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Minchau
Neighbourhood
MinchauLocation of Minchau in Edmonton
Coordinates: 53°28′05″N 113°24′32″W / 53.468°N 113.409°W / 53.468; -113.409 (Minchau)
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
City	Edmonton
Quadrant	NW
Ward	Sspomitapi
Sector	Southeast
Area Community	Mill Woods Ridgewood
Government
• Mayor	Amarjeet Sohi
• Administrative body	Edmonton City Council
• Councillor	Jo-Anne Wright
Area
• Total	0.9 km (0.3 sq mi)
Elevation	706 m (2,316 ft)
Population
• Total	3,112
• Density	3,457.8/km (8,956/sq mi)
• Change (2009–12)	−6.5%
• Dwellings	1,142

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.

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.

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.

Geography

Minchau 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

In the City of Edmonton's 2012 municipal census, Minchau had a population of 3,112 living in 1,142 dwellings, a -6.5% change from its 2009 population of 3,327. With a land area of 0.9 km (0.35 sq mi), it had a population density of 3,457.8 people/km in 2012.

Residential development

Approximately four out of five (78%) of residences in the neighbourhood are owner occupied, with the majority of residences (72%) being single-family dwellings. 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.

Education

There is a single school in the neighbourhood, Minchau School.

Surrounding neighbourhoods

v t e Places adjacent to Minchau, Edmonton
Mill Woods Golf Course Jackson Heights Kiniski Gardens Mill Creek Ravine Kiniski Gardens Hillview Greenview Minchau Silver Berry Tawa Bisset, Weinlos Silver Berry

See also

• Edmonton Federation of Community Leagues

References

1. ^ "City of Edmonton Wards & Standard Neighbourhoods" (PDF). City of Edmonton. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 16, 2011. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
2. "Edmonton Developing and Planned Neighbourhoods, 2011" (PDF). City of Edmonton. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 26, 2014. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
3. "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.
4. "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.
5. "Mayor and City Council". City of Edmonton. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
6. ^ "Neighbourhoods (data plus kml file)". City of Edmonton. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
7. ^ "Municipal Census Results – Edmonton 2012 Census". City of Edmonton. Retrieved February 22, 2013.
8. ^ South Edmonton Saga. 1984. p. 133.
9. "Ridgewood Community League". Ridgewood Community League. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
10. Kuban, Ron (2005). Edmonton's Urban Villages: The Community League Movement. University of Alberta Press. ISBN 9781459303249.
11. "2009 Municipal Census Results". City of Edmonton. Retrieved February 22, 2013.
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13. Includes triplexes and quadruplexes.

External links

• Minchau Neighbourhood Profile

• Neighbourhoods in Edmonton