General Overview

Kensington-Cedar Cottage, in the heart of the eastside, is one of 23 communities in Vancouver. It is stretches from Clark Drive and Fraser Street to Nanaimo Street, and from Broadway to 41st Avenue. These boundaries are defined by the city for planning and administrative purposes and may not accurately reflect smaller historical neighbourhoods.

Kensington-Cedar Cottage enjoys some of the best views in Vancouver of the North Shore mountains and the downtown skyline. A diverse community, residents of Kensington-Cedar Cottage contribute a rich range of cultural, ethnic, and religious influences to Vancouver.

People of Kensington-Cedar Cottage
Kensington-Cedar cottage's population has increased modestly. As was the case in many other city areas, two significant trends emerged in the 1980s in this neighbourhood which has traditionally been popular with families which changed the population distribution. Such changes in the age composition of the community affect the demand for housing, health care and community facilities such as schools, recreation centres and parks.

Housing in Kensington-Cedar Cottage consists mostly of single-family dwellings (81.8% of all dwellings). City wide, single-family dwellings represent 44% of the total stock. Styles range from turn-of-the-century heritage homes to the small stucco bungalows on small lots from the 1920s.

Parks
Approximately 50 hectares of park space are distributed throughout Kensington-Cedar Cottage with most residents only 800 metres or a comfortable walking distance from one of the neighbourhood's 11 parks. Kensington-Cedar Cottage has 1.26 hectares of park land per 1,000 persons, which is slightly greater than the city average of 1.12 hectares per 1,000 persons.

Clark Park located at Commercial & Woodland Drives, 14th-15th Avenues. John Hendry Park located at 13th & 19th Avenues, Victoria & Templeton Drives. Kensington Park located at 33rd Avenue, Dumfries & Knight Streets.

Related Links:
Kensington & Cedar Cottage City Profile
http://www.city.vancouver.bc.ca/community_profiles/kensington-cedar/

Vancouver School Board
http://www.vsb.bc.ca

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