Mulgrave Park

Mulgrave Park
Neighbourhood
Mulgrave Park is located in Nova Scotia
Mulgrave Park
Location within Nova Scotia
Coordinates: 44°40′07″N 63°36′04″W / 44.6685°N 63.6010°W / 44.6685; -63.6010
Country Canada
Province Nova Scotia
MunicipalityHalifax Regional Municipality
CommunityHalifax
Area
[1]
 • Total
4.5 ha (11.1 acres)
Population
 • Total
680
Area code782, 902

Mulgrave Park is a residential neighbourhood in North End Halifax, Nova Scotia. It consists of local public housing along Barrington Street. It is also referred to as MGP by most residents.

The 351 unit development was completed in October 1960, after which Mulgrave Park won numerous awards for its quality.[2] The neighbourhood houses several large murals, visible from Barrington Street, one of Halifax's main arterial roads.[3]

Geography

The neighbourhood of Mulgrave Park is walkable, and is about 11 acres (4.5 ha) in landmass.[4]

Demographics

In 2016, the neighbourhood (more specifically Census Dissemination Area 12090847) was home to 680 residents. The population is 62% Black, making it the neighbourhood with the highest concentration of African Canadians on the Halifax Peninsula.[5] Many of the community members are Black Nova Scotians with roots in Africville, a former settlement located across the street from Mulgrave Park. Africville was demolished by the former City of Halifax in the late 1960s, in the name of urban renewal.[6] Nearly 20% of Mulgrave Park residents were born outside of Canada, this includes those of Sudanese, Congolese, Irish, Italian, Hungarian, French, Arab and Jamaican origins.

References

  1. ^ "Design Concepts for Mulgrave Park" (PDF). cdn.dal.ca. Dalhousie University School of Planning. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Mulgrave Park". Built Halifax. 25 February 2016.
  3. ^ Burnside-Holmes, Mallory. "The murals of Mulgrave Park | Halifax Magazine".
  4. ^ "Design Concepts for Mulgrave Park" (PDF). cdn.dal.ca. Dalhousie University School of Planning. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Statistics Canada: 12090847 (DA)". Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  6. ^ "Concordia professor says Halifax built on a foundation of racist urban planning". The Signal. Retrieved 12 April 2019.