Bel-Aire, Calgary Explained

Official Name:Bel-Aire
Settlement Type:Neighbourhood
Pushpin Map:Canada Calgary
Pushpin Mapsize:225
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Bel-Aire in Calgary
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:City
Subdivision Type3:Quadrant
Subdivision Name3:SW
Subdivision Type4:Ward
Subdivision Name4:11
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Title1:Administrative body
Leader Name1:Calgary City Council
Leader Title2:Councillor
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1960
Established Title2:Annexed
Established Date2:1954
Area Total Km2:0.3
Population As Of:2006
Population Total:494
Population Blank1 Title:Average Income
Population Blank1:$138124
Coordinates:50.9994°N -114.0881°W
Elevation M:1090
Website:Bel-Aire Community Association

Bel-Aire is a residential neighbourhood in the southwest quadrant of Calgary, Alberta. It is located east of the Glenmore Reservoir and the Elbow River and west of the community of Meadowlark Park and Chinook Center and north of the neighbourhood of Mayfair. The Calgary Country Club golf course makes up its northern boundary.

Bel-Aire was annexed to the City of Calgary in 1954 and was established as a neighbourhood in 1960. It is represented in the Calgary City Council by the Ward 11 councillor.

Demographics

In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, Bel-Aire had a population of living in dwellings, a -5.6% increase from its 2011 population of .[1] With a land area of 0.3km2, it had a population density of in 2012.[2] [1]

Residents in this community had a median household income of $138,124 in 2000, and there were no low income residents living in the neighbourhood.[3] As of 2000, 13.5% of the residents were immigrants. All buildings were single-family detached homes, and none of the housing was used for renting.[4]

Education

The community is served by the Calgary Girl's Charter School. The Bel-Aire campus serves students in grades 4 and 5.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2012 Civic Census Results . City of Calgary . 2012 . February 4, 2013 . June 1, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200601084040/https://www.calgary.ca/CA/city-clerks/Documents/Election-and-information-services/Census2012/Final%202012%20Census%20Results%20book.pdf . dead .
  2. Web site: Community Boundaries . City of Calgary . . February 5, 2013 . October 23, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131023055637/https://cityonline.calgary.ca/Pages/Product.aspx?category=PDCAdministrativeBoundaries&cat=CITYonlineDefault&id=PDC0-99999-99999-00005-P . dead .
  3. Web site: Ward 11 Profile. City of Calgary. 2004. 2007-05-09. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070809132001/http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/ward_11_profile.pdf. 2007-08-09.
  4. Web site: Bel-Aire Community Statistics. https://web.archive.org/web/20070930222242/http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/bel_aire.pdf. dead. 2007-09-30. City of Calgary. 2006. 2007-05-09.