Balwin, Edmonton

Balwin
Neighbourhood
Balwin is located in Edmonton
Balwin
Balwin
Location of Balwin in Edmonton
Coordinates: 53°35′17″N 113°27′18″W / 53.588°N 113.455°W / 53.588; -113.455
Country Canada
Province Alberta
CityEdmonton
Quadrant[1]NW
Ward[1]tastawiyiniwak
Sector[2]Mature area
Government
[3]
 • Administrative bodyEdmonton City Council
 • CouncillorKaren Principe
Area
[4]
 • Total
1.4 km2 (0.5 sq mi)
Elevation
668 m (2,192 ft)
Population
 (2012)[5]
 • Total
3,863
 • Density2,759.3/km2 (7,147/sq mi)
 • Change (2009–12)
Decrease−6.6%
 • Dwellings
1,761

Balwin is a residential neighbourhood in north east Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Originally part of North Edmonton, the area was annexed by the City of Edmonton in 1912.

According to the 2001 federal census, 6.5% of the residences in the neighbourhood were constructed prior to the end of World War II. However, most of the residential construction (76.5%) were built between 1946 and 1970. One out of every eight (12.4%) were built during the 1980s, and by 1981 residential construction was substantially complete.[6]

The most common type of residence, according to the 2005 municipal census, is the single-family dwelling. These account for just under two out of every three (62%) of all residences in the neighbourhood. Another one in four (23%) are rented apartments with most of these in low-rise buildings with fewer than five stories. Approximately one in ten (9%) of residences are duplexes[7] and one in twenty (5%) are row houses. Just under three out of every five (57%) of residences are owner-occupied with the remaining two out of three (43%) being rented.[8]

The neighbourhood population is comparatively mobile. According to the 2005 municipal census, almost one in five (18.5%) of residents had moved within the previous 12 months. Another one in five (19.6%) had moved within the previous one to three years. Just under half (47.5%) had lived at the same address for five years or more.[9]

The neighbourhood is bounded on the north by 132 Avenue, on the south by 127 Avenue and the Yellowhead Corridor, on the west by 82 Street, and on the east by 66 Street.

The community is represented by the Balwin community league, established in 1962, which maintains tennis courts, a community hall, a basketball court and an outdoor rink located at 129 Avenue and 74 Street.[10][11]

  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. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 4, 2013. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
  3. ^ "City Councillors". City of Edmonton. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
  4. ^ "Neighbourhoods (data plus kml file)". City of Edmonton. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2012population was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "2001 Federal Census - Occupied Private Dwellings" (PDF). City of Edmonton.
  7. ^ Duplexes include triplexes and fourplexes.
  8. ^ "2005 Municipal Census - Dwelling Unit by Structure Type and Ownership" (PDF). City of Edmonton.
  9. ^ "2005 Municipal Census - Length of Residence" (PDF). City of Edmonton.
  10. ^ "Balwin Community League". Edmonton Sport Council. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
  11. ^ Kuban, Ron (2005). Edmonton's Urban Villages: The Community League Movement. University of Alberta Press. ISBN 9781459303249.