Caswell Hill | |
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Saskatoon Neighbourhood | |
Caswell Hill Homes
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Coordinates: 52°08′25″N 106°40′32″W / 52.14028°N 106.67556°WCoordinates: 52°08′25″N 106°40′32″W / 52.14028°N 106.67556°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Saskatchewan |
City | Saskatoon |
Suburban Development Area | Core Neighbourhoods SDA |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal (Ward 2) |
• Administrative body | Saskatoon City Council |
• Councillor | Hilary Gough |
Population (2005) | |
• Total | 3,505 |
• Average Income | $40,217 |
Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
Caswell Hill is a district in the Canadian city of Saskatoon. It derives its name from an early homesteader Robert Caswell one of the Temperance Colonists of 1883. It is an area of beautiful character homes first built c 1905, tiny war-time houses, and newer houses. Caswell is a thriving and diverse community nestled between two economic areas, the downtown core, and the stores lining 33rd Street West. According to MLS data, the average sale price of a home as of 2013 was $248,594.
Streets are laid out east and west, avenues are laid out running north and south. Streets increment in number as travel heads northward. Avenues increment alphabetically as travel proceeds west. The whole of the Caswell Hill community is also laid out in a grid pattern.
Saskatoon Railway Station (Canadian Pacific) is one of many Saskatoon buildings listed in the Canadian Register of Historic Places. It is a Château style station which was built in 1907. Its current address is 305 Idylwyld Drive North, Idylwyld Drive used to be called Avenue A.
Canadian Pacific Railway Station – 305 Idylwyld Drive North
Canadian Pacific Railway Station
Caswell Hill exists within the federal electoral district of Saskatoon West. It is currently represented by Sheri Benson of the New Democratic Party, first elected in 2015.
Provincially, the area is mostly within the constituency of Saskatoon Centre. It is currently represented by David Forbes of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party, first elected in 2001. The northern tip of the neighbourhood northeast of 32nd Street and Avenue I lies within the constituency of Saskatoon Westview.
In Saskatoon's non-partisan municipal politics, King George lies within ward 2. It is currently represented by Hilary Gough, first elected in 2016.