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Bisset, Edmonton

Bisset
Neighbourhood
Bisset is located in Edmonton
Bisset
Bisset
Location of Bisset in Edmonton
Coordinates: 53°27′29″N 113°24′05″W / 53.458°N 113.4014°W / 53.458; -113.4014
Country  Canada
Province  Alberta
City Edmonton
Quadrant NW
Ward 12
Sector Southeast
Area
Community
Mill Woods
Ridgewood
Government
 • Mayor Don Iveson
 • Administrative body Edmonton City Council
 • Councillor Moe Banga
Area
 • Total 0.94 km2 (0.36 sq mi)
Elevation 706 m (2,316 ft)
Population (2012)
 • Total 3,850
 • Density 4,095.7/km2 (10,608/sq mi)
 • Change (2009–12) Decrease-3.3%
 • Dwellings 1,411

Bisset is a residential neighbourhood located in the Mill Woods area of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The neighbourhood "is named for Judge Athelstan Bisset, Q.C." It is a part of the Mill Woods community of Ridgewood.

Residential development in the area began during the 1960s, with most residential construction (70%) occurring during the 1980s. Just over half (56%) of the residences in the neighbourhood are single-family dwellings. Another 25%, or one in four, residences are apartments in low-rise buildings with fewer than five stories. Row houses make up another 15% of residences, with most of the remainder being duplexes.

Approximately two out of three residences (65.1%) are owner occupied. However, a high proportion (34.9%) of the residences in the neighbourhood are rented.

Almost one out of two (45.9%) of households have one or two persons. There is also a significant proportion of residences (41.4%) with four or five persons. The average number of people per household in Bisset is 3.0 persons.

There are two schools in the neighbourhood: Bisset Elementary School operated by the Edmonton Public School System and Mary Hanley Catholic Elementary School operated by Edmonton's catholic school system.

The following places of worship are located in the neighbourhood: the Islamic Shia Ithna-Asheri Centre and Shia Ithna-Asheri Jamat of Edmonton, the Mill Woods Community Church (Moravian), and the Sunrise Community Church (Mill Woods).

The neighbourhood is bounded by 34 Avenue on the north, 23 Avenue on the south, 34 Street on the east, and on the west by Mill Woods Road East.

In the City of Edmonton's 2012 municipal census, Bisset had a population of 3,850 living in 1,411 dwellings, a -3.3% change from its 2009 population of 3,980. With a land area of 0.94 km2 (0.36 sq mi), it had a population density of 4,095.7 people/km2 in 2012.


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