McKernan | |
|---|---|
Neighbourhood | |
  McKernan Location of McKernan in Edmonton | |
| Coordinates: 53°30′47″N 113°31′16″W / 53.513°N 113.521°W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Alberta |
| City | Edmonton |
| Quadrant[1] | NW |
| Ward[1] | papastew |
| Sector[2] | Mature area |
| Area[3] | Strathcona |
| Government | |
| • Administrative body | Edmonton City Council |
| • Councillor | Michael Janz |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.88 km2 (0.34 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 670 m (2,200 ft) |
| Population (2014)[6] | |
| • Total | 2,785 |
| • Density | 3,164.7/km2 (8,197/sq mi) |
| • Dwellings | 1,439 |
McKernan is a neighbourhood located in southwest Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is named for John McKernan, a prominent businessman in the City of Strathcona whose parents' farm was located there beginning in the late 1870s. "Jack" McKernan (1870-1918) was the force behind the Princess Theatre, which still stands on Whyte Avenue.[7] The McKernan-Belgravia LRT station is located in the west portion of the neighbourhood at the northwest corner of 114 Street and 76 Avenue, adjacent to neighbouring Belgravia. The community is near to both the University of Alberta and Old Strathcona.
The community is represented by the McKernan Community League, established in 1932, which maintains a community hall and outdoor rink located at 113 Street and 78 Avenue.[8][9]
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- ^ "Edmonton Developing and Planned Neighbourhoods, 2011" (PDF). City of Edmonton. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 4, 2013. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
- ^ History of Annexations (Map). City of Edmonton, Planning and Development Department.
- ^ "City Councillors". City of Edmonton. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
- ^ "Neighbourhoods (data plus kml file)". City of Edmonton. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
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2014populationwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Monto, Tom. Old Strathcona Edmonton's Southside Roots, Crang Publishing/Alhambra Books, Edmonton, p. 22
- ^ "Our facilities". McKernan Community League. Archived from the original on September 8, 2017. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
- ^ Kuban, Ron (2005). Edmonton's Urban Villages: The Community League Movement. University of Alberta Press. ISBN 9781459303249.