Ekota (Edmonton)&o=10616

Ekota, Edmonton

Ekota is a neighbourhood located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is located in Knottwood, in Mill Woods. In the Cree language, Ekota means 'special place.'

The neighborhood is bordered on the north by 23 Avenue, on the east by 66 Street, and on the south and west by Mill Woods Road South.

As of the 2001 census there were 2,830 people residing in the neighborhood. The population is ethnicly diverse with almost three out of every four residents providing multiple ethnic groups in the census. Only one in four identified with a single ethnic group. The number identifying themselves as aboriginals was significantly less than 1%. Where residents indicated a single ethnic group, the following were the most common groups indicated (percentages as proportion of total population).

Ethnic Group Number Percent
Canadian 290 6.0%
German 185 3.8%
East Indian 185 3.8%
Chinese 115 2.4%
Filipino 105 2.2%
Polish 90 1.9%
English 80 1.7%
Ukrainian 50 1.0%

There are two schools in the neighbourhood. Pupils in the Edmonton Public School System attend Ekota Elementary School, while pupils in the Catholic System attend St. Clement Catholic School.

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