King George, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
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| City of Saskatoon Neighborhoods | |
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| King George | |
| Core Neighbourhoods Suburban Development Area | |
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| Population: | 1,790 |
| Average Family Income: | $33,690 |
| Average Household Size: | 2.3 |
| Homeownership: | 67.3% |
| Average Home Selling Price: | $59,542 |
| Municipal Ward: | 2 |
| Statistics c2005 - | |
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[edit] King George, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
The King George community is participating in changes, from the River Landing|Station West development, a part of the South Downtown or River Landing Project, to sidewalk, roadway, and park upgrades. [1] [2]
[edit] History
King George is one of the first settled areas of the City of Saskatoon, the majority of homes were built prior to World War II, and the area came to maturity by the 1960's.
A buffalo kill site was found in the King George area documenting the history of the area back thousands of years. [5]
[edit] Education
In 1911 the Prince of Wales school was moved to the acreage set aside for a school. On June 22, 1911 George V of the United Kingdom was coronated, and this school was now named King George School. *Caswell School a public elementary school was constructed 1910 and again named for Robert W. Caswell who had farmed at this location.[6] A 14 room school building was built to supplement the above one room school house in 1912.[7]
The frame school was re-located again, this time to Pleasant Hill area. In Septembe of 1914, its new name was now Pleasant Hill School.[8]
King George School Public Elementary School named for His Majesty The King (1910-1936) George V [9] This gothic collegiate style school was built by Scottish architect David Webster. He constructed 7 of such castle schools in Saskatoon of which King George was one.[10] The supervision of the project was undertaken by Robert Blackwood [11] [12]
[edit] Area Parks
- St. Andrews Park 2.25 acres
- Victoria Park 45.74 acres
- Riverside Badminton and Tennis Club [13]
[edit] Swimming Facilities
- Riversdale Pool is an outdoor pool facility complete with water slide.
[edit] Famous Residents
- Gordie Howe was born in Floral, however, the family moved to Saskatoon. Gordie Howe attended King George School for his primary education. [14]
[edit] Transportation
[edit] City Transit
King George is serviced by the City Transit Bus Route Saskatoon Transit.
[edit] Layout
The northern boundary extends no further than 17th Street, and the southern edge is limited at 11th Street. Avenue P South through to the South Saskatchewan River are the western and eastern boundaries respectively. The roads are laid out in a grid fashion, the streets are numbered numerically increasing incrementally with northward travel. The avenues are labelled alphabetically with the alphabet Avenue A starting in the Central Business District and incrementing westward through the alphabet.
[edit] Shopping
Convenience stores are located near Riversdale Pool along Avenue H South.
[edit] See also
[edit] Life
King George Community Association besides providing sports and recreational activities for all ages, also works closely with agencies such as QUINT and CHEP.[15] [16]
King George has easy access to bicycle and walking trails along the South Saskatchewan River a part of the Meewasin Valley Authority park upgrades.
[edit] References
- ^ Neighborhood Profilesurl accessed February 1, 200
- ^ Vibrant Communitiesurl accessed February 1, 200
- ^ King George Recommendations URL accessed February 13, 2007
- ^ King George Local Area Plan RecommendationsURL accessed February 13, 2007
- ^ Virtual Saskatchewan - Plains Indian CityURL accessed February 23, 2007
- ^ Blashill, Lorraine (1982). in Lorraine Blashill: From a little stone school... A story of Saskatoon Public Schools. Modern Press Ltd., p.32.
- ^ Blashill, Lorraine (1982). in Lorraine Blashill: From a little stone school... A story of Saskatoon Public Schools. Modern Press Ltd., p.37.
- ^ Blashill, Lorraine (1982). in Lorraine Blashill: From a little stone school... A story of Saskatoon Public Schools. Modern Press Ltd., p.32.
- ^ King George Community SchoolURL accessed February 13, 2007
- ^ Saskatoon LIve .com Saskatoon's Gothic SchoolsURL accessed February 13, 2007
- ^ HistoryURL accessed February 13, 2007
- ^ Saskatoon Gen Web Project - Narratives of Saskatoon 1882-1912URL accessed February 13, 2007
- ^ Riverside Badminton and Tennis Club URL accessed February 13, 2007
- ^ Saskatchewan Top News Stories - Sports URL accessed February 13, 2007
- ^ City of Saskatoon · Departments · Community Services · Community URL accessed February 13, 1007
- ^ QUINT URL accessed February 13, 1007
[edit] External Links
- Local Area Planning
- Saskatoon Neighborhoods Word Search Puzzle
- City of Saskatoon City of Saskatoon · Departments · Community Services · City Planning · ZAM Maps
- Populace Spring 2006
[edit] Location
| North: Riversdale | West Industrial | ||
| West: West Industrial | King George | East: South Saskatchewan River | Nutana |
| South: Holiday Park |
