Woodcroft, Edmonton

Woodcroft
Neighbourhood
Woodcroft is located in Edmonton
Woodcroft
Woodcroft
Location of Woodcroft in Edmonton
Coordinates: 53°34′01″N 113°33′29″W / 53.567°N 113.558°W / 53.567; -113.558
Country Canada
Province Alberta
CityEdmonton
Quadrant[1]NW
Ward[1]Anirniq
Sector[2]Mature area
Government
 • Administrative bodyEdmonton City Council
 • CouncillorErin Rutherford
Area
 • Total1.29 km2 (0.50 sq mi)
Elevation
676 m (2,218 ft)
Population
 (2012)[5]
 • Total2,598
 • Density2,014/km2 (5,220/sq mi)
 • Change (2009–12)
Decrease−0.7%
 • Dwellings
1,395

Woodcroft is a neighbourhood located in northwest Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Surrounded by a mixture of residential neighbourhoods and light industrial subdivisions, it is bounded by 118 Avenue to the north, Groat Road to the east, 111 Avenue to the south, and 142 Street to the west. The neighbourhoods is home to Coronation Park and the Telus World of Science.

Telus World of Science is located in Woodcroft

The six residential neighbourhoods adjacent to Woodcroft include Dovercourt to the north, Sherbrooke to the northeast, Inglewood to the east, Westmount to the southeast, North Glenora to the south, and McQueen to the southwest. Huff Bremner Estate and Dominion Industrial are located to the west and northwest.

The community is represented by the Woodcroft Community League, established in 1957, which maintains a community hall and outdoor rink located at 139 Street and 115 Avenue.[6][7]

  1. ^ a b "City of Edmonton Wards & Standard Neighbourhoods" (PDF). City of Edmonton. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 3, 2014. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
  2. ^ "Edmonton Developing and Planned Neighbourhoods, 2011" (PDF). City of Edmonton. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
  3. ^ "City Councillors". City of Edmonton. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
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  6. ^ "Hall Rentals". Woodcroft Community League. Retrieved October 14, 2017.
  7. ^ Kuban, Ron (2005). Edmonton's Urban Villages: The Community League Movement. University of Alberta Press. ISBN 9781459303249.