Kensington–Cedar Cottage
49°15′00″N 123°04′33″W / 49.25007°N 123.07583°W
Kensington–Cedar Cottage | |
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Neighbourhood | |
Kensington Park in January 2014 | |
Location of Kensington-Cedar Cottage in Vancouver | |
| Coordinates: 49°15′0″N 123°4′33″W / 49.25000°N 123.07583°W | |
| County | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| City | Vancouver |
| Area | |
| • Land | 7.24 km2 (2.80 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 49,235 |
| • Density | 6,800.4/km2 (17,613/sq mi) |
Kensington–Cedar Cottage is one of the most ethnically diverse neighbourhoods in east Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The neighbourhood is approximately 7.23 square kilometres (2.79 sq mi) in area.
Location edit
The neighbourhood is 7.23 square kilometres (2.79 sq mi) in area, and bordered by Fraser St. on the west, Nanaimo St. on the east, 41st Avenue on the south and 16th Avenue and Broadway on the north.
History edit
The area was first settled in 1888 when Arthur Wilson bought a plot of land and began the Cedar Cottage Nursery.[3]
Trout Lake edit
John Hendry Park, named after the lumber industrialist John Hendry who owned the land, is located in the north-east of Kensington–Cedar Cottage. In the centre of the park is Trout Lake, once the water source for the Hastings Sawmill. The park also houses an ice rink, that was built for the 2010 Winter Olympics, and Trout Lake Community Centre.
Like most of East Vancouver, Kensington–Cedar Cottage used to be predominantly working class but rising house prices have made the area increasingly popular with young professionals and families who can no longer afford houses in areas such as the west side.
Demographics edit
Kensington–Cedar Cottage is younger and more diverse than the rest of the city.[4] Only a third of residents (34.7%) in Kensington–Cedar Cottage speak English as a mother tongue, compared to roughly half of residents in Vancouver as a whole. Chinese languages (Mandarin or Cantonese) are the second most common mother tongues, spoken by 34.1% of residents. The median 2016 family income in Kensington–Cedar Cottage was $77,240, which is lower than the 2016 Vancouver average of $83,845.[5]
| Panethnic group | 2016[6] | 2006[7] | 2001[8] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | ||||
| European[a] | 16,745 | 34.26% | 12,670 | 28.59% | 12,470 | 28.19% | |||
| East Asian[b] | 16,385 | 33.53% | 17,465 | 39.41% | 18,795 | 42.49% | |||
| Southeast Asian[c] | 8,945 | 18.3% | 8,070 | 18.21% | 6,445 | 14.57% | |||
| South Asian | 3,120 | 6.38% | 3,340 | 7.54% | 3,685 | 8.33% | |||
| Indigenous | 1,005 | 2.06% | 805 | 1.82% | 680 | 1.54% | |||
| Latin American | 735 | 1.5% | 730 | 1.65% | 840 | 1.9% | |||
| African | 495 | 1.01% | 335 | 0.76% | 260 | 0.59% | |||
| Middle Eastern[d] | 230 | 0.47% | 75 | 0.17% | 315 | 0.71% | |||
| Other/Multiracial[e] | 1,210 | 2.48% | 815 | 1.84% | 745 | 1.68% | |||
| Total responses | 48,870 | 99.08% | 44,315 | 99.22% | 44,235 | 99.27% | |||
| Total population | 49,325 | 100% | 44,665 | 100% | 44,560 | 100% | |||
| Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses | |||||||||
Notes edit
- ^ Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
- ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
- ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
- ^ Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
- ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.
References edit
- ^ "Kensington-Cedar Cottage" (PDF). vancouver.ca. City of Vancouver. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- ^ "Kensington-Cedar Cottage" (PDF). vancouver.ca. City of Vancouver. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- ^ "Areas of the city".
- ^ "City of Vancouver" (PDF).
- ^ (PDF). 2021-11-25. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-11-25. Retrieved 2022-10-20.
- ^ Open Data Portal, City Of Vancouver (2018-04-10). "Census local area profiles 2016". opendata.vancouver.ca. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
- ^ Open Data Portal, City Of Vancouver (2013-03-25). "Census local area profiles 2006". opendata.vancouver.ca. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
- ^ Open Data Portal, City Of Vancouver (2013-03-25). "Census local area profiles 2001". opendata.vancouver.ca. Retrieved 2023-03-19.