McQueen, Edmonton

McQueen
Neighbourhood
McQueen is located in Edmonton
McQueen
McQueen
Location of McQueen in Edmonton
Coordinates: 53°33′14″N 113°34′23″W / 53.554°N 113.573°W / 53.554; -113.573
Country Canada
Province Alberta
CityEdmonton
Quadrant[1]NW
Ward[1]Nakota Isga
Sector[2]Mature area
Government
 • Administrative bodyEdmonton City Council
 • CouncillorAndrew Knack
Area
 • Total0.7 km2 (0.3 sq mi)
Elevation
673 m (2,208 ft)
Population
 (2012)[5]
 • Total1,688
 • Density2,411.4/km2 (6,245/sq mi)
 • Change (2009–12)
Increase1.8%
 • Dwellings
889

McQueen is a residential neighbourhood located in west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is named for the Rev. David George McQueen, who served 43 years as minister at Edmonton's First Presbyterian Church from 1887 to 1930.[6]

McQueen Road is a roadway passing through the neighbourhood.

Immediately to the north east of McQueen, in the neighbourhood of Woodcroft is Coronation Park. Located within Coronation Park is the Telus World of Science (formerly called the Edmonton Space and Sciences Centre), the Peter Hemingway Fitness and Leisure Centre, Coronation Arena (an ice arena), a small football stadium and a lawn bowling facility.

Located a short distance to the east of the neighbourhood along 111 Avenue is Westmount Centre, a shopping mall. There is also a small strip shopping centre located at the south east corner of the neighbourhood.

The neighbourhood is bounded on the north by 111 Avenue, on the east by 142 Street, on the south by 107 Avenue, and on the west by 149 Street. McQueen Road passes through the neighbourhood. The Edmonton neighborhoods that border McQueen are Huff Bremner Estate to the north, North Glenora to the east, Grovenor to the south, and High Park to the east.

The community is represented by the McQueen Community League, established in 1955, which maintains a community hall, outdoor rink, tennis courts and basketball courts located at McQueen Road and 108 Avenue.[7][8]

  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.
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  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2012population was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ The neighbourhood description in the City of Edmonton map utility mentions naming of the neighbourhood for a Rev. G. D. McQueen who arrived in Edmonton in 1887. The article on Edmonton's First Presbyterian Church mentions a Reverend David George McQueen, who arrived in Edmonton in 1887 and who was minister of the church for 43 years, and is the same person.
  7. ^ "McQueen Community League". McQueen Community League. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
  8. ^ Kuban, Ron (2005). Edmonton's Urban Villages: The Community League Movement. University of Alberta Press. ISBN 9781459303249.