- Holyrood, Edmonton
Holyrood is a residential neighbourhood in the Bonnie Doon area of wouth east
Edmonton ,Alberta ,Canada . The name, Holyrood, is ananglicisation 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. [http://censusdocs.edmonton.ca/DD23/FEDERAL%202001/Neighbourhood/HOLYROOD.pdf]. [http://censusdocs.edmonton.ca/C05002/MUNICIPAL%202005/Neighbourhood/HOLYROOD.pdf]
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 ove half (51.6%) had been resident in the neighbourhood for more than five years. [http://censusdocs.edmonton.ca/C05022B/MUNICIPAL%202005/Neighbourhood/HOLYROOD.pdf]
In addition to a small strip shopping centre in the neighbourhood, additional shopping is available at nearby
Bonnie Doon Shopping Centre .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. 75 Avenue, by way of Wayne Gretzky Drive, provides access to Edmonton Northlands and
Rexall Place on the north side.urrounding Neighborhoods
Canadian City Geographic Location (8-way)
Northwest = Cloverdale
North = Forest Heights
Northeast = Terrace Heights
West = Strathearn
Centre = Holyrood
East = Ottewell
Southwest = Bonnie Doon
South = Idylwylde
Southeast = Kenilworth
References
External links
* [http://censusdocs.edmonton.ca/DD34/MultiSource/Neighbourhood/HOLYROOD.pdf Holyrood Neighbourhood Profile]
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