Collingwood, Calgary Explained

Official Name:Collingwood
Settlement Type:Neighbourhood
Pushpin Map:Canada Calgary
Pushpin Mapsize:225
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Collingwood 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
Established Title2:Annexed
Established Date2:1910
Population As Of:2006
Population Total:2325
Population Blank1 Title:Average Income
Population Blank1:$55208
Coordinates:51.0875°N -114.1092°W
Elevation M:1100
Website:Triwood Community Association

Collingwood is a residential neighbourhood in the northwest quadrant of Calgary, Alberta. It is located immediately south of the Nose Hill Park and John Laurie Boulevard, and west from 14th Street W. To the south it is bordered by Confederation Park, Canmore Park and the Confederation Park golf course.

The area was annexed to the City of Calgary in 1910, and Collingwood was established in 1959. It is represented in the Calgary City Council by the Ward 4 councillor.

Demographics

In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, Collingwood had a population of living in dwellings, a -0.4% increase from its 2011 population of .[1] With a land area of 1.6km2, it had a population density of in 2012.[2] [1]

Residents in this community had a median household income of $55,208 in 2000, and there were 13.5% low income residents living in the neighbourhood.[3] As of 2000, 8.9% of the residents were immigrants. A proportion of 15% of the buildings were condominiums or apartments, and 25.9% 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 7 Profile . https://web.archive.org/web/20070809131536/http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/ward_7_profile.pdf . dead . August 9, 2007 . City of Calgary . 2004 . 2007-05-10 .
  4. Web site: Collingwood Community Statistics. https://web.archive.org/web/20070930201502/http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/collingwood.pdf. dead. September 30, 2007. City of Calgary. 2006. 2007-05-10.