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Jasper Place

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official_nameJasper Place
other_nameWest Jasper Place (1910–1950)
settlement_typeArea (former town)
pushpin_mapCanada Edmonton#Alberta
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pushpin_map_captionLocation of Jasper Place in Edmonton
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subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameCanada
subdivision_type1Province
subdivision_name1Alberta
subdivision_type2City
subdivision_name2Edmonton
subdivision_type3Quadrant
subdivision_name3NW
subdivision_type4Ward
subdivision_name4Nakota Isga, Anirniq, sipiwiyiniwak
subdivision_type5Sector
subdivision_name5Mature area
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leader_nameEdmonton City Council
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established_titleFounded
established_date1910
established_title2Village
Name change
Town
established_date2December 31, 1949
March 15, 1950
November 6, 1950
established_title3Annexation
established_date3August 17, 1964
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Name change Town March 15, 1950 November 6, 1950

Jasper Place, originally named West Jasper Place, is a former town in Alberta, Canada now within the City of Edmonton. Prior to amalgamation with Edmonton, the town was bounded by 149 Street to the east, 118 Avenue to the north, 170 Street to the west and the North Saskatchewan River to the south. Its former municipal centre, which included its town hall, fire station and extant Butler Memorial Park, was located at Stony Plain Road and 157 Street. It was known as West Jasper Place from 1910 to 1950.

History

West Jasper Place was subdivided in approximately 1910.

During the 1930s, the population grew as many Edmontonians moved out to Jasper Place to escape high taxes in the city. Many residents worked in Edmonton, and by the 1940s the trolley line extended to the modern 149 Street, close enough to Jasper Place to allow returning workers to walk the rest of the way home.

Following the Second World War and the discovery of oil near Leduc in 1947, the population of Edmonton swelled and West Jasper Place absorbed some of that population growth. By 1948 it was the largest hamlet in Alberta, with a population of 4,000. It incorporated as the Village of West Jasper Place on December 31, 1949, and its name was shortened to Jasper Place a few months later on March 15, 1950. Jasper Place instantly became the largest village in Alberta, with a population of 8,900, more than a doubling of the community in just two years. Village status only lasted a few months as the community was incorporated as the Town of Jasper Place on November 6, 1950.

In the early 1960s, to accommodate continuing growth, Jasper Place expanded several schools, including Jasper Place Composite High School, began construction of a sports centre (football bowl, indoor swimming pool, indoor ice hockey arena), and commenced planning the original Meadowlark Park Shopping Centre. Projects such as these placed the town deeply in debt and, with little industrial base, an increasing demand for services by the growing population, the province refusing to grant extra funds, and the large City of Edmonton already touching the town's boundary along the east side of 149 Street, Jasper Place's independence as its own municipality was at risk.

In 1962, the Jasper Place Town Council moved to amalgamate into Edmonton, with a plebiscite held on October 17, 1962, in which a majority of residents voted in favour of amalgamation. Amalgamation occurred on August 17, 1964. "With amalgamation, the City of Edmonton assumed Jasper Place's bonded indebtedness of $8.177 million (equivalent to $ million in ), the town's infrastructure and responsibility for all public services such as sewer, water and transportation." At amalgamation, Jasper Place was the largest town in Canada, with a population of 37,429 – having grown nearly 950% from when it was a hamlet in 1948.

Demographics

former Town of Jasper Place and Alberta Municipal Affairs* |1906| |1911| |1916| |1921| |1926| |1931| |1936| |1941| |1946|-- |1951|9139 |1956|15957 |1961|30530 |1964|37429 |1971| |1976| |1981| |1986| |1991| |1996| |2001| |2006| |2011|--

Neighbourhoodurl=http://edmonton.ca/city_government/facts_figures/municipal-census-results.aspxtitle=Municipal Census Results – Edmonton 2012 Censuspublisher=City of Edmontonaccess-date=February 26, 2013}}url=http://edmonton.ca/city_government/facts_figures/2009-municipal-census-results.aspxtitle=2009 Municipal Census Resultspublisher=City of Edmontonaccess-date=February 26, 2013}}Change (%)Dwellingsurl=https://data.edmonton.ca/City-Administration/Neighbourhoods-data-plus-kml-file-/65fr-66s6title=Neighbourhoods (data plus kml file)publisher=City of Edmontonaccess-date=February 26, 2013}}Density
(people/km2)
Alberta Park Industrial——
Britannia Youngstown
Canora
Elmwood
Garside Industrial——
Glenwood
High Park
High Park Industrial——
Jasper Park
Lynnwood
Mayfield
Meadowlark Park
Norwester Industrial——
Patricia Heights
Rio Terrace
Sheffield Industrial——
Sherwood
West Jasper Place
West Meadowlark Park
West Sheffield Industrial——
Youngstown Industrial——
*Total Jasper Place*************

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. Merrily K. Aubrey. (2004). "Naming Edmonton: From Ada to Zoie". The University of Alberta Press.
  5. (January 14, 1950). "The Alberta Gazette". Government of Alberta.
  6. (March 15, 1950). "The Alberta Gazette". Government of Alberta.
  7. (November 15, 1950). "The Alberta Gazette". Government of Alberta.
  8. "Census History". City of Edmonton.
  9. Lawrence Herzog. (2002-09-26). "The Early Days of Jasper Place". Real Estate Weekly.
  10. "Johnny Bright Sports Park". City of Edmonton.
  11. Lawrence Herzog. (2002-10-03). "When Jasper Place Joined Edmonton". Real Estate Weekly.
  12. (1953). "Ninth Census of Canada, 1951". [[Statistics Canada.
  13. (1957). "Census of Canada, 1956". [[Statistics Canada.
  14. (1963). "1961 Census of Canada". [[Statistics Canada.
  15. "1964 Population". [[Alberta Municipal Affairs]].
  16. "Municipal Census Results – Edmonton 2012 Census". City of Edmonton.
  17. "2009 Municipal Census Results". City of Edmonton.
  18. "Neighbourhoods (data plus kml file)". City of Edmonton.
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