Tweddle Place, Edmonton


Tweddle Place is a residential neighbourhood in the Millbourne community in the Mill Woods area of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is named for a former city commissioner, Malcolm Tweddle.
The neighbourhood is bounded on the north by Whitemud Drive, on the west by 91 Street, on the east by 76 Street, and on the south by Mill Woods Road and by 38 Avenue. Millbourne Road West cuts through the neighbourhood.

Demographics

In the City of Edmonton's 2012 municipal census, Tweddle Place had a population of living in dwellings, a -4.4% change from its 2009 population of. With a land area of, it had a population density of people/km2 in 2012.

Residential development

According to the 2001 federal census, the bulk of the residential construction in Tweddle Place occurred during the 1970s when roughly eight out of ten residences were built. substantially all residential construction was complete by 1990.
Roughly half of the residences in the neighbourhood, according to the 2005 municipal census, are single-family dwellings. Another three in ten are rented apartments in low-rise buildings with fewer than five stories. One in five are row houses and 5% are duplexes. Six out of ten residences are owner-occupied and four out of ten are rented.

Population mobility

The residential population in the neighbourhood is somewhat mobile, with almost one in five residents having moved within the preceding 12 months according to the 2005 municipal census. Another one in five had moved within the previous one to three years. At the same time, just over half had been at the same address for at least five years.

Schools

There are four schools located in the neighbourhood. The Edmonton Public School System operates the Malcolm Tweddle Elementary School and the Edith Rogers Junior High School. The Edmonton Catholic School System operates the St. Hilda Junior High School. There is also a formerly independent k-12 school, Millwoods Christian School, located in the neighbourhood.
Millwoods Christian School has been serving the community since 1978. The school opened as an independent school under the direction of Calvary Community Church, a non-denominational church in south Edmonton on the same campus as MCS. Over the years the school population steadily increased as more and more parents began to choose Christian education for their children. In 2000, the school entered into an agreement with the Edmonton Public School Board, and now operates as an alternative program with EPSB.

Millgate Transit Centre

The Millgate Transit Centre is located to the north of the neighborhood across Whitemud Drive on 86 street. This transit centre has a passenger drop off area, a large shelter, vending machines and a pay phone. There are no washrooms or park & ride from this transit centre.
The following bus routes serve the transit centre:
To/FromRoutes
Abbottsfield Transit Centre8
Bonnie Doon8, 15, 71
Brander Gardens33
Burnewood68
Capilano Transit Centre84
Coliseum Transit Centre8
Downtown8, 15, 60, 61, 66, 68, 69, 71, 81, 87
Eaux Claires Transit Centre15
Government Centre Transit Centre71
Kingsway/Royal Alex Transit Centre8
Lakewood Transit Centre6, 8, 15, 66, 97
Laurel370
MacEwan8, 15, 60, 61, 68, 69, 97
Meadows Transit Centre33, 69
Mill Woods Transit Centre6, 8, 15, 60, 61, 66, 68, 69, 71, 72, 81, 97, 340, 361, 370
NAIT8, 15, 97
Northgate Transit Centre15
Pylypow Industrial92
Silver Berry72, 370
Southgate Transit Centre6, 33
Strathcona / Whyte Ave60, 61, 66, 68, 69, 81, 97
Strathcona Industrial321, 340
West Edmonton Mall Transit Centre33

School special routes that arrive/depart from Millgate Transit Centre include routes: 6S, 8S, 60S, 61S, 62S, 69S, and 87S.

Surrounding neighbourhoods