Belvedere, Edmonton
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Belvedere, Edmonton
This article is about a neighbourhood in Edmonton, Canada. For other uses, see Belvedere.
Belvedere is a residential neighbourhood in north east Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is located on the west side of the Canadian National Railway right of way close to the Belvedere LRT station.
The neighbourhood is triangle shaped with the railway right of way along the south east side, 137 Avenue on the north, and 66 Avenue on the west. Fort Road cuts through the neighbourhood close to the south east boundary.
The neighbourhood is surrounded by a mixture of residential neighbourhoods and industrial and commercial neighbourhoods. Residential neighbourhoods are York to the north, Clareview Town Centre to the northeast, Balwin and Delwood to the west, and Kildare to the northwest. Industrial and commercial neighbourhoods are Kennedale Industrial to the east, Industrial Heights to the southeast, and the Yellowhead Corridor to the southwest.
While the Yellowhead Corridor is land set aside for the Yellowhead Trail roadway, the area on either side of 66 Street is heavily built up with commercial and industrial enterprises.
Londonderry Mall is located near the north west corner of the neighbourhood, kitty corner across the intersection between 137 Avenue and 66 Street, in the neighbourhood of Kildare.
Residential construction in Belvedere began before the end of World War II. However, the bulk of residential development occurred between 1946 and 1985. It was during this time that over 90% of the neighbourhood's approximately 2,000 residences were constructed.[1]
Today, the neighbourhood has a mixture of apartments (45%), single family dwellings (42%), duplexes[2] (8%) and row houses (6%).[3] A small majority of residences (50.1%) are owner occupied with the remainder (49.9%) being rented[4].
Households in Belvedere have an average income that is below that for the City of Edmonton.
| Income By Household - 2001 Census[5] [6] | ||
| Income Range ($) | Belvedere[7] | Edmonton[8] |
|---|---|---|
| (% of Households) | (% of Households) | |
| Under $10,000 | 11.8% | 6.3% |
| $10,000-$19,999 | 15.5% | 12.4% |
| $20,000-$29,999 | 18.3% | 11.9% |
| $30,000-$39,999 | 14.8% | 11.8% |
| $40,000-$49,999 | 10.5% | 10.9% |
| $50,000-$59,999 | 7.8% | 9.5% |
| $60,000-$69,999 | 6.3% | 8.3% |
| $70,000-$79,999 | 4.6% | 6.7% |
| $80,000-$89,999 | 3.3% | 5.4% |
| $90,000-$99,999 | 3.3% | 4.2%% |
| $100,000 and over | 3.8% | 12.6%% |
| Average household income | $39,405 | $57,360 |
References
- ^ http://censusdocs.edmonton.ca/DD23/FEDERAL%202001/Neighbourhood/BELVEDERE.pdf
- ^ Includes triplexes and quadruplexes.
- ^ http://censusdocs.edmonton.ca/C05002/MUNICIPAL%202005/Neighbourhood/BELVEDERE.pdf
- ^ http://censusdocs.edmonton.ca/DD22/FEDERAL%202001/Neighbourhood/BELVEDERE.pdf
- ^ 2000 dollars
- ^ Income is for all persons in the household. So, if there are two persons in the household and each person earns $15,000, the household income is $30,000
- ^ http://censusdocs.edmonton.ca/DD26/FEDERAL%202001/Neighbourhood/BELVEDERE.pdf
- ^ http://censusdocs.edmonton.ca/DD26/FEDERAL%202001/CITY/EDMONTON.pdf
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