Dickinsfield is bounded on the south by 137 Avenue, on the north by 157 Avenue, on the east by 82 Street, and on the west by 97 Street. It is split roughly in half by 144 Avenue with the south half containing the neighbourhood of Northmount and the north half making up the neighbourhood of Evansdale. 97 Street provides access to both the downtown core

Downtown Edmonton

Downtown Edmonton is bounded by 109 Street to the west, 105 Avenue to the north, 97 Street to the east, 97 Avenue, 100 Avenue, and Rossdale Road to the south and Jasper Avenue to the southeast , though many people consider part or all of the surrounding neighborhoods to be part of downtown...

 and CFB Edmonton

CFB Edmonton

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The Dickinsfield area, the Dickinsfield Junior High School, and the Dickinsfield Extended Care Centre are all named after aviator

Aviator

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 Clennell Haggerston "Punch" Dickins

Punch Dickins

Clennell Haggerston "Punch" Dickins OC, OBE, DFC was a pioneering Canadian aviator and bush pilot. Northern Indians called him "Snow Eagle;" northern whites called him "White Eagle;" while the press dubbed him the "Flying Knight of the Northland."-Early years:Clennell Haggerston Dickins was born...

. Dickins was the first pilot inducted into the Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame

Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame

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The neighbourhood of Evansdale is named after Harry Marshall Erskine Evans

Harry Marshall Erskine Evans

Henry "Harry" Marshall Erskine Evans was a politician in Alberta, Canada and a mayor of Edmonton.- Biography :...

, Edmonton's mayor from 1918 to 1919 and president of the Edmonton Board of Trade (now the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce) in 1916.

Both neighbourhoods are residential neighbourhoods with schools, churches, shopping, and medical services.

Housing

Housing in both neighbourhoods is predominantly single family dwellings with just over half (54%) of the homes in Evansdale and seven out of ten (69%) of the homes in Northmount being of this type. Evansdale has a significant portion of residences (24%) in walk up apartment buildings, while approximately one in five residences (20%) in both neighbourhoods are row houses.

Housing Type	Evansdale	Northmount	Dickinsfield
Apartment Apartment An apartment or flat is a self-contained housing unit that occupies only part of a building... s With Five Or More Stories	0%	0%	0%
Apartments With Fewer Than Five Stories	24%	2%	16%
Duplexes Duplex (building) The term duplex can be used to describe several different dwelling unit configurations:A duplex house is defined as a dwelling having apartments with separate entrances for two families. This includes two-story houses having a complete apartment on each floor and also side-by-side apartments on a...	3%	0%	2%
Rooming Houses	0%	7%	3%
Row Houses	19%	21%	20%
Single Family Dwelling	54%	69%	60%
Total	100%	100%	100%

Schools

There are six schools operated by the Edmonton Public School system and the Edmonton Cathlolic School System in Dickinsfield, three in Evansdale and three in Northmount. Two are junior high schools and four are elementary schools. In addition, there are two other educational facilities located in the area's Dickinsfield Mall.

Schools in Evansdale

• Edmonton Public School System
  Edmonton Public Schools
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  • Evansdale Elementary School

• Edmonton Catholic School System
  • Cardinal Leger Catholic Junior High School
  • St. Philip Catholic Elementary School

Schools in Northmount

• Edmonton Public School System
  Edmonton Public Schools
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  • Dickinsfield Junior High School
  • Northmount Elementary School

• Edmonton Catholic School System
  • St. Anne Catholic Elementary School

Shopping

There are two shopping malls in Dickinsfield. One is the Dickinsfield Mall. The other is North Town Centre

North Town Centre

North Town Centre is a shopping centre located in the northern part of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The mall has recently undergone redevelopment that was completed in the summer of 2009 that included of retail and office space and more than 900 parking stalls...

, located at the southwest corner of Northmount. Immediately across 137 Avenue from the North Town Centre is Northgate Centre

Northgate Centre

Northgate Centre is a shopping mall located in the northern part of Edmonton, Alberta. It currently contains more than 70 stores and services. Its anchor tenants are Safeway, Future Shop and Zellers.-History:...

. The Edmonton Transit System's

Edmonton Transit System

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 Northgate Transit Centre is located next to North Town Mall on the north side of 137 Avenue.

Health Care Services

The Dickinsfield Extended Care Hospital is located in the Northmount neighbourhood.

Surrounding Neighbourhoods