Strathcona

Strathcona is a 19th-century variation of "Glen Coe", a river valley in Scotland. The word was invented for use in the title Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal, first used for Donald Smith, a Canadian railway financier, in order to avoid association with the Massacre of Glencoe of 1692. Many placenames in Western Canada are named for this famous and powerful businessman.

Strathcona may refer to:

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Strathcona (provincial electoral district)

Strathcona was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada. It is not to be confused with Edmonton-Strathcona, a different provincial electoral district within the city of Edmonton created in 1971. or with the federal electoral district Edmonton—Strathcona.

The constituency of Strathcona existed on two occasions in Alberta's history. The first time, the constituency, centred on the City of Strathcona in what is now Edmonton, was carried over from the Strathcona North-West territorial constituency from before Alberta became a province. The constituency disappeared in 1913 when it was split between Vegreville, Camrose and Edmonton South. Strathcona was the home constitiuency of Alberta's first premier, Alexander Rutherford.

The Edmonton-Strathcona constituency, of the 1971 to the present period, was re-created in roughly the same place as the 1905-1909 version, in what had formerly (1959-1967) been Strathcona Centre.

Strathcona, Edmonton

Strathcona is a residential neighbourhood in south central Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is a part of, and should not be confused with, Old Strathcona, although much of the Strathcona neighbourhood is in Old Strathcona. The neighbourhood overlooks both the North Saskatchewan River and the Mill Creek Ravine.

According to the neighbourhood description in the City of Edmonton Map utility,

The neighbourhood of Strathcona is bounded on the south by Whyte Avenue, on the north by Saskatchewan Drive, on the west by 107 Street, and on the east by Mill Creek Ravine. Its central location provides good access to downtown Edmonton, Whyte Avenue, the Queen Elizabeth Pool, and other areas of the city.

Demographics

In the City of Edmonton's 2012 municipal census, Strathcona had a population of 7003898400000000000♠8,984 living in 7003592100000000000♠5,921 dwellings, a 0.7% change from its 2009 population of 7003892300000000000♠8,923. With a land area of 1.57 km² (0.61 sq mi), it had a population density of 7003572230000000000♠5,722.3 people/km² in 2012.