Kelvin Grove, Palmerston North

Kelvin Grove
Population:	3,240 (2001)
Ward
Name:	Papaioea
Territorial Authority
Name:	Palmerston North City

Kelvin Grove is a suburb of Palmerston North, New Zealand.

It is bounded on the north by the North Island Main Trunk railway, Manawatu District and Milson, on the west by Palmerston North–Gisborne Line and Roslyn, the south by the Manawatu River and the east by James Line, and Whakarongo.

Kelvin Grove is the home of Foodstuffs distribution centre, Coca-Cola Amatil, Toyota New Zealand, and Progressive Enterprises distribution centre in Palmerston North.

Kelvin Grove itself is a relatively new suburb, with housing beginning in the 1960s. The suburb itself is mostly rural, however there is a sizeable growth in development in the area which should soon see the suburb becoming more residential.

Kelvin Grove has three schools. They are Cornerstone Christian School, Te Kura Kaupapa o Manawatu and Westmount School. However, it is more likely children from Kelvin Grove would attend the nearby Roslyn and Freyberg High Schools. There is also a kindergarten in the suburb.

The area was also home to fuel depots.

Peppertree Rest Home is located on Roberts Line.

At the 2001 census, Kelvin Grove had a population of 3,240.

The original inhabitants of the area were the local Rangitāne iwi, and was part of the Te-Ahu-a-Turanga block that was sold by Rangitāne in 1865.

The first Europeans arrived in Kelvin Grove in 1871 when Scandinavian immigrants settled in the area around present day Roberts Line-James Line and Napier Road block. This area and also that of Whakarongo, became known as the Stoney Creek Scandinavian Block. At this time the area was mainly thick forest, which had to be felled in order for settlement. This was achieved by the mid-1870s.

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