Sweet Grass, Edmonton

Sweet Grass
Neighbourhood
Sweet Grass
Location of Sweet Grass in Edmonton
Coordinates: 53°27′47″N 113°31′41″W / 53.463°N 113.528°W / 53.463; -113.528
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
CityEdmonton
QuadrantNW
WardIpiihkoohkanipiaohtsi
SectorSouthwest
AreaKaskitayo
Government
  Administrative bodyEdmonton City Council
  CouncillorJennifer Rice
Area
  Total
0.91 km2 (0.35 sq mi)
Elevation
676 m (2,218 ft)
Population
 (2012)
  Total
2,636
  Density2,896.7/km2 (7,502/sq mi)
  Change (2009–12)
−3.2%
  Dwellings
1,056

Sweet Grass is a residential neighbourhood in south west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is named for Cree Chief Sweet Grass, "who was one of the early west's first conservationists and instrumental in the protection of the Plains Bison."

Development of the neighbourhood occurred during the 1970s and early 1980s when 92.3% of the residences were constructed. The most common type of residence in the neighbourhood (44%) is the single-family dwelling. This is followed by row houses (36%) and apartments in low-rise buildings with fewer than five stories (19%). Two out of three residences are owner-occupied (67%) with the remaining one out of three residences (33%) being rented.