Prince Rupert, Edmonton
Neighbourhood in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Prince Rupert is a triangle-shaped residential neighbourhood in north west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Prince Rupert is located within the old Hudson's Bay Reserve and was developed after the end of World War II.[6] The neighbourhood is bounded on the south by 111 Avenue, on the west by 121 Street, and on the northeast by Kingsway Avenue.
Prince Rupert | |
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Neighbourhood | |
  Prince Rupert Location of Prince Rupert in Edmonton | |
| Coordinates: 53.561°N 113.523°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| City | Edmonton |
| Quadrant[1] | NW |
| Ward[1] | O-day’min |
| Sector[2] | Mature area |
| Government | |
| • Administrative body | Edmonton City Council |
| • Councillor | Anne Stevenson |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.14 km2 (0.44 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 668 m (2,192 ft) |
| Population (2012)[5] | |
• Total | 1,339 |
| • Density | 1,174.6/km2 (3,042/sq mi) |
| • Change (2009–12) |  6.2% |
| • Dwellings | 725 |
The community is represented by the Prince Rupert Community League, established in 1962.[7][8]
Demographics
Residential development
According to the 2001 federal census, seven out of every ten (71.2%) of the residences were constructed between the end of World War II and 1960. Another one in twelve (8.5%) were constructed during the 1960s. There is also some more recent construction, with one out of twelve (8.5%) of residences being constructed in the second half of the 1990s. The majority of these recently constructed homes are in a new development bounded by 119 Street to the West, 114 Avenue to the South, and the Kingsway shopping district to the Northeast.[10]
The most common type of residence in the neighbourhood, according to the 2005 municipal census, is the single-family dwelling. These account for six out of every ten (60%) of all residences. Approximately one in three residences (34%) are apartments in low-rise buildings with fewer than five stories. The remaining 6% of residences are duplexes.[11] Just over half (53%) or residences are owner-occupied, with the remainder being rented.[12]
The neighbourhood profile is highly mobile with roughly one in five (20.8%) residents having moved within the previous twelve months according to the 2005 municipal census. Another one in five (19.5%) or residents had moved within the previous one to three years. Less than half (44.5%) had lived at the same address for longer than five years.[13]
There was a single school in the neighbourhood, Prince Rupert Elementary School, operated by the Edmonton Public School System, however, since it closed after the 1994-1995 school year, there has not been a single school in the neighbourhood.
Kingsway Mall is located near the south east corner of the neighbourhood.