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West Kildonan is a residential suburb of Winnipeg, Manitoba, lying on the west side of the Red River, and immediately north of the old City of Winnipeg in the north-central part of the city. It is bounded by the Red River on the east, the north limit of Kildonan Golf Course, Main Street, Seaforth Avenue, the Canadian Pacific Railway Winnipeg Beach Subdivision, and Templeton Avenue on the north, McPhillips Street on the west, and Carruthers Avenue, McGregor Street, and the lane between McAdam and Smithfield Avenues on the south.

The area is well known for Winnipeg's popular Kildonan Park.

History

The Battle of Seven Oaks was fought in what is now West Kildonan in 1816. The area was part of the original Municipality of Kildonan which was established in 1876. Kildonan was divided in eastern and western halves in 1914 and the more heavily developed areas of West Kildonan separated from areas which remained primarily rural (Old Kildonan) to assume the current boundaries in 1921. West Kildonan is one of Winnipeg's earliest residential suburbs.

The areas east of the CPR Winnipeg Beach tracks and south of Hartford Avenue were substantially developed by the 1910s and 1920s. West of the tracks, the Garden City neighbourhood was developed in the 1950s and 1960s, as was the area north of Hartford Avenue east of the tracks. The Garden Park community located north of Leila Avenue and west of the CPR tracks was developed beginning in the late 1950s.

Prior to 1972, it was the independent City of West Kildonan. Today, it is a popular suburb of the City of Winnipeg.

Demographics

Early on, West Kildonan attracted many people from Winnipeg's working class North End who became more affluent beginning after World War I, but who wished to remain close to their roots. To this day, the area has a large Eastern European population.

This area, along with nearby Garden City are home to large portions of Winnipeg's Jewish population. Historically, the West Kildonan and Garden City areas have been two of Canada's largest Jewish neighbourhoods. Synagogues, Hebrew educational programming, Kosher supermarkets and Jewish cemeteries are common throughout the area. In recent years condominiums catering to the Jewish community have become increasingly popular.

v t e Neighbourhoods in Winnipeg
Assiniboine South	Betsworth Edgeland Elmhurst Eric Coy Marlton Old Tuxedo Ridgedale Ridgewood South River West Park Roblin Park South Tuxedo Southboine Tuxedo Tuxedo Industrial Varsity View Vialoux Westdale Wilkes South
Downtown	Armstrong's Point Broadway–Assiniboine Centennial Central Park Chinatown Civic Centre Colony Daniel McIntyre Exchange District The Forks Logan–CPR Minto Polo Park Portage–Ellice Portage & Main Sargent Park South Portage Spence St. Matthews West Alexander West Broadway West Wolseley Wolseley
Fort Garry	Agassiz Beaumont Bridgwater (Centre, Forest, Lakes, Trails) Brockville Buffalo Cloutier Drive Crescent Park Fairfield Park Fort Richmond La Barriere Linden Ridge Linden Woods Maybank Montcalm Parc La Salle Parker Pembina Strip Perrault Point Road Richmond Lakes Richmond West South Pointe St. Norbert Trappistes Turnbull Drive University Waverley Heights Waverly West B West Fort Garry Industrial Whyte Ridge Wildwood
Inkster	Brooklands Burrows–Keewatin Inkster Gardens Inkster Industrial Park North Inkster Industrial Oak Point Highway Pacific Industrial Shaughnessy Park Tyndall Park Weston Weston Shops
Point Douglas	Point Douglas (North, South) Burrows Central Dufferin Dufferin Industrial Inkster–Faraday Lord Selkirk Park Luxton Mynarski Robertson St. John's St. John's Park William Whyte
River East	Chalmers Eaglemere East Elmwood Glenelm Grassie Kil-cona Park Kildonan Crossing Kildonan Drive McLeod Industrial Munroe East Munroe West North Transcona Yards River East Rossmere–A Rossmere–B Springfield North Springfield South Talbot–Grey Tyne-Tees Valhalla Valley Gardens
River Heights	River Heights (Central, North, South) Crescentwood Earl Grey Ebby–Wentworth Grant Park J.B. Mitchell Lord Roberts Mathers McMillan River-Osborne Riverview Rockwood Roslyn Sir John Franklin Wellington Crescent
Seven Oaks	Amber Trails Garden City Jefferson Leila North Leila–McPhillips Triangle Mandalay West Margaret Park Riverbend Rivergrove Rosser–Old Kildonan Seven Oaks Templeton–Sinclair The Maples West Kildonan Industrial
St. Boniface	St. Boniface (Central, North) Archwood Dufresne Dugald Fraipont Holden Island Lakes Maginot The Mint Mission Industrial Niakwa Park Niakwa Place Norwood East Norwood West Royalwood Sage Creek Southdale Southland Park St. Boniface Industrial Park Stock Yards Symington Yards Tissot Windsor Park
St. James-Assiniboia	Airport Assiniboia Downs Birchwood Booth Bruce Park Buchanan Crestview Deer Lodge Glendale Heritage Park Jameswood Kensington King Edward Kirkfield Murray Industrial Park Omand's Creek Industrial Saskatchewan North Silver Heights St. James Industrial Sturgeon Creek Westwood Woodhaven
St. Vital	Alpine Place Dakota Crossing Elm Park Glenwood Kingston Crescent Lavalee Maple Grove Park Meadowood Minnetonka Norberry Normand Park Perimeter South Pulberry River Park South St. George Varennes Victoria Crescent Vista Worthington
Transcona	Canterbury Park Griffin Kern Park Kildare–Redonda Meadows Melrose Mission Gardens Peguis Radisson Regent Transcona South Victoria West
Others	Charleswood East Kildonan Fort Rouge Osborne Village West Kildonan
North End West End

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 '''West Kildonan''' is a residential suburb of [[Winnipeg]], [[Manitoba]], lying on the west side of the [[Red River of the North|Red River]], and immediately north of the old City of Winnipeg in the north-central part of the city. It is bounded by the Red River on the east, the north limit of Kildonan Golf Course, Main Street, Seaforth Avenue, the [[Canadian Pacific Railway]] Winnipeg Beach Subdivision, and Templeton Avenue on the north, McPhillips Street on the west, and Carruthers Avenue, McGregor Street, and the lane between McAdam and Smithfield Avenues on the south.
-The area has a large park called [[Kildonan Park]].
+The area is well known for Winnipeg's popular [[Kildonan Park]].
 ==History==
-The [[Battle of Seven Oaks]] was fought in what is now West Kildonan in 1816. The area was part of the original [[Old Kildonan|Municipality of Kildonan]] which was established in 1876. Kildonan was divided in eastern and western halves in 1914 and the more heavily developed areas of West Kildonan separated from areas which remained primarily rural (Old Kildonan) to assume the current boundaries in 1921. West Kildonan is one of Winnipeg's earliest residential suburbs. The areas east of the CPR Winnipeg Beach tracks and south of Hartford Avenue were substantially developed by the 1910s and 1920s. West of the tracks, the [[Garden City, Winnipeg|Garden City]] neighbourhood was developed in the 1950s and 1960s, as was the area north of Hartford Avenue east of the tracks. The Garden Park community located north of Leila Avenue and west of the CPR tracks was developed beginning in the late 1950s.
+The [[Battle of Seven Oaks]] was fought in what is now West Kildonan in 1816. The area was part of the original [[Old Kildonan|Municipality of Kildonan]] which was established in 1876. Kildonan was divided in eastern and western halves in 1914 and the more heavily developed areas of West Kildonan separated from areas which remained primarily rural (Old Kildonan) to assume the current boundaries in 1921. West Kildonan is one of Winnipeg's earliest residential suburbs.
+The areas east of the CPR Winnipeg Beach tracks and south of Hartford Avenue were substantially developed by the 1910s and 1920s. West of the tracks, the [[Garden City, Winnipeg|Garden City]] neighbourhood was developed in the 1950s and 1960s, as was the area north of Hartford Avenue east of the tracks. The Garden Park community located north of Leila Avenue and west of the CPR tracks was developed beginning in the late 1950s.
-Prior to 1972, it was the independent ''City of West Kildonan''. Today, it is a suburb of the City of Winnipeg.
+Prior to 1972, it was the independent ''City of West Kildonan''. Today, it is a popular suburb of the City of Winnipeg.
 ==Demographics==
-West Kildonan attracted many people from Winnipeg's [[working class]] North End who became more affluent beginning after [[World War I]], but who wished to remain close to their roots. To this day, the area has a large Eastern European population.  Much of the West Kildonan Jewish population has more recently now shifted to the South End, where there already was a significant Jewish presence. Until then, Garden City was one of Canada's largest Jewish neighbourhoods. There still remains a sizeable Jewish population however, and there are condominiums in West Kildonan with more than 60 percent Jewish occupants.
+Early on, West Kildonan attracted many people from Winnipeg's [[working class]] North End who became more affluent beginning after [[World War I]], but who wished to remain close to their roots. To this day, the area has a large Eastern European population.
+This area, along with nearby [[Garden City, Winnipeg|Garden City]] are home to large portions of [[Winnipeg|Winnipeg's]] Jewish population. Historically, the West Kildonan and Garden City areas have been two of Canada's largest Jewish neighbourhoods. [[Synagogues|Synagogues]], Hebrew educational programming, Kosher supermarkets and Jewish cemeteries are common throughout the area. In recent years condominiums catering to the Jewish community have become increasingly popular.
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