Britannia, Calgary Explained

Official Name:Britannia
Settlement Type:Neighbourhood
Pushpin Map:Canada Calgary
Pushpin Mapsize:225
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Britannia 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:1956
Established Title2:Annexed
Established Date2:1910
Area Total Km2:0.6
Population As Of:2006
Population Total:784
Population Blank1 Title:Average Income
Population Blank1:$120387
Coordinates:51.0131°N -114.0825°W
Elevation M:1075
Website:Britannia Community Association

Britannia is an affluent residential neighbourhood in the southwest quadrant of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It is bounded by Elbow Drive to the east, 50 Avenue S to the south, Elbow River and Riverdale Park to the west and Britannia Drive to the north.

The area was annexed to the City of Calgary in 1910, and Britannia was established in 1956. Most of the development took place in the late 1950s. It is represented in the Calgary City Council by the Ward 11 councillors.

Demographics

In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, Britannia had a population of living in dwellings, a 7.6% increase from its 2011 population of .[1] With a land area of 0.5km2, it had a population density of in 2012.[2] [1]

Residents in this community had a median household income of $120,387 in 2000, and there were 7.9% low income residents living in the neighbourhood.[3] As of 2000, 16.7% of the residents were immigrants. A proportion of 19.3% of the buildings were condominiums or apartments, and 19.3% of the housing was used for renting.[4]

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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 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070809132001/http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/ward_11_profile.pdf . dead . 2007-08-09 . City of Calgary . 2004 . 2007-05-10 .
  4. Web site: Britannia Community Statistics . https://web.archive.org/web/20070930222129/http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/britannia.pdf . dead . 2007-09-30 . City of Calgary . 2006 . 2007-05-10 .