Haysboro, Calgary Explained

Official Name:Haysboro
Settlement Type:Neighbourhood
Pushpin Map:Canada Calgary
Pushpin Mapsize:225
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Haysboro in Calgary
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:City
Subdivision Type3:Quadrant
Subdivision Name3:SW
Subdivision Type4:Ward
Subdivision Name4:11
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Title1:Administrative body
Leader Name1:Calgary City Council
Leader Title2:Councillor
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1958
Established Title2:Annexed
Established Date2:1956
Area Total Km2:2.9
Population As Of:2006
Population Total:5970
Population Blank1 Title:Average Income
Population Blank1:$52261
Coordinates:50.9703°N -114.0847°W
Elevation M:1060
Named For:Harry Hays
Website:Haysboro Community Association

Haysboro is a residential neighbourhood in the southwest quadrant of Calgary, Alberta. It is bounded by Heritage Drive to the north, Macleod Trail to the east, 98th Avenue (an alley north of Southland Drive) to the south and 14 Street W and the Glenmore Reservoir to the west. It is bisected by Elbow Drive.

The land comprising Haysboro was annexed by the City of Calgary in 1956 and the community was established in 1958. The land comprising the neighbourhood was originally a dairy farm owned by future Calgary Mayor, Member of Parliament and Senator Harry Hays, who would sell the land in 1959 to developers in part to fund his campaign for mayor.[1] Haysboro is represented on Calgary City Council by the councillor for Ward 11.

Demographics

In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, Haysboro had a population of living in dwellings, a 3.3% increase from its 2011 population of .[2] With a land area of 2.7km2, it had a population density of in 2012.[3] [2]

Residents in this community had a median household income of $52,261 in 2000, and there were 10.4% low income residents living in the neighbourhood.[4] As of 2000, 19.3% of the residents were immigrants. A proportion of 33.5% of the buildings were condominiums or apartments, and 23.9% of the housing was used for renting.[5]

Education

The community is served by Akiva Academy, Haysboro Elementary and Woodman Junior High public schools, as well as STEM Innovation Academy and Our Lady of the Rockies High School (Catholic). Eugene Coste elementary is a Spanish immersion school

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Foran . Max . Development Derailed: Calgary and the CPR, 1962-64 . 2013 . Athabasca University Press . Edmonton, Canada . 9781927356081 . 12 May 2020.
  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 12 Profile. https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20070809134712/http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/ward_12_profile.pdf. dead. 2007-08-09. City of Calgary. 2004. 2007-05-10.
  5. Web site: Haysboro Community Statistics. https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20080411025043/http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/haysboro.pdf. dead. 2008-04-11. City of Calgary. 2006. 2007-05-10.