Evergreen, Edmonton
Neighbourhood in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Evergreen, or Evergreen Community,[6] is a neighbourhood in the rural northeast portion of the City of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. A manufactured home community, it is located at the northwest corner of 167 Avenue NW and Meridian Street.
Evergreen | |
|---|---|
Neighbourhood | |
  Evergreen Location of Evergreen in Edmonton | |
| Coordinates: 53°37′52″N 113°21′00″W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| City | Edmonton |
| Quadrant[1] | NW |
| Ward[1] | Dene |
| Sector[2] | Northeast |
| Government | |
| • Administrative body | Edmonton City Council |
| • Councillor | Aaron Paquette |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.66 km2 (0.25 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 653 m (2,142 ft) |
| Population (2016)[5] | |
• Total | 1,504 |
| • Density | 2,278.8/km2 (5,902/sq mi) |
| • Change (2014–16) |  +0.19% |
| • Dwellings | 686 |
Evergreen had a population of 1,450 according to Edmonton's 2012 municipal census.[7]
The community is represented by the Edmonton Evergreen Community Association, established in 1982, which runs a community hall located at Evergreen Drive and Cedar Avenue.[8][9]
Demographics
Black Friday
On July 31, 1987, fifteen people in Evergreen were killed and almost 200 homes were destroyed or damaged beyond repair when the Edmonton Tornado swept through the community at the north end of its 40 km (25 mi) path of death and destruction.[11]
