Northmount | |
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Neighbourhood | |
Location of Northmount in Edmonton | |
Coordinates: 53°36′07″N 113°28′44″W / 53.602°N 113.479°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Alberta |
City | Edmonton |
Quadrant | NW |
Ward | 7 |
Sector | Mature area |
Area | Dickinsfield |
Government | |
• Administrative body | Edmonton City Council |
• Councillor | Tony Caterina |
Area | |
• Total | 1.22 km2 (0.47 sq mi) |
Elevation | 678 m (2,224 ft) |
Population (2012) | |
• Total | 3,247 |
• Density | 2,661.5/km2 (6,893/sq mi) |
• Change (2009–12) | -3% |
• Dwellings | 1,191 |
Northmount is a neighbourhood in northwest Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It and the Evansdale neighbourhood to the north comprise Edmonton's Dickinsfield community.
Northmount is bounded by the Griesbach neighbourhood across 97 Street to the west, the Evansdale neighbourhood across 144 Avenue to the north, the Kildare neighbourhood across 82 Street to the east, and the Glengarry neighbourhood across 137 Avenue to the south.
In the City of Edmonton's 2012 municipal census, Northmount had a population of
3,247 living in 1,191 dwellings, a -3% change from its 2009 population of 3,346. With a land area of 1.22 km2 (0.47 sq mi), it had a population density of 2,661.5 people/km2 in 2012.In 2005, Northmount's housing breakdown consisted of 69% single-family dwellings, 21% row houses, 7% rooming houses, and 2% low-rise apartments (fewer than five storeys).
There are three schools in Northmount including Dickinsfield Junior High School and Northmount Elementary School operated by Edmonton Public Schools and St. Anne Catholic Elementary School operated by Edmonton Catholic Schools.
North Town Centre is located at the southwest corner of Northmount. Northgate Centre is located across 137 Avenue from North Town Centre to the south in Glengarry.
The Edmonton Transit System's Northgate Transit Centre is located on the north side of 137 Avenue in front of North Town Centre across from Northgate Centre