Prince Charles, Edmonton

Prince Charles
Neighbourhood
Prince Charles is located in Edmonton
Prince Charles
Prince Charles
Location of Prince Charles in Edmonton
Coordinates: 53°34′34″N 113°32′10″W / 53.576°N 113.536°W / 53.576; -113.536
Country Canada
Province Alberta
CityEdmonton
Quadrant[1]NW
Ward[1]Anirniq
Sector[2]Mature area
Government
 • Administrative bodyEdmonton City Council
 • CouncillorErin Rutherford
Area
 • Total0.79 km2 (0.31 sq mi)
Elevation
673 m (2,208 ft)
Population
 (2012)[5]
 • Total1,323
 • Density1,674.7/km2 (4,337/sq mi)
 • Change (2009–12)
Decrease−2.9%
 • Dwellings
673

Prince Charles is a residential neighbourhood in north west Edmonton, Alberta. The area was named in honour of Charles III, then known as Prince Charles.[6]

The neighbourhood is bounded on the north by the Yellowhead Trail, on the west by 127 Street, on the east by 121 Street, and on the south by 118 Avenue. At the southeast corner of the neighbourhood, 118 Avenue turns south east and becomes Kingsway Avenue.

Travel down Kingsway Avenue provides access to shopping at Kingsway Mall, to health services at the Royal Alexandra Hospital and to shopping and services in the downtown core.

The community is represented by the Prince Charles Community League, established in 1954.[7][8]

The St. John Ambulance training centre is located in Prince Charles.
  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. ^ Cite error: The named reference nbhds was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2012population was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "City of Edmonton Maps". City of Edmonton. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
  7. ^ "Prince Charles Community League". Prince Charles Community League. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
  8. ^ Kuban, Ron (2005). Edmonton's Urban Villages: The Community League Movement. University of Alberta Press. ISBN 9781459303249.