Canyon Meadows, Calgary Explained

Official Name:Canyon Meadows
Settlement Type:Neighbourhood
Pushpin Map:Canada Calgary
Pushpin Mapsize:225
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Canyon Meadows in Calgary
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:City
Subdivision Type3:Quadrant
Subdivision Name3:SW
Subdivision Type4:Ward
Subdivision Name4:13
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Title1:Administrative body
Leader Name1:Calgary City Council
Leader Title2:Councillor
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1965
Area Total Km2:3.1
Population As Of:2006
Population Total:7935
Population Blank1 Title:Average Income
Population Blank1:$66787
Coordinates:50.9411°N -114.0853°W
Elevation M:1085
Website:Canyon Meadows Community Association

Canyon Meadows is a residential neighbourhood in the southwest quadrant of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It is bounded by Anderson Road to the north, Macleod Trail to the east, Fish Creek Provincial Park and Canyon Meadows Drive to the south and 14 Street W to the west. The Canyon Meadows golf course is developed northwest of the neighbourhood.

The community is served by the Canyon Meadows station of the C-Train LRT system.

Canyon Meadows was established in 1965. It is represented in the Calgary City Council by the Ward 13 councillor.

Demographics

In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, Canyon Meadows had a population of living in dwellings, a -1.4% increase from its 2011 population of .[1] With a land area of 3.1km2, it had a population density of in 2012.[1] [2]

Residents in this community had a median household income of $66,787 in 2000, and there were 10.6% low income residents living in the neighbourhood.[3] As of 2000, 19.8% of the residents were immigrants. A proportion of 10.1% of the buildings were condominiums or apartments, and 17% of the housing was used for renting.[4]

Education

The community is served by Canyon Meadows Elementary, Dr. E. P. Scarlett Senior High, Robert Warren Junior High public schools as well as St. Catherine Elementary (catholic).

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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 13 Profile . https://web.archive.org/web/20070930181702/http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/ward_13_profile.pdf . dead . 2007-09-30 . City of Calgary . 2004 . 2007-05-10 .
  4. Web site: Canyon Meadows Community Statistics . https://web.archive.org/web/20070930200929/http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/canyon_meadows.pdf . dead . 2007-09-30 . City of Calgary . 2006 . 2007-05-10 .