Brookside, Edmonton

Brookside, Edmonton

Brookside is a residential neighbourhood in south west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada overlooking the North Saskatchewan River valley and Whitemud Creek ravine.

It is bounded to the west and south by Whitemud Drive. The boundary on the north is the North Saskatchewan River valley, while the boundary on the east is Whitemud Creek.

Residential development

According to the 2001 federal census, substantially all residences in the neighbourhood were built during the 1960s and 1970s. Just over half (50.4%) of all residences were built during the 1960s while two out of five (40.4%) were built during the 1970s. Most of the remaining residences were built during the early 1980s. [http://censusdocs.edmonton.ca/DD23/FEDERAL%202001/Neighbourhood/BROOKSIDE.pdf]

Most of the residences in the neighbourhood, according to the 2005 municipal census, are single family dwellings. These account for more than four out of every five (83%) of all residences in the neighbourhood. One in ten (10%) residences is a row house while a small percentage (6%) are rented apartments in low rise buildings with fewer than five stories. Four residences out of five (83%) are owner occupied while one in five (17%) are rented. [http://censusdocs.edmonton.ca/C05002/MUNICIPAL%202005/Neighbourhood/BROOKSIDE.pdf]

chools

There is a single school in the neighbourhood, Brookside Elementary School, operated by the Edmonton Public School System.

urrounding Neighborhoods

Canadian City Geographic Location (8-way)
Northwest = North Saskatchewan River
North = North Saskatchewan River
Northeast = North Saskatchewan River
West = Brander Gardens, Ramsay Heights
Centre = Brookside
East = Grandview Heights, Lansdowne, University of Alberta Farm, Whitemud Creek
Southwest = Ramsay Heights
South = Bulyea Heights
Southeast = Aspen Gardens, Whitemud Creek

References

External links

* [http://censusdocs.edmonton.ca/DD34/MultiSource/Neighbourhood/BROOKSIDE.pdf Brookside Neighbourhood Profile]


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