List of neighbourhoods in Lethbridge
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Downtown
Downtown LethbridgeDowntown Lethbridge
Downtown Lethbridge is the commercial centre of Lethbridge, Alberta, hosting most of the city's banks and several accounting and law practices, including national firms.-Boundaries:...
strictly speaking is bordered by the Oldman River
Oldman River
The Oldman River is a river in southern Alberta, Canada. It flows roughly west to east from the Rocky Mountains, through the communities of Fort Macleod, Lethbridge, Taber, and on to Grassy Lake, where it joins with the Bow River to form the South Saskatchewan River, which eventually drains into...
valley on the west, the Crowsnest Highway
Crowsnest Highway
The Crowsnest Highway, also known as the Interprovincial or, in British Columbia, the Southern Trans-Provincial, is an east-west highway, in length, through the southern parts of British Columbia and Alberta, providing the shortest highway connection between British Columbia's Lower Mainland and...
and the CPR
Canadian Pacific Railway
The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001...
rail line on the north, Stafford Drive (9 Street) on the east and 6 Avenue on the south. It is not very large and contains very little in neighbourhood structure. It is, however, home to Chinatown
Chinatown, Lethbridge
Chinatown is a small district in downtown Lethbridge, Alberta. At the beginning of the 20th century, the district had a population of around 100 and businesses consisted of six laundries, four grocers and two restaurants...
, a two block area on 2 Avenue, west of Galt Gardens
Galt Gardens
Galt Gardens is a urban park located in downtown Lethbridge, Alberta. It is the location of many of the city's festivals and is also the home of the Southern Alberta Art Gallery.-History:...
.
The downtown core is also the commercial centre of the city, hosting most of the city's banks and several accounting and law practices, including national firms.
It also serves as a transportation hub. Whoop-up Drive, the busiest roadway in Lethbridge, connects West Lethbridge to downtown. Scenic Drive also provides downtown with a connection to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
via Highway 4 and the Lethbridge County Airport
Lethbridge County Airport
Lethbridge County Airport or Lethbridge Airport, , is located south southeast of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. It is 10-15 driving minutes from the downtown area and has scheduled service to the Alberta cities of Calgary and Edmonton. The airport is classified as an airport of entry by NAV CANADA...
via Highway 5. Downtown also has two connections to the Crowsnest Highway
Crowsnest Highway
The Crowsnest Highway, also known as the Interprovincial or, in British Columbia, the Southern Trans-Provincial, is an east-west highway, in length, through the southern parts of British Columbia and Alberta, providing the shortest highway connection between British Columbia's Lower Mainland and...
, which provides direct access to British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
and indirect access to Calgary
Calgary
Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...
and Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
. In addition, the city's only Greyhound
Greyhound Lines of Canada
Greyhound Canada is the prominent operator of inter-city coach services in Canada. Greyhound Canada is a subsidiary of Scotland's FirstGroup plc, linked with Dallas-based Greyhound Lines .-History:In 1929, Greyhound Canada was founded as Canadian Greyhound Coaches, Limited, operating in Alberta...
terminal is located downtown. The city's main transit terminal is downtown also; half of the city's bus routes converge on 4 Avenue.
Neighbourhoods outside city centre by quadrant
Lethbridge is split into three geographical areas: north, south and west. West Lethbridge is separated from the other two by the Oldman River. North and South Lethbridge are separated by the Crowsnest HighwayCrowsnest Highway
The Crowsnest Highway, also known as the Interprovincial or, in British Columbia, the Southern Trans-Provincial, is an east-west highway, in length, through the southern parts of British Columbia and Alberta, providing the shortest highway connection between British Columbia's Lower Mainland and...
and the CPR
Canadian Pacific Railway
The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001...
rail line.
North Lethbridge
The north side (pop. 24,514) was originally populated as a result of numerous coal mines in the area, and is home to multiple industrial parks.- Hardieville (former hamlet annexed in 1978)
- Legacy Ridge
- Park Meadows
- Senator Buchanan/Dave Elton
- St. Edwards
- Staffordville (a separate village until 1913)
- Westminster
- Winston Churchill
- Uplands
West Lethbridge
The newest of the three areas, West Lethbridge (pop. 29,673) is home to the University of LethbridgeUniversity of Lethbridge
The University of Lethbridge is a publicly-funded comprehensive academic and research university, founded in the liberal education tradition, located in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, with two other urban campuses in Calgary and Edmonton. The main building sits among the coulees on the west side of...
. The bulk of the city's growth since the early 1990s has been on the west side. It also has the youngest population of the three.
- Benton Crossing
- Copperwood
- Heritage Heights
- Indian Battle Heights
- Mountain Heights
- Paradise Canyon
- Ridgewood Heights
- Riverstone
- Sunridge
- Varsity Village
- West Highlands
South Lethbridge
South Lethbridge (pop. 29,773) is the commercial heart of the city, and has the oldest population of the three areas. It contains the downtown core, as well as the bulk of retail and hospitality establishments. Lethbridge College and the city's main arena, the ENMAX CentreENMAX Centre
The ENMAX Centre is a 5,479-seat multi-purpose arena, in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.It features a full-size ice rink, a running track, racquetball courts and squash courts. An outdoor sports field, with capacity for 2,000 people, is adjacent to the centre...
are also located here.
- Chinook Heights
- Fairmont Park
- Fleetwood/St. Patrick's
- Glendale
- Hamilton
- Henderson Lake
- Lakeview
- London RoadLondon Road, LethbridgeLondon Road is one of the oldest neighbourhoods in Lethbridge, Alberta. It is located in South Lethbridge and borders downtown, as well as Midtown and the Upper East Side...
- Redwood
- Scenic Heights
- Southgate
- Tudor Estates
- Victoria Park