Official Name: | Erlton |
Settlement Type: | Neighbourhood |
Pushpin Map: | Canada Calgary |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 225 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Erlton in Calgary |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Type2: | City |
Subdivision Type3: | Quadrant |
Subdivision Name3: | SW |
Subdivision Type4: | Ward |
Subdivision Name4: | Calgary City Council #Ward 8 |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Title1: | Administrative body |
Leader Name1: | Calgary City Council |
Leader Title2: | Councillor |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | 1906 |
Population As Of: | 2012 |
Population Total: | 1,234 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Average Income (2006) |
Population Blank1: | $67,698 |
Coordinates: | 51.0286°N -114.0611°W |
Elevation M: | 1060 |
Website: | Erlton Community Association |
Erlton is an inner city residential neighbourhood in the southwest quadrant of Calgary, Alberta. It is bounded by the Elbow River to the north and west, by Spiller Road to the east and by Mission Road to the south. Macleod Trail bisects the neighbourhood from north to south. The neighbourhood is represented by the Erlton Community Association.[1]
Erlton was established in 1906. It is represented in the Calgary City Council by the Ward 8 councillor.
The community is served by the Erlton/Stampede station of the C-Train LRT system. The MNP Community & Sport Centre and Lindsay Park border the community to the north, and the Stampede Grounds are located immediately northwest.
In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, Erlton had a population of living in dwellings, a 0.2% increase from its 2011 population of .[2] With a land area of 0.5km2, it had a population density of in 2012.[2] [3]
Residents in this community had a median household income of $67,698 in 2000, and there were 20.8% low income residents living in the neighbourhood.[4] As of 2000, 14.6% of the residents were immigrants. A proportion of 70.3% of the buildings were condominiums or apartments, and 42% of the housing was used for renting.[5]