Northmount, Edmonton


Northmount is a neighbourhood in northwest Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It and the Evansdale neighbourhood to the north comprise Edmonton's Dickinsfield community.
Northmount is bounded by the Griesbach neighbourhood across 97 Street to the west, the Evansdale neighbourhood across 144 Avenue to the north, the Kildare neighbourhood across 82 Street to the east, and the Glengarry neighbourhood across 137 Avenue to the south.
The community is represented by the Northmount Community League, established in 1971, which maintains a community hall and outdoor rink located at 92 Street and 140 Avenue.

Demographics

In the City of Edmonton's 2012 municipal census, Northmount had a population of living in dwellings, a -3% change from its 2009 population of. With a land area of, it had a population density of people/km2 in 2012.

Housing

In 2005, Northmount's housing breakdown consisted of 69% single-family dwellings, 21% row houses, 7% rooming houses, and 2% low-rise apartments.

Schools

There are three schools in Northmount including Dickinsfield Junior High School and Northmount Elementary School operated by Edmonton Public Schools and St. Anne Catholic Elementary School operated by Edmonton Catholic Schools.

Shopping

is located at the southwest corner of Northmount. Northgate Centre is located across 137 Avenue from North Town Centre to the south in Glengarry.

Health care

The Dickinsfield Extended Care Hospital is located in the Northmount.

Northgate Transit Centre

The Northgate Transit Centre, opened on January 16, 1987, is located on the north side of 137 Avenue on 97 Street in front of North Town Centre across from Northgate Centre. This transit centre has public washrooms, a convenience store, a large shelter and a pay phone. There is no park & ride, drop off area, or vending machines at this transit centre.
The original 1986 transit centre shelter was replaced in 2013. The new shelter, built as a part of $4.575 million in upgrades to the transit centre that year, won an "award of merit" from the Prairie Design Awards in 2014 partly for the use of brightly coloured panels on the building facade.
The following bus routes serve the transit centre:
To/FromRoutes
Archbishop O'Leary11
Belvedere Transit Centre152, 153, 154, 186
Bonnie Doon15
Canossa164, 169
Carlton168
Castle Downs Transit Centre13, 16, 161, 164, 169
Century Park Transit Centre9
Clareview Transit Centre11, 137, 182, 186
Cumberland168
Downtown9, 12, 15, 16, 134, 140, 161
Eaux Claires Transit Centre9, 15, 16, 150, 168
Fraser182, 186
Government Centre Transit Centre16, 130, 161
Jasper Place Transit Centre121, 124, 150
Kingsway/Royal Alex Transit Centre9, 12
Lago Lindo140
Lakewood Transit Centre15
Londonderry137, 312
MacEwan15, 161
Millgate Transit Centre15
Mill Woods Transit Centre15
Mistatim Industrial121, 124, 303
NAIT9, 15, 130
North-West Industrial137
Rapperswill164
Southgate Transit Centre9
Wellington12
West Edmonton Mall Transit Centre115, 137, 150
Westmount Transit Centre115, 121, 124, 150

School special routes that arrive/depart from Northgate Transit Centre include routes: 9S, 10S, 11S, 12S, 134S, 140S, 150S, 153S, 164S, 805, and 806.

Surrounding neighbourhoods