Ottewell, Edmonton

Ottewell
Neighbourhood
Ottewell is located in Edmonton
Ottewell
Ottewell
Location of Ottewell in Edmonton
Coordinates: 53°31′48″N 113°25′52″W / 53.530°N 113.431°W / 53.530; -113.431
Country Canada
Province Alberta
CityEdmonton
Quadrant[1]NW
Ward[1]Métis
Sector[2]Mature area
Government
 • Administrative bodyEdmonton City Council
 • CouncillorAshley Salvador
Area
 • Total
2.58 km2 (1.00 sq mi)
Elevation
664 m (2,178 ft)
Population
 (2012)[5]
 • Total
5,869
 • Density2,274.8/km2 (5,892/sq mi)
 • Change (2009–12)
Decrease−2.5%
 • Dwellings
2,721

Ottewell is a large residential neighbourhood in east Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. "The area is named for the Ottewell family, who were among the first settlers south of the river in the 1880s".[6]

The neighbourhood is bounded on the west by 75 Street, on the east by 50 Street, on the south by 90 Avenue, and on the north by 98 Avenue and Terrace Road.

The community is represented by the Ottewell Community League, established in 1961, which maintains a community hall and outdoor rink located at 59 Street and 93A Avenue.[7][8]

Residential street corner in Ottewell
  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. ^ From the neighbourhood description in the City of Edmonton map utility
  7. ^ "Contact Us". Ottewell Community League. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
  8. ^ Kuban, Ron (2005). Edmonton's Urban Villages: The Community League Movement. University of Alberta Press. ISBN 9781459303249.