 14.2% | 12.4% |
| $20,000-$29,999 | 11.0% | 11.9% |
| $30,000-$39,999 | 14.2% | 11.8% |
| $40,000-$49,999 | 17.3% | 10.9% |
| $50,000-$59,999 | 5.5% | 9.5% |
| $60,000-$69,999 | 10.2% | 8.3% |
| $70,000-$79,999 | 9.5% | 6.7% |
| $80,000-$89,999 | 2.4% | 5.4% |
| $90,000-$99,999 | 4.7% | 4.2% |
| $100,000 and over | 6.3% | 12.6% |
| Average household income | $48,920 | $57,360 |
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