Holyrood, Edmonton

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Holyrood is a residential neighbourhood in the Bonnie Doon area of south east Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The name, Holyrood, is an anglicisation of the Scots haly ruid (holy cross).

According to the 2001 federal census, almost three out of four houses (72.8%) in Holyrood were built between the end of World War II and 1960. Most of the remainder were built during the following decade.

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The population in the neighbourhood is somewhat mobile with just over one in eight (13.7%) residents having moved within the previous 12 months according to the 2005 municipal census. Another one in four residents (23.9%) had moved within the preceding one to three years. At the same time, just over half (51.6%) had been resident in the neighbourhood for more than five years.

There is a single school in the neighbourhood, Holyrood Elementary School, operated by the Edmonton Public School System.

The neighbourhood is bounded on the north by 98 Avenue, on the south by 90 Avenue, on the east by 75 Street and on the west by 85 Street. Connors Road and 98 Avenue both provide access to the downtown core.

The community is represented by the Holyrood Community League, established in 1956, which maintains a community hall and outdoor rink located at Holyrood Road and 94 Avenue.

Demographics

In the City of Edmonton's 2012 municipal census, Holyrood had a population of living in dwellings, a -3.4% change from its 2009 population of . With a land area of 1.28 km2, it had a population density of people/km2 in 2012.

| Northwest = Cloverdale | North = Forest Heights | Northeast = Terrace Heights | West = Strathearn | Centre = Holyrood | East = Ottewell | Southwest = Bonnie Doon | South = Idylwylde | Southeast = Kenilworth | image=

References

References

  1. "City of Edmonton Wards & Standard Neighbourhoods". City of Edmonton.
  2. "Edmonton Developing and Planned Neighbourhoods, 2011". City of Edmonton.
  3. "City Councillors". City of Edmonton.
  4. "Neighbourhoods (data plus kml file)". City of Edmonton.
  5. "2001 Federal Census - Period of Construction - Occupied Private Dwellings". City of Edmonton.
  6. Duplexes include triplexes and quadruplexes.
  7. "2005 Municipal Census - Dwelling Unit by Structure Type and Ownership". City of Edmonton.
  8. "2005 Municipal Census - Length of Residence". City of Edmonton.
  9. "Contact Us". Holyrood Community League.
  10. Kuban, Ron. (2005). "Edmonton's Urban Villages: The Community League Movement". University of Alberta Press.
  11. "Municipal Census Results – Edmonton 2012 Census". City of Edmonton.
  12. "2009 Municipal Census Results". City of Edmonton.

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