Minchau, Edmonton
Minchau | |
|---|---|
Neighbourhood | |
Location of Minchau in Edmonton | |
| Coordinates: 53°28′05″N 113°24′32″W / 53.468°N 113.409°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| City | Edmonton |
| Quadrant | NW |
| Ward | Sspomitapi |
| Sector | Southeast |
| Area Community | Mill Woods Ridgewood |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Amarjeet Sohi |
| • Administrative body | Edmonton City Council |
| • Councillor | Jo-Anne Wright |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.9 km2 (0.3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 706 m (2,316 ft) |
| Population (2012) | |
• Total | 3,112 |
| • Density | 3,457.8/km2 (8,956/sq mi) |
| • Change (2009–12) | −6.5% |
| • Dwellings | 1,142 |
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.
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.
The community is represented by the Ridgewood Community League, established in 1982, which maintains a community hall and outdoor rink located at Mill Woods Road East and 37 Avenue.