Crescent Heights, Calgary Explained

Official Name:Crescent Heights
Settlement Type:Neighbourhood
Pushpin Map:Canada Calgary
Pushpin Mapsize:225
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Crescent Heights in Calgary
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Alberta
Subdivision Type2:City
Subdivision Name2:Calgary
Subdivision Type3:Quadrant
Subdivision Name3:NE, NW
Subdivision Type4:Ward
Subdivision Name4:7
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Title1:Administrative body
Leader Name1:Calgary City Council
Leader Title2:Councillor
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1914
Established Title2:Annexed
Established Date2:1911
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:1.63
Population As Of:2006
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:6082
Population Density Km2:3731.3
Population Blank1 Title:Average Income
Population Blank1:$43123
Coordinates:51.0633°N -114.0625°W
Elevation M:1080

Crescent Heights is a neighbourhood (formerly its own village) located in Calgary, Alberta. It is located in the inner city, immediately north from Downtown. It is bounded to the north by the Trans-Canada Highway, on the east by Edmonton Trail, on the west by 4th Street NW, and to the south by Memorial Drive and the Bow River.

Crescent Heights was originally incorporated as a village on May 1, 1908. It was subsequently annexed by the City of Calgary in 1911 and established as a neighbourhood in 1914.

Crescent Heights is represented in the Calgary City Council by the Ward 7 councillor. The community has an area redevelopment plan in place.[3]

The community will be linked to the city's CTrain rapid-transit system at 9 Avenue N station when construction of the Green Line is complete in 2027.[4]

History

Crescent Heights was founded in 1895 by Archibald J. McArthur.[5] Crescent Heights, originally its own village, was acquired by land developer and politician Archibald J. McArthur and incorporated into the City of Calgary in 1909 along with the neighbouring community of Tuxedo Park, slightly further north. Crescent Heights experienced a real estate boom in the 1920s and many new homes were built, some of which are still standing today.

Demographics

Crescent Heights is a community in Calgary, Alberta, characterized by a population of 6,240 residents living in private households as of the 2021 Census of Canada. The age distribution of the population includes 10% of individuals aged 14 years or younger and 12% aged 65 years or older. Economic data indicates that 28% of households spend 30% or more of their total income on shelter, with a median total household income before tax of $72,500 in 2020. The community is notably diverse, with 26% of its residents being immigrants and 83% of individuals primarily speaking English at home. This demographic and household information was sourced from Statistics Canada and accessed through the Community Data Program.[6]

Education

Crescent Heights is home to Crescent Heights High School. Due to a shortage of high schools in northeast Calgary, Crescent Heights had a proportion of students bused in from Abbeydale, Taradale, Saddletowne, Marlborough, Marlborough Park and surrounding areas in the 1980s and 1990s, as well as in present times.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Calgary Snapshots 2011 . City of Calgary . 2012-05-02 .
  2. Web site: Crescent Heights - Community Social Statistics . https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20080411024846/http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/crescent_heights.pdf . dead . 2008-04-11 . City of Calgary . 2006 . 2007-05-06 .
  3. Web site: Crescent Heights Area Redevelopment Plan. City of Calgary Planning. 2005. 2007-05-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20061004180751/http://www.calgary.ca/DocGallery/BU/planning/pdf/crescent_heights_arp.pdf. 2006-10-04. dead.
  4. Web site: Green Line - Segment 2 :: Green Line Stage One. Communications. Customer Service &. Engage. en. 2020-05-24.
  5. Web site: Archibald J. McArthur pioneer profile . Southern Alberta Pioneer . 2007-08-01.
  6. Web site: The City of Calgary . Crescent Heights profile . 2024-07-12 . www.calgary.ca . en.