Minchau is a residential neighbourhood in the Mill Woods area of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is named for August Minchau, one of the first settlers on the land. Poland-born, Minchau moved as a young person to Volhynia, Russia where he married. He and his wife Caroline emigrated to Canada in 1894, settling in what is now Millwoods and spawning a network of families of that name resident in Edmonton.[8]
The land was once set aside for a reserve for the Papaschase band, but the reserve was controversially disbanded around 1891. The land's next landowners and farmers included Strathcona businessman H.F. Sandeman, John Donnan and August Schatz.[8]
The community is represented by the RidgewoodCommunity League, established in 1982, which maintains a community hall and outdoor rink located at Mill Woods Road East and 37 Avenue.[9][10]
In the City of Edmonton's 2012 municipal census, Minchau had a population of 3,112 living in 1,142 dwellings,[7] a -6.5% change from its 2009 population of 3,327.[11] With a land area of 0.9 km2 (0.35 sq mi), it had a population density of 3,457.8 people/km2 in 2012.[6][7]
Residential development
Approximately four out of five (78%) of residences in the neighbourhood are owner occupied, with the majority of residences (72%) being single-family dwellings.[12]Apartments in buildings with fewer than five stories and row houses each make up approximately 10% of the residences. Substantially all the remainder are duplexes.[13]
Education
There is a single school in the neighbourhood, Minchau School.