Kensington–Cedar Cottage

Location of Kensington-Cedar Cottage in Vancouver

Kensington–Cedar Cottage is one of the most ethnically diverse neighbourhoods in east Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The neighbourhood, which is 7.23 square kilometres in area, is bordered by Fraser St. on the west, Nanaimo St. on the east, 41st Avenue on the south and 16th Avenue and Broadway on the north. The area was first settled in 1888 when Arthur Wilson bought a plot of land and began the Cedar Cottage Nursery.

Dickens Community Multicultural festival (Kensington-Cedar Cottage), 2004

Kensington–Cedar Cottage is younger and more diverse than the rest of the city. Only a third of residents (34.7%) in Kensington–Cedar Cottage speak English as a mother tongue, compared to roughly half of residents in Vancouver as a whole. Chinese is the second most common mother tongue, spoken by 34.1% of residents. The average 2001 family income in Kensington–Cedar Cottage is $46,244, lower than the city average of $60,544.

Like most of East Vancouver, Kensington–Cedar Cottage used to be predominantly working class but rising house prices have made the area increasing popular with young professionals and families who can no longer afford houses in areas such as the west side.

Notes and references

Neighbourhoods in Vancouver, British Columbia Downtown neighbourhoods Alberni District Coal Harbour Chinatown Davie Village Downtown Eastside English Bay Financial District Gastown Granville Mall and the Granville Entertainment District International Village Japantown Robson Stanley Park Victory Square West End Yaletown West Side neighbourhoods Arbutus Ridge Dunbar–Southlands Fairview False Creek Kerrisdale Kitsilano Marpole Oakridge Shaughnessy South Cambie West Point Grey East Side neighbourhoods Grandview–Woodland Hastings–Sunrise Kensington–Cedar Cottage Killarney Mount Pleasant Renfrew–Collingwood Riley Park–Little Mountain Strathcona Sunset Victoria–Fraserview Other locations Champlain Heights Commercial Drive Granville Island Greektown Little Italy Punjabi Market/Little India Uptown South Main University Endowment Lands Hogan's Alley Stanley Park Italics indicate neighbourhoods now defunct.