Hawkwood, Calgary Explained

Official Name:	Hawkwood
Settlement Type:	Community
Pushpin Map:	Canada Calgary
Pushpin Mapsize:	225
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location of Hawkwood in Calgary
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Type1:	Province
Subdivision Type2:	City
Subdivision Type3:	Quadrant
Subdivision Name3:	NW
Subdivision Type4:	Ward
Subdivision Name4:	2
Leader Title:	Mayor
Leader Title1:	Administrative body
Leader Name1:	Calgary City Council
Leader Title2:	Councillor
Established Title:	Established
Established Date:	1981
Area Total Km2:	3.2
Population As Of:	2006
Population Total:	10559
Population Blank1 Title:	Average Income
Population Blank1:	$86912
Coordinates:	51.1317°N -114.1778°W
Elevation M:	1230
Website:	Hawkwood Community Association

Hawkwood is a residential neighbourhood in the northwest quadrant of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It is bounded to the north by Country Hills Boulevard, to the east by Sarcee Trail, to the south by John Laurie Boulevard, and to the west by Nose Hill Drive.

Hawkwood was established in 1981. It was named for a dairy farming family who came to Alberta from England in 1913.^[1] It is represented in the Calgary City Council by the Ward 2 councillor.

Demographics

In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, Hawkwood had a population of living in dwellings, a -0.7% increase from its 2011 population of .^[2] With a land area of 3.2km2, it had a population density of in 2012.^{[2] [3]}

Residents in this community had a median household income of $96,806 in 2005, and there were 9.1% low income residents living in the neighbourhood.^[4] As of 2000, 29.6% of the residents were immigrants. A proportion of 4.1% of the buildings were condominiums or apartments, and 5.5% of the housing was used for renting.^[5]

Education

The community is served by Hawkwood Elementary School (public school) and by St. Maria Goretti Elementary (Catholic). Students in the public system would then continue on to F.E. Osborne Junior High School and then on to Sir Winston Churchill High School, and beginning in September 2013, Robert Thirsk High School. Catholic system students go on to St. Jean Brebeuf Junior High School, and to St. Francis High School.

See also

• List of neighbourhoods in Calgary

References

https://web.archive.org/web/20070930222551/http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/hawkwood.pdf

External links

• Hawkwood Community Association

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kendall. Ian. Scottish Place Names — Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Rampant Scotland. 10 July 2016.
2. 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 .
3. 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 .
4. Web site: Ward 2 Profile. https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20070809133548/http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/ward_2_profile.pdf. dead. 2007-08-09. City of Calgary. 2004. 2007-05-17.
5. Web site: Hawkwood Community Statistics. City of Calgary. 2006. 2007-05-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20070930222551/http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/hawkwood.pdf. 2007-09-30. dead.