Horse Hill, Edmonton

Horse Hill
Area
Horse Hill
Location of Horse Hill in Edmonton
Coordinates: 53°39′00″N 113°19′55″W / 53.650°N 113.332°W / 53.650; -113.332
Country  Canada
Province  Alberta
City Edmonton
Quadrant[1] NW/NE
Ward[1] 4
Established[2] May 22, 2013
Government[3]
 • Administrative body Edmonton City Council
 • Councillor Ed Gibbons
Elevation 655 m (2,149 ft)

Horse Hill is a residential area in the northeast portion of the City of Edmonton in Alberta, Canada. It was formally established on May 22, 2013 through Edmonton City Council's adoption of the Horse Hill Area Structure Plan, which guides the overall development of the area.[2] The area is estimated to have a population of 71,467 at full build-out of five neighbourhoods.[2]

The community is represented by the Horse Hill Community League, established in 1972.[4][5]

Geography

Located in northeast Edmonton, Horse Hill is bounded by Manning Drive (Highway 15) to the northwest, Anthony Henday Drive (Highway 216) to the southwest, the North Saskatchewan River valley to the south and east, and 33 Street NE to the northeast.[2]

The Edmonton Energy and Technology Park, part of Alberta's Industrial Heartland, is located beyond Manning Drive to the northwest, while the Pilot Sound and Clareview areas are located beyond Anthony Henday Drive to the southeast. Edmonton's Clover Bar area is located across the North Saskatchewan River valley to the south, while Strathcona County and the City of Fort Saskatchewan is across the river valley to the east and northeast respectively. Sturgeon County is located beyond 33 Street NE to the northeast.

Neighbourhoods

The Horse Hill area is planned to be developed into five neighbourhoods, with estimated full build-out populations ranging from 4,718 to 27,242.[2] The Evergreen neighbourhood, a manufactured home community, and Quarry Ridge, an estate residential subdivision, are located within Horse Hill Neighbourhood 1.[2] Neighbourhood 2 has been named Marquis.[6]


Surrounding areas

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "City of Edmonton Wards & Standard Neighbourhoods" (PDF). City of Edmonton. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Horse Hill Area Structure Plan (Office Consolidation)" (PDF) (PDF). City of Edmonton. July 2013. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
  3. ↑ "City Councillors". City of Edmonton. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Horse Hill Community League". Horse Hill Community League. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
  5. ↑ Kuban, Ron (2005). Edmonton's Urban Villages: The Community League Movement. University of Alberta Press. ISBN 9781459303249.
  6. ↑ "Naming Committee: Minutes" (PDF). February 5, 2015. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-06-28. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
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