Royal Gardens, Edmonton

Royal Gardens is a residential neighbourhood in south west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The neighbourhood is bounded on the north by Whitemud Drive, on the east by 111 Avenue, on the south by 40 Avenue, and on the west by 119 Street/121 Street.The residents of the community have public transportation access to the LRT system at Southgate Station.DemographicsIn the City of Edmonton's 2012 municipal census, Royal Gardens had a population of living in dwellings, a -1.9% change from its 2009 population of. With a land area of 1.22km2, it had a population density of people/km2 in 2012.Residential developmentMost of the residential development in the neighbourhood occurred during the 1960s when, according to the 2001 federal census, two out of every three of the residences were built. Another one in four of residences were built during the 1970s.According to the 2005 municipal census, the neighbourhood has a mixture of dwelling types with the most common type of residence being the single-family dwelling. Single-family dwellings account for two out of every five of all residences in the neighbourhood. Another one in three residences are rented apartments and apartment style condominiums. One in five of residences are row houses. The remaining 4% are duplexes, triplexes, or quadruplexes. Three out of five residences are owner-occupied while two out of five are rented.