Blackburne | |
|---|---|
Neighbourhood | |
Location of Blackburne inEdmonton | |
| Coordinates:53°25′44″N113°29′49″W / 53.429°N 113.497°W /53.429; -113.497 | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| City | Edmonton |
| Quadrant[1] | SW |
| Ward[1] | Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi |
| Sector[2] | Southwest |
| Government | |
| • Administrative body | Edmonton City Council |
| • Councillor | Jon Morgan |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.72 km2 (0.28 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 681 m (2,234 ft) |
| Population (2012)[5] | |
• Total | 1,520 |
| • Density | 2,111.1/km2 (5,468/sq mi) |
| • Change (2009–12) | |
| • Dwellings | 593 |
Blackburne is a neighbourhood in southwestEdmonton,Alberta, Canada. It is an irregularly shaped neighbourhood whose southwest boundary overlooks the Blackmud Creek Ravine. It is bounded byAnthony Henday Drive to the north and byCalgary Trail to the east. A small portion of the neighbourhood extends across Blackmud Creek to111 Street in the west.
According to the 2001 federal census, all residential construction in Blackburne occurred after1990.[6]
The most common type of residence in the neighbourhood, according to the 2005 municipal census, is thesingle-family dwelling. These account for seven out of every ten (70%) of all the residences in the neighbourhood.Duplexes[7] are the next most common, accounting for another one out every seven (14%) of all the residences in the neighbourhood. The remaining residences are divided almost equally betweenrow houses (8%) andapartment stylecondominiums in low-rise buildings with fewer than five stories (8%). Substantially all (96%) residences in the neighbourhood are owner-occupied.[8]
In the City of Edmonton's 2012 municipal census, Blackburne had a population of1,520 living in593 dwellings,[5] a 0.7% change from its 2009 population of1,510.[9] With a land area of 0.72 km2 (0.28 sq mi), it had a population density of2,111.1 people/km2 in 2012.[4][5]