Tipaskan, a word meaning "a reserve" in the Cree language, recalls that the Mill Woods area was a Cree Indian reserve between 1876 and 1891. Developed in the 1970s and 1980s, 41% of homes are single unit structures, 39% are row housing and 19% are low-rise apartments.
Tipaskan has a very high proportion of children from 0 to 9 years of age. Eighty five percent of the neighbourhood population is under 40 years of age. Civic ward: Karhiio. District: Mill Woods and Meadows. City boundary records effective 1981-10-01.