Britannia Youngstown
| Britannia Youngstown | |
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| Neighbourhood | |
 Britannia Youngstown
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| Coordinates: 53°32′46″N 113°36′18″W / 53.546°N 113.605°W | |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 Alberta
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| City | Edmonton |
| Quadrant | NW |
| Ward | 1 |
| Sector | Mature area |
| Area | Jasper Place |
| Government | |
| • Administrative body | Edmonton City Council |
| • Councillor | Linda Sloan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.64 km2 (0.63 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 677 m (2,221 ft) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 4,759 |
| • Density | 2,901.8/km2 (7,516/sq mi) |
| • Change (2009–12) |
 5.8% |
| • Dwellings | 2,398 |
Britannia Youngstown is a residential neighbourhood in west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Originally part of the Town of Jasper Place, it became part of Edmonton when Jasper Place amalgamated with Edmonton in 1964.
The neighbourhood is bounded on the west by Mayfield Road, on the north by 107 Avenue, on the east by 156 Street, and on the south by Stony Plain Road.
In the City of Edmonton's 2012 municipal census, Britannia Youngstown had a population of 4,759 living in 2,398 dwellings, a 5.8% change from its 2009 population of 4,497. With a land area of 1.64 km2 (0.63 sq mi), it had a population density of 2,901.8 people/km2 in 2012.
A high proportion, approximately six out of ten, residences are rented with only four out of ten being owner occupied. Almost half (48%)of residences in the neighbourhood are apartments in low-rise buildings of five or fewer stories. Another 40% are single-family dwellings, with almost all of the remainder being row houses (6%) and duplexes (5%).
The average household size is 2.1 persons, with approximately seven out of ten households having one or two people.
Average household income is lower than the Edmonton overall.
There are three schools in the neighbourhood. Youngstown Elementary School and Britannia Junior High School are operated by the Edmonton Public School system, while Elves School is a special needs school run by the Elves Special Needs Society. Elves School operates out of a building that is the former St. Luke's High School of the Edmonton Catholic School System.
The Edmonton Fire Department also operates a training facility in a former public high school in the neighbourhood's east end.
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