North Edmonton, Alberta

North Edmonton is a former village in Alberta, Canada that was absorbed by the City of Edmonton. The approximate geographic centre of the former village is the current intersection of Fort Road, 66 Street and 127 Avenue in northeast Edmonton. Its land is now occupied by the Edmonton neighbourhoods of Balwin, Belvedere, Industrial Heights, Kennedale Industrial and Yellowhead Corridor East.

History

The Village of North Edmonton was incorporated on January 20, 1910, encompassing four quarter sections of land.[1] It had a population of 404 in 1911.[2] The village was subsequently annexed by Edmonton on July 22, 1912.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ "Establishment of the Village of North Edmonton" (PDF). Province of Alberta. 1910-02-20. Retrieved 2010-03-11.
  2. ↑ Census of the Prairie Provinces, 1936. Volume I: Population and Agriculture. Ottawa: Dominion Bureau of Statistics. 1938. p. 835.
  3. ↑ Province of Alberta (1912-07-18). "Extension of City Boundaries" (PDF). Retrieved 2010-03-11.
  4. ↑ City of Edmonton. "Census History". Retrieved 2010-03-11.

Coordinates: 53°35′7″N 113°26′34″W / 53.58528°N 113.44278°W / 53.58528; -113.44278

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