Boyle Street, Edmonton

Boyle Street
Neighbourhood
Boyle Street is located in Edmonton
Boyle Street
Boyle Street
Location of Boyle Street in Edmonton
Coordinates: 53°32′24″N 113°30′22″W / 53.540°N 113.506°W / 53.540; -113.506
Country Canada
Province Alberta
CityEdmonton
Quadrant[1]NW
Ward[1]O-day’min
Sector[2]Mature area
Area[3]Central core
Government
 • Administrative bodyEdmonton City Council
 • CouncillorAnne Stevenson
Area
 • Total0.88 km2 (0.34 sq mi)
Elevation
668 m (2,192 ft)
Population
 (2012)[6]
 • Total6,947
 • Density7,894.3/km2 (20,446/sq mi)
 • Change (2009–12)
Decrease−1.2%
 • Dwellings
4,257

Boyle Street is a neighbourhood located in central Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, immediately east of the downtown core. The neighbourhood is bounded by Grierson Hill to Rowland Road until Alex Taylor Road and then Jasper Avenue east until 82 Street by the south, 82 Street by the east, 97 Street by the west, and the LRT tracks to the north, with Jasper Avenue and 103A Avenue running through the neighbourhood.

The area is ethnically diverse, with a large Chinese community (14.7% of the population in 2001), and Aboriginal descent (4.0% North American Indian, 1.2% Métis, 0.2% Inuit in 2001).

The community is represented by the Boyle Street Community League, established in 1946.[7]

St. Barbara's Russian Orthodox Cathedral, located in Boyle Street. In 2002, the parish celebrated its 100th anniversary.
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  3. ^ "The Way We Grow: Municipal Development Plan Bylaw 15100" (PDF). City of Edmonton. 2010-05-26. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 2, 2015. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
  4. ^ "City Councillors". City of Edmonton. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
  5. ^ "Neighbourhoods (data plus kml file)". City of Edmonton. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
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  7. ^ Kuban, Ron (2005). Edmonton's Urban Villages: The Community League Movement. University of Alberta Press. ISBN 9781459303249.