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Mayfield (Edmonton)

Mayfield
Neighbourhood
Mayfield is located in Edmonton
Mayfield
Mayfield
Location of Mayfield in Edmonton
Coordinates: 53°33′18″N 113°35′49″W / 53.555°N 113.597°W / 53.555; -113.597
Country  Canada
Province  Alberta
City Edmonton
Quadrant NW
Ward 1
Sector Mature area
Area Jasper Place
Government
 • Administrative body Edmonton City Council
 • Councillor Linda Sloan
Area
 • Total 0.87 km2 (0.34 sq mi)
Elevation 675 m (2,215 ft)
Population (2012)
 • Total 1,968
 • Density 2,262.1/km2 (5,859/sq mi)
 • Change (2009–12) Increase1.4%
 • Dwellings 910

Mayfield is a neighbourhood in west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada named for famed Canadian aviator and bush pilot Wop May.

It is bordered on the north by 111 Avenue, the east by 156 Street, to the south by 107 Avenue, and on the west by Mayfield Road.

In the City of Edmonton's 2012 municipal census, Mayfield had a population of 1,968 living in 910 dwellings, a 1.4% change from its 2009 population of 1,941. With a land area of 0.87 km2 (0.34 sq mi), it had a population density of 2,262.1 people/km2 in 2012.

While there were some homes in the area prior to 1946, the bulk of residential construction occurred after the end of World War II with seven out of ten (71%) residences being built between 1946 and 1960. Most of the remaining three in ten were built during the 1960s, with a small number built during the 1970s. Most dwellings in the neighbourhood are single-family dwellings, though there are some duplexes,row houses and a few low rise apartment buildings.

Roughly three out of four households have two or more people.

There are a number of parks in the neighbourhood: Mayfield Park, Otto Leslie Park, Patrick J. Ryan Park, and Phoebe Mccullough Park

There are two schools in the neighbourhood. The Edmonton Public School System operates the Mayfield Elementary School, while the Edmonton Catholic School System operates Our Lady Of Peace Catholic Elementary School.


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