Beverly Heights is a neighbourhood in east Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Originally part of the Town of Beverly, Beverly Heights became a part of Edmonton in 1961 when the town amalgamated with Edmonton.
The neighbourhood is bounded on the south by the North Saskatchewan River valley, on the north by 118 Avenue, on the west by 50 Street, and on the east by 34 Street and 36 Street.
There are four schools in Beverly Heights, the Beverly Heights Public School, the Lawton Junior High School, the R.J. Scott Elementary School, and the St. Nicholas Catholic Junior High School.
Lawton Junior High School was the first junior high school in the Town of Beverly, and is named after Percy Benjamin Lawton. Lawton was a teacher, principal, Supervisor of Beverly Schools, and superintendent. He also served briefly as mayor of the Town of Beverly.[8]
The Beverly Cenotaph, originally built to remember the men from Beverly who served and died in World War I, is located in Beverly Heights. The original dedication ceremony was held on October 17, 1920, making the cenotaph the first to be erected in the Edmonton area, and one of the earliest in Alberta. The cenotaph was expanded and rededicated in 1958.[9]
The community is represented by the Beverly Heights Community League, established in 1949, which maintains a community hall and an outdoor rink located at 42 Street and 111 Avenue.[10]
In the City of Edmonton's 2012 municipal census, Beverly Heights had a population of 3,200 living in 1,777 dwellings,[7] a -5.2% change from its 2009 population of 3,375.[11] With a land area of 1.38 km2 (0.53 sq mi), it had a population density of 2,318.8 people/km2 in 2012.[6][7]
Miningedit
The Town of Beverly was a coal mining town with over twenty mines operating in the area during the town's history. The following major mine was active in area of Beverly Heights.
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beverly, heights, edmonton, kuban, 2005, edmonton, urban, villages, community, league, movement, university, alberta, press, isbn, 9781459303249, confused, with, beverly, alberta, beverly, heightsneighbourhoodbeverly, heightslocation, beverly, heights, edmonto. Kuban Ron 2005 Edmonton s Urban Villages The Community League Movement University of Alberta Press ISBN 9781459303249 Not to be confused with Beverly Alberta Beverly HeightsNeighbourhoodBeverly HeightsLocation of Beverly Heights in EdmontonCoordinates 53 33 58 N 113 24 14 W 53 566 N 113 404 W 53 566 113 404Country CanadaProvince AlbertaCityEdmontonQuadrant 1 NWWard 1 MetisSector 2 Mature areaArea 3 4 BeverlyGovernment 5 Administrative bodyEdmonton City Council CouncillorAshley SalvadorArea 6 Total1 38 km2 0 53 sq mi Elevation655 m 2 149 ft Population 2012 7 Total3 200 Density2 318 8 km2 6 006 sq mi Change 2009 12 5 2 Dwellings1 777 Beverly Heights is a neighbourhood in east Edmonton Alberta Canada Originally part of the Town of Beverly Beverly Heights became a part of Edmonton in 1961 when the town amalgamated with Edmonton The neighbourhood is bounded on the south by the North Saskatchewan River valley on the north by 118 Avenue on the west by 50 Street and on the east by 34 Street and 36 Street There are four schools in Beverly Heights the Beverly Heights Public School the Lawton Junior High School the R J Scott Elementary School and the St Nicholas Catholic Junior High School Lawton Junior High School was the first junior high school in the Town of Beverly and is named after Percy Benjamin Lawton Lawton was a teacher principal Supervisor of Beverly Schools and superintendent He also served briefly as mayor of the Town of Beverly 8 The Beverly Cenotaph originally built to remember the men from Beverly who served and died in World War I is located in Beverly Heights The original dedication ceremony was held on October 17 1920 making the cenotaph the first to be erected in the Edmonton area and one of the earliest in Alberta The cenotaph was expanded and rededicated in 1958 9 The community is represented by the Beverly Heights Community League established in 1949 which maintains a community hall and an outdoor rink located at 42 Street and 111 Avenue 10 Contents 1 Demographics 2 Mining 3 Surrounding neighbourhoods 4 See also 5 ReferencesDemographics editIn the City of Edmonton s 2012 municipal census Beverly Heights had a population of 3 200 living in 1 777 dwellings 7 a 5 2 change from its 2009 population of 3 375 11 With a land area of 1 38 km2 0 53 sq mi it had a population density of 2 318 8 people km2 in 2012 6 7 Mining editThe Town of Beverly was a coal mining town with over twenty mines operating in the area during the town s history The following major mine was active in area of Beverly Heights Bush Davidson MineSurrounding neighbourhoods editSee also editEdmonton Federation of Community LeaguesReferences edit a b City of Edmonton Wards amp Standard Neighbourhoods PDF City of Edmonton Archived from the original PDF on May 3 2014 Retrieved February 13 2013 Edmonton Developing and Planned Neighbourhoods 2011 PDF City of Edmonton Archived from the original PDF on September 4 2013 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 City Councillors City of Edmonton Retrieved February 13 2013 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 Herzog Lawrence Built on Coal A History of Beverly Edmonton s Working Class Town Beverly Community Development Society 2000 Edmonton Alberta Herzog pp 99 100 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 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Beverly Heights Edmonton amp oldid 1173656041, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
