Mayfield, Edmonton

Mayfield is a neighbourhood in west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada named for famed Canadian aviator and bush pilot Wop May.It is bordered on the north by 111 Avenue, the east by 156 Street, to the south by 107 Avenue, and on the west by Mayfield Road.DemographicsIn the City of Edmonton's 2012 municipal census, Mayfield had a population of living in dwellings, a 1.4% change from its 2009 population of. With a land area of 0.87km2, it had a population density of people/km2 in 2012.Residential developmentWhile there were some homes in the area prior to 1946, the bulk of residential construction occurred after the end of World War II with seven out of ten (71%) residences being built between 1946 and 1960. Most of the remaining three in ten were built during the 1960s, with a small number built during the 1970s. Most dwellings in the neighbourhood are single-family dwellings, though there are some duplexes, row houses and a few low rise apartment buildings.Roughly three out of four households have two or more people.Recreation and parksThere are a number of parks in the neighbourhood: Mayfield Park, Otto Leslie Park, Patrick J. Ryan Park, and Phoebe Mccullough Park