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Blue Quill, Edmonton

Blue Quill
Neighbourhood
Blue Quill is located in Edmonton
Blue Quill
Blue Quill
Location of Blue Quill in Edmonton
Coordinates: 53°27′25″N 113°31′37″W / 53.457°N 113.527°W / 53.457; -113.527
Country  Canada
Province  Alberta
City Edmonton
Quadrant NW
Ward 10
Sector Southwest
Area Kaskitayo
Government
 • Administrative body Edmonton City Council
 • Councillor Don Iveson
Area
 • Total 1.06 km2 (0.41 sq mi)
Elevation 678 m (2,224 ft)
Population (2012)
 • Total 4,568
 • Density 4,309.4/km2 (11,161/sq mi)
 • Change (2009–12) Increase1.9%
 • Dwellings 2,042

Blue Quill is a residential neighbourhood located in south west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Blue Quill and the adjacent neighbourhood of Blue Quill Estates are named to honour Chief Blue Quill of the Saddle Lake Band.

It is bounded on the south by 23 Avenue, on the east by 111 Street, and on the west by 119 Street. The north boundary is Saddleback Road east of 115 Street, and a utility corridor west of 115 Street. At 115 Street, Saddleback Road turns south and cuts through the neighbourhood. The south west corner of the neighbourhood overlooks the Blackmud Creek Ravine.

In the City of Edmonton's 2012 municipal census, Blue Quill had a population of 4,568 living in 2,042 dwellings, a 1.9% change from its 2009 population of 4,481. With a land area of 1.06 km2 (0.41 sq mi), it had a population density of 4,309.4 people/km2 in 2012.

According to the 2001 federal census, almost two out of every three (62.9%) of all residences in the neighbourhood were built during the 1970s. Another one in four (25.8%) of all residences were built during the 1980s. A small number of residences were built before 1970 and a small number were built after 1990.

The most common type of residence in Blue Quill, according to the 2005 municipal census, is the rented apartment in low-rise buildings with fewer than five stories. These account for roughly six out of every ten (58%) of all residences in the neighbourhood. Single-family dwellings account for another three out of every ten (27%) of residences. The remaining dwellings are a mixture of row houses (8%) and duplexes (7%). Just over three out of every five (62%) of all residences are rented while only two out of every five (38%) are owner-occupied.


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