Abbottsfield, Edmonton

Abbottsfield is a neighbourhood in east Edmonton, Alberta, Canada overlooking the North Saskatchewan River valley. The neighbourhood is named for Abraham Abbott, a resident of the Town of Beverly and long time school custodian in the Beverly School District. While development of Abbottsfield didn't begin until nearly a decade after the amalgamation of Beverly with Edmonton in 1961, the neighbourhood is located in an area closely associated with Beverly. Beverly was a coal mining town, and one of the major Beverly coal mines was located in the Abbottsfield area. Abbottsfield is bounded by the North Saskatchewan River valley on the east, 118 Avenue on the south, 34 Street on the west, and the Yellowhead Trail corridor on the north. Victoria Drive forms the boundary between the neighbourhood and river valley proper. Rundle Park is located in the river valley below Abbottsfield and the neighbourhood of Rundle Heights located immediately to the south. DemographicsIn the City of Edmonton's 2012 municipal census, Abbottsfield had a population of living in dwellings, a 4% change from its 2009 population of. With a land area of 0. 41km2, it had a population density of people /km2 in 2012. Residential developmentAs of 2012, the majority of dwellings are row houses, followed by apartments in low-rise apartment buildings. Approximately of residences are rented. In 2001, approximately of residential dwellings in the neighbourhood were built during the 1970s.

Abbottsfield is a neighbourhood in east Edmonton, Alberta, Canada overlooking the North Saskatchewan River valley. The neighbourhood is named for Abraham Abbott, a resident of the Town of Beverly and long time school custodian in the Beverly School District. While development of Abbottsfield didn't begin until nearly a decade after the amalgamation of Beverly with Edmonton in 1961, the neighbourhood is located in an area closely associated with Beverly. Beverly was a coal mining town, and one of the major Beverly coal mines was located in the Abbottsfield area. Abbottsfield is bounded by the North Saskatchewan River valley on the east, 118 Avenue on the south, 34 Street on the west, and the Yellowhead Trail corridor on the north. Victoria Drive forms the boundary between the neighbourhood and river valley proper. Rundle Park is located in the river valley below Abbottsfield and the neighbourhood of Rundle Heights located immediately to the south. DemographicsIn the City of Edmonton's 2012 municipal census, Abbottsfield had a population of living in dwellings, a 4% change from its 2009 population of. With a land area of 0. 41km2, it had a population density of people /km2 in 2012. Residential developmentAs of 2012, the majority of dwellings are row houses, followed by apartments in low-rise apartment buildings. Approximately of residences are rented. In 2001, approximately of residential dwellings in the neighbourhood were built during the 1970s.