Table 1 City characteristics and proximities of public elementary schools to major roads
From: Proximity of public elementary schools to major roads in Canadian urban areas
City | City Populationa | City Area (km2)a | City Population Density (persons/km2)a | City Dwelling Density (dwellings/km2)a | Median (IQR) School Neighborhood Dwelling Density (dwellings/km2)b | Median (IQR) School Neighborhood Income ($10,000)b | Median (IQR) School Neighborhood % Population Without HS Diploma (%)b | # of Schools Successfully Geocoded | Geocoding Success Rate (%) | Distance to the Nearest Highway or Major Road | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Mean (± SD) | Median |
Toronto | 2,503,281 | 630 | 3,972 | 1,554 | 1,805 (1,774) | 5.46 (2.11) | 7.0 (6.5) | 487 | 100.0 | 265 ± 197 | 240 |
Montreal | 1,620,693 | 365 | 4,439 | 2,036 | 4,058 (3,780) | 3.61 (0.86) | 8.5 (6.1) | 169 | 95.5 | 181 ± 156 | 156 |
Calgary | 988,193 | 727 | 1,360 | 530 | 973 (527) | 6.42 (2.37) | 4.7 (4.6) | 84 | 75.7 | 431 ± 275 | 366 |
Ottawa | 812,129 | 2,778 | 292 | 116 | 910 (892) | 7.76 (3.81) | 3.5 (2.8) | 116 | 100.0 | 346 ± 298 | 278 |
Edmonton | 730,372 | 684 | 1,067 | 435 | 987 (498) | 5.71 (2.22) | 7.9 (6.3) | 137 | 87.3 | 362 ± 193 | 346 |
Mississauga | 668,549 | 289 | 2,317 | 745 | 1,185 (1,012) | 7.51 (2.70) | 5.6 (3.2) | 103 | 100.0 | 445 ± 233 | 397 |
Winnipeg | 633,451 | 464 | 1,365 | 563 | 1,162 (736) | 4.93 (2.36) | 7.8 (5.7) | 163 | 97.0 | 402 ± 290 | 368 |
Vancouver | 578,041 | 114 | 5,039 | 2,209 | 1,761 (1,185) | 5.17 (1.23) | 6.6 (7.6) | 93 | 86.9 | 212 ± 153 | 191 |
Hamilton | 504,559 | 1,117 | 452 | 174 | 1,152 (1,045) | 5.87 (3.01) | 7.7 (4.0) | 98 | 100.0 | 278 ± 217 | 265 |
Quebec | 491,142 | 454 | 1,081 | 502 | 3,166 (3,582) | 3.37 (2.22) | 6.5 (6.0) | 26 | 81.3 | 257 ± 198 | 217 |
All | 9,530,410 | 7,623 | 1,250 | 509 | 1,385 (1,515) | 5.42 (2.73) | 6.7 (6.2) | 1,476 | 94.9 | 318 ± 221 | 282 |