McCauley Community Information

McCauley is an inner city neighbourhood in Edmonton, Alberta. It is named for the Matthew McCauley, the first mayor of Edmonton, and is located just to the north east of the downtown core. McCauley is famous as the home of dozens of religious buildings concentrated in a small area, once described as a world record.

The neighbourhood is roughly triangle shaped, bounded on the north by 111Ave/Norwood Blvd/112 Avenue, the west by 101 Street, and the south east by the LRT line and the old Canadian National Railway right of way.

Edmonton's Commonwealth Statium is located near the north east corner of McCauley, with bus and LRT service provided at the adjoining Stadium LRT Station and Stadium transit terminal.

There are two schools in the neighbourhood, McCauley Public School and Sacred Heart Catholic School. Also located here are Giovanni Caboto Park and the Joe Clarke Athletic Grounds.

The neighbourhood is famous for its collection of religious assemblies, representing a variety of faith groups. In particular, 96 Street (in McCauley) is also known as "Church Street," and was once cited by Ripley's Believe it or Not as having the largest concentration of churches in the world.

While this is part of the city often called Norwood, the Commonwealth Stadium site is located within the official boundaries of McCauley.

Community overview from Wikipedia.