Official Name: | Charleswood |
Settlement Type: | Neighbourhood |
Pushpin Map: | Canada Calgary |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 220 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Charleswood in Calgary |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Type2: | City |
Subdivision Type3: | Quadrant |
Subdivision Name3: | NW |
Subdivision Type4: | Ward |
Subdivision Name4: | 4 |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Title1: | Administrative body |
Leader Name1: | Calgary City Council |
Leader Title2: | Councillor |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | 1959 |
Area Total Km2: | 2.3 |
Population As Of: | 2006 |
Population Total: | 3503 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Average Income |
Population Blank1: | $63828 |
Coordinates: | 51.0856°N -114.1122°W |
Elevation M: | 1105 |
Website: | Triwood Community Association |
Charleswood is a residential neighbourhood in the northwest quadrant of Calgary, Alberta. It is located east of Crowchild Trail and the University of Calgary. It borders the Nose Hill Park to the north and the Confederation Park to the southeast.
Charleswood is represented in the Calgary City Council by the Ward 4 councillor.
In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, Charleswood had a population of living in dwellings, a 1.9% increase from its 2011 population of .[1] With a land area of 1.8km2, it had a population density of in 2012.[2] [1]
Residents in this community had a median household income of $63,828 in 2000, and there were 12.9% low income residents living in the neighbourhood.[3] As of 2000, 17.6% of the residents were immigrants. A proportion of 11.6% of the buildings were condominiums or apartments, and 18.4% of the housing was used for renting.[4]
The community is served by Banff Trail Bilingual Elementary, Collingwood Elementary and Senator Patrick Burns Junior High public schools, as well as by St. Francis Senior High and St. Margaret Elementary & Junior High Catholic schools.