Minchau is a residential neighbourhood in the Mill Woods area of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is named for August Minchau, one of the first settlers on the land. Poland-born, Minchau moved as a young person to Volhynia, Russia where he married. He and his wife Caroline emigrated to Canada in 1894, settling in what is now Millwoods and spawning a network of families of that name resident in Edmonton.[8]
Minchau | |
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Neighbourhood | |
  Minchau Location of Minchau in Edmonton | |
| Coordinates: 53°28′05″N 113°24′32″W / 53.468°N 113.409°W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Alberta |
| City | Edmonton |
| Quadrant[1] | NW |
| Ward[1] | Sspomitapi |
| Sector[2] | Southeast |
| Area[3][4] Community | Mill Woods Ridgewood |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Amarjeet Sohi |
| • Administrative body | Edmonton City Council |
| • Councillor | Jo-Anne Wright |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.9 km2 (0.3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 706 m (2,316 ft) |
| Population (2012)[7] | |
• Total | 3,112 |
| • Density | 3,457.8/km2 (8,956/sq mi) |
| • Change (2009–12) |  −6.5% |
| • Dwellings | 1,142 |
The land was once set aside for a reserve for the Papaschase band, but the reserve was controversially disbanded around 1891. The land's next landowners and farmers included Strathcona businessman H.F. Sandeman, John Donnan and August Schatz.[8]
The community is represented by the Ridgewood Community League, established in 1982, which maintains a community hall and outdoor rink located at Mill Woods Road East and 37 Avenue.[9][10]
Geography
editMinchau is bounded on the west by 50 Street, on the south by 34 Avenue, and on the northeast by the Mill Creek Ravine. Surrounding neighbourhoods are Hillview and Greenview to the west, Tawa to the southwest, Weinlos and Bisset to the south, Silver Berry to the southeast, Kiniski Gardens and Wild Rose to the northeast, and Jackson Heights to the north.
Demographics
editIn the City of Edmonton's 2012 municipal census, Minchau had a population of 3,112 living in 1,142 dwellings,[7] a -6.5% change from its 2009 population of 3,327.[11] With a land area of 0.9 km2 (0.35 sq mi), it had a population density of 3,457.8 people/km2 in 2012.[6][7]
Residential development
editApproximately four out of five (78%) of residences in the neighbourhood are owner occupied, with the majority of residences (72%) being single-family dwellings.[12] Apartments in buildings with fewer than five stories and row houses each make up approximately 10% of the residences. Substantially all the remainder are duplexes.[13]
Education
editThere is a single school in the neighbourhood, Minchau School.
Surrounding neighbourhoods
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "City of Edmonton Wards & Standard Neighbourhoods" (PDF). City of Edmonton. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 16, 2011. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
- ^ "Edmonton Developing and Planned Neighbourhoods, 2011" (PDF). City of Edmonton. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 26, 2014. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
- ^ "The Way We Grow: Municipal Development Plan Bylaw 15100" (PDF). City of Edmonton. 2010-05-26. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 2, 2015. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
- ^ "City of Edmonton Plans in Effect" (PDF). City of Edmonton. November 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 17, 2013. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
- ^ "Mayor and City Council". City of Edmonton. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
- ^ a b "Neighbourhoods (data plus kml file)". City of Edmonton. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
- ^ a b c "Municipal Census Results – Edmonton 2012 Census". City of Edmonton. Retrieved February 22, 2013.
- ^ a b South Edmonton Saga. 1984. p. 133.
- ^ "Ridgewood Community League". Ridgewood Community League. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
- ^ Kuban, Ron (2005). Edmonton's Urban Villages: The Community League Movement. University of Alberta Press. ISBN 9781459303249.
- ^ "2009 Municipal Census Results". City of Edmonton. Retrieved February 22, 2013.
- ^ [1] and [2]
- ^ Includes triplexes and quadruplexes.