Official Name: | Chinook Park |
Settlement Type: | Neighbourhood |
Pushpin Map: | Canada Calgary |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 225 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Chinook Park 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: | 1959 |
Area Total Km2: | 0.6 |
Population As Of: | 2006 |
Population Total: | 1717 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Average Income |
Population Blank1: | $88357 |
Coordinates: | 50.9828°N -114.0886°W |
Elevation M: | 1070 |
Website: | Chinook Park Community Association |
Chinook Park is a residential neighbourhood in the southwest quadrant of Calgary, Alberta. It is bounded by Glenmore Trail to the north, Elbow Drive to the east, 14 Street W to the west and Heritage Drive to the south.
Chinook Park was established in 1959. It is represented in the Calgary City Council by the Ward 11 councillor.
In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, Chinook Park had a population of living in dwellings, a 0.2% increase from its 2011 population of .[1] With a land area of 0.6km2, it had a population density of in 2012.[2] [1]
Residents in this community had a median household income of $88,357 in 2000, and there were 9.7% low income residents living in the neighbourhood.[3] As of 2000, 19.8% of the residents were immigrants. A proportion of 18.3% of the buildings were condominiums or apartments, and 17.5% of the housing was used for renting.[4]
The community is served by Chinook Park Bilingual Elementary and Henry Wise Wood High School public schools.