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Grovenor, Edmonton

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The Edmonton Yukon and Pacific Railway, completed as far as Stony Plain in 1907, followed a grade through Grovenor between 106 and 107 Avenues. Most of the line was abandoned in 1923, although a spur remained that was used for storage. During the 1940s, the northern part of Grovenor served as an
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The neighbourhood is bounded on the east by 142 Street, on the west by 149 Street, on the north by 107 Avenue, and on the south by the MacKinnon Ravine.
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The first houses in Grovenor were built overlooking the MacKinnon Ravine in 1907. According to the neighbourhood description in the City of Edmonton
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There is a proposal to construct five highrise condominium towers of between 10 and 18 stories at the west end of the adjacent neighbourhood,
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have been demolished and replaced by newer development. There is also some commercial development along Stony Plain Road.
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There is a single elementary school in the neighbourhood, Grovenor Elementary School, operated by the
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According to the 2005 municipal census, the most common type of residence in the neighbourhood is the
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The 2001 federal census reports that one in five residences (18.2%) were constructed by the end of
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In the City of Edmonton's 2012 municipal census, Grovenor had a population of
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units among them with non-commercial uses limited to the first two floors.
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industrial area, American Railhead, which supported construction of the
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and a professional building on 142 Street still uses that name.
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and outdoor rink located at 143 Street and 104 Avenue.
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dwellings, a 12% change from its 2009 population of
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British Railway Modellers of North America. 927: 892:Dwelling Unit by Structure Type and Ownership 448: 303:The community is represented by the Grovenor 8: 882:Duplexes include triplexes and quadruplexes. 594: 592: 1505: 1334: 1245: 1101: 963: 956: 934: 920: 912: 455: 441: 433: 18: 16:Neighbourhood in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada 307:, established in 1952, which maintains a 577:Edmonton Federation of Community Leagues 685: 683: 681: 588: 277:is a residential neighbourhood in west 226: 218: 205: 182: 106: 71: 34: 691:"Neighbourhoods (data plus kml file)" 463:Places adjacent to Grovenor, Edmonton 263: 247: 239: 231: 210: 197: 189: • Administrative body 187: 172: 164: 156: 144: 124: 7: 470: 215:0.92 km (0.36 sq mi) 637:. City of Edmonton. Archived from 605:. City of Edmonton. Archived from 14: 813:Naming Edmonton: From Ada to Zoe 535: 518: 510: 493: 256: 255: 132: 112: 48: 47: 40: 815:. University of Alberta Press. 791:"2009 Municipal Census Results" 769:. 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Grovenor is located in Edmonton
Edmonton
53°32′46″N 113°34′12″W / 53.546°N 113.570°W / 53.546; -113.570
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