Grant Park, Winnipeg

Grant Park is a neighbourhood in Winnipeg's south end. Its general boundaries are Pembina Hwy. to the east. Corydon Ave. to the north. Taylor Ave. to the south, and Cambridge St. to the west.

History

Prior to the mid-1950s the Canadian National Railway owned railway track adjacent to Woodward Ave. When the ground sank, the builders had to refix it with cement, rocks and gravel. This was between Pembina Hwy. and Cambridge St. This track was later declared surplus and sold to the City. The tracks were removed, the ground was redone, the street expanded to include a service road and renamed Grant Ave.

In the late 1960s, the Grant Park Shopping Centre complex was built. It originally featured a Woolco, Gambles, Safeway, and Dominion stores.

Pan Am Pool was built so that Winnipeg could host the 1967 Pan American Games. Until 2006 it was home to the Canadian Aquatic Hall of Fame.

Around the same time the shopping centre, and PanAm Pool were being constructed, various mid-rise and hi-rise apartment buildings were being built.

Demographics

As of 2006, the population of the Grant Park neighbourhood is 2,700 people.^[1] About 18% of the people are a visible minority, and 9% of them are Aboriginal. 21% of the people are not affiliated with any religions. The average household income in the area is $41,738.

Racial Groups in Grant Park, Winnipeg^[1]
Population group		Population (2006)	% of total population (2006)
White		1,965	7001728000000000000♠72.8%
Visible minority group	South Asian	65	7000240000000000000♠2.4%
	East Asian	175	7000650000000000000♠6.5%
	Black	75	7000280000000099999♠2.8%
	Latin American	65	7000240000000000000♠2.4%
	Arab & West Asian	0	5000000000000000000♠0%
	Southeast Asian	105	7000390000000000000♠3.9%
	Other	0	5000000000000000000♠0%
	Multiracial	10	6999400000000000000♠0.4%
Total visible minority population		495	7001183000000000000♠18.3%
Aboriginal group	First Nations	75	7000280000000099999♠2.8%
	Métis	165	7000610000000000000♠6.1%
	Inuit	0	5000000000000000000♠0%
	Aboriginal, n.i.e.	0	5000000000000000000♠0%
	Multiple Aboriginal identities	0	5000000000000000000♠0%
Total Aboriginal population		240	7000890000000000000♠8.9%
Total population		2700	100%

Points of interest

Pan Am Pool

Crime

North End Crime Rates ^[2]
Year	Homicide	Sexual Assault	Shooting	Robbery – Commercial	Robbery – Non-Commercial	Break and Enter – Commercial	Break and Enter – Residential	Break and Enter – Other	Motor Theft – Attempt	Motor Theft – Actual
2012	0	0	0	111.1	74.1	111.1	259.3	407.4	74.1	222.2

Trivia

Between 1976 and the mid-1990s, Winnipeg Videon had their administration and headend offices located at 651 & 657 Stafford St.

References

Neighbourhoods in Winnipeg

Agassi Airport Alpine Place Amber Trails Archwood Armstrong's Point Beaumont Betsworth Birchwood Booth Bridgwater Forest Broadway–Assiniboine Brockville Brooklands Bruce Park Buchanan Burrows–Keewatin Burrows Central Canterbury Park Centennial Central Park Central St Boniface Chalmers Charleswood Chinatown Cloutier Drive Colony Crescent Park Crescentwood Crestview Dakota Crossing Daniel McIntyre Deer Lodge Dufferin Dufresne Eaglemere Earl Grey East Elmwood East Kildonan Ebby–Wentworth Edgeland Elm Park Elmhurst Elmwood Eric Coy Exchange District Fort Richmond Fort Rouge Garden City Glendale Glenelm Glenwood Grant Park Grassie Heritage Park Holden Inkster–Faraday Inkster Gardens Island Lakes J.B. Mitchell Jameswood Jefferson Kensington Kern Park Kil-cona Park Kildare–Redonda Kildonan Drive King Edward Kingston Crescent Kirkfield Lavalee Leila–McPhillips Triangle Linden Woods Logan–CPR Lord Roberts Lord Selkirk Park Luxton Maginot Mandalay West Margaret Park Marlton Mathers Maybank McMillan Meadowood Meadows Melrose Minnetonka Minto Mission Gardens Montcalm Munroe East Munroe West Mynarski Niakwa Park Niakwa Place Norberry Normand Park North Point Douglas North St Boniface Norwood East Norwood West Old Tuxedo Osborne Village Parc La Salle Peguis Pembina Strip Point Road Portage–Ellice Pulberry Radisson Richmond Lakes Richmond West Ridgedale Ridgewood South River East River Heights River Park South River West Park Riverbend Rivergrove Riverview Robertson Roblin Park Rockwood Roslyn Rosser–Old Kildonan Rossmere–A Rossmere–B Royalwood Sargent Park Seven Oaks Shaughnessy Park Silver Heights Sir John Franklin South Point Douglas South Portage South Tuxedo Southboine Southdale Southland Park Spence Springfield North Springfield South St. George St. James-Assiniboia St. John's Park St. John's St. Matthews St. Norbert St. Vital Perimeter South Sturgeon Creek Talbot–Grey Templeton–Sinclair The Maples Tissot Transcona South Trappistes Tuxedo Tyndall Park University Valhalla Valley Gardens Varennes Varsity View Vialoux Victoria Crescent Victoria West Vista Waverley Heights Wellington Crescent West Alexander West Broadway West Wolseley Westdale Weston Westwood Whyte Ridge Wildwood Park Wilkes South William Whyte Victoria West Windsor Park Wolseley Woodhaven Worthington

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Coordinates: 49°51′21″N 97°09′46″W / 49.85583°N 97.16278°W / 49.85583; -97.16278

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