- Source: Evergreen, Edmonton
Evergreen, or Evergreen Community, is a neighbourhood in the rural northeast portion of the City of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. A manufactured home community, it is located at the northwest corner of 167 Avenue NW and Meridian Street.
Evergreen had a population of 1,450 according to Edmonton's 2012 municipal census.
The community is represented by the Edmonton Evergreen Community Association, established in 1982, which runs a community hall located at Evergreen Drive and Cedar Avenue.
Demographics
In the City of Edmonton's 2016 municipal census, Evergreen had a population of 1,504 living in 686 dwellings, a -2.4% change from its 2014 population of 1,501. With a land area of 0.66 km2 (0.25 sq mi), it had a population density of 2,278.8 people/km2 in 2016.
Black Friday
On July 31, 1987, fifteen people in Evergreen were killed and almost 200 homes were destroyed or damaged beyond repair when the Edmonton Tornado swept through the community at the north end of its 40 km (25 mi) path of death and destruction.
Surrounding neighbourhoods
See also
Maple Ridge, Edmonton
Westview Village, Edmonton
Edmonton Federation of Community Leagues
References
External links
City of Edmonton neighbourhood profile
Calgary Sun article on the 1987 tornado
Evergreen Community Website