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Highlands is a residential neighbourhood in north east Edmonton, Alberta, Canada overlooking the North Saskatchewan River valley. The area was annexed by Edmonton in 1912, and "was named in a contest offering a 50-dollar prize." In 2012, Highlands was ranked one of Canada's top ten neighbourhoods of old homes by the magazine This Old House.
Demographics
In the City of Edmonton's 2012 municipal census, Highlands had a population of 2,631 living in 1,346 dwellings,[5] a 4.4% change from its 2009 population of 2,520.[8] With a land area of 1.15 km2 (0.44 sq mi), it had a population density of 2,287.8 people/km2 in 2012.[4][5]
Residential development
Highlands is an older Edmonton neighbourhood. According to the 2001 federal census, approximately one residence in three (31.3%) were built by the end of World War II in 1945. Half the residences (47.2%) were built between 1946 and 1960. Another one in eight residences were built between 1961 and 1980. By 1990, residential development was substantially complete.[9]
The most common type of residence in the neighbourhood, according to the 2012 municipal census, is the single-family dwelling. Single family dwellings account for nine out of every ten (90%) of all the residences in the neighbourhood. One out of every fourteen residences is a rentedapartment in a low-rise building with fewer than five stories. Rounding out the residences are a small number (2%) of duplexes.[10] Four out of every five residences (81%) are owner-occupied with only one residence in five (19%) being rented.[11]
Schools
Highlands Junior High School
There are two schools in the neighbourhood, Highlands Public School and Mount Royal Elementary School, both operated by the Edmonton Public School System.
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