Highlands, Edmonton
| Highlands | |
|---|---|
| Neighbourhood | |
 Highlands
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| Coordinates: 53°33′58″N 113°25′55″W / 53.566°N 113.432°W | |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 Alberta
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| City | Edmonton |
| Quadrant | NW |
| Ward | 7 |
| Sector | Mature area |
| Government | |
| • Administrative body | Edmonton City Council |
| • Councillor | Tony Caterina |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.15 km2 (0.44 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 662 m (2,172 ft) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 2,631 |
| • Density | 2,287.8/km2 (5,925/sq mi) |
| • Change (2009–12) |
 4.4% |
| • Dwellings | 1,346 |
Highlands is a residential neighbourhood in north east Edmonton, Alberta, Canada overlooking the North Saskatchewan River valley. The area was annexed by Edmonton in 1912, and "was named in a contest offering a 50-dollar prize." In 2012, Highlands was ranked one of Canada's top ten neighbourhoods of old homes by the magazine This Old House.
The neighbourhood is bounded on the north by 118 (Alberta) Avenue, on the east by 50 Street, on the west by 67 Street, and on the south by the North Saskatchewan River valley. Interchanges between Wayne Gretzky Drive and both 118 Avenue and 112 Avenue give residents access to destinations south of the river including Whyte Avenue and the University of Alberta.
Residents also have access to Northlands, the Coliseum, Commonwealth Stadium and Concordia College. All four facilities are located a short distance west of the neighbourhood.
In the City of Edmonton's 2012 municipal census, Highlands had a population of 2,631 living in 1,346 dwellings, a 4.4% change from its 2009 population of 2,520. With a land area of 1.15 km2 (0.44 sq mi), it had a population density of 2,287.8 people/km2 in 2012.
Highlands is an older Edmonton neighbourhood. According to the 2001 federal census, approximately one residence in three (31.3%) were built by the end of World War II in 1945. Half the residences (47.2%) were built between 1946 and 1960. Another one in eight residences were built between 1961 and 1980. By 1990, residential development was substantially complete.
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