| Official Name: | Evergreen |
| Settlement Type: | Neighbourhood |
| Pushpin Map: | Canada Calgary |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Evergreen in Calgary |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | City |
| Subdivision Type3: | Quadrant |
| Subdivision Name3: | SW |
| Subdivision Type4: | Ward |
| Subdivision Name4: | 13 |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Title1: | Administrative body |
| Leader Name1: | Calgary City Council |
| Leader Title2: | Councillor |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | Evergreen Estates: 1986, Evergreen: 1999. |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Total: | 19,487 |
| Coordinates: | 50.9142°N -114.1172°W |
| Elevation M: | 1100 |
| Website: | Calgary Evergreen Community Association |
| Footnotes: | Shawnee-Evergreen Community Association There are two community Associations for this area |
Evergreen, which includes Evergreen Estates, is a suburban residential neighbourhood in the southwest quadrant of Calgary, Alberta. It is located south of the Fish Creek Provincial Park, and southeast from the Tsuu T'ina first nation reserve.
There are two sections of Evergreen, the older and more established Evergreen Estates, and the newer Evergreen to the south. The two sections have separate community associations and street naming patterns. All streets with Evergreen in their name are members of the Shawnee-Evergreen Community Association along with the neighbouring community Shawnee Slopes, while those with different names are members of the Calgary Evergreen Community Association.[1]
The area is represented in the Calgary City Council by the Ward 13 councillor.
The film Radiant City largely takes place in the community of Evergreen.
In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, Evergreen had a population of living in dwellings, a 3.2% increase from its 2011 population of .[2] With a land area of 4.6km2, it had a population density of in 2012.[2] [3] Updated demographics can be found on the City of Calgary website. www.calgary.ca2016 census results. https://www.calgary.ca/CSPS/CNS/Pages/Social-research-policy-and-resources/Community-profiles/Evergreen.aspx
Residents in this community had a median household income of $105,640 in 2000, and there were 3.9% low income residents living in the neighbourhood.[4] As of 2000, 18.2% of the residents were immigrants. All buildings were single-family detached homes and 1.3% of the housing was used for renting.[5]
The Calgary Board of Education opened the Evergreen Elementary School in 2009, which currently accommodates Kindergarten to Grade 5 students residing in Evergreen. Marshall Springs Middle School which currently accommodates Grade 6 to Grade 9 was opened in September 2017. [6] when Marshall Springs was built, it and Evergreen accommodated 4-9 and K-3 respectively, later changing to 5-9 and K-4, and currently is 6-9 and K-5.
Dr Freda Miller School, which currently accommodates K-5, opened for the 2020-2021 school year.
The Calgary Catholic School District operates the elementary school Our Lady of the Evergreens School, which offers Kindergarten to grade 6. [7]