Lincoln Park, Calgary Explained

Official Name:Lincoln Park
Settlement Type:Neighbourhood
Pushpin Map:Canada Calgary
Pushpin Mapsize:225
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Lincoln Park 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
Population As Of:2006
Population Total:2425
Population Blank1 Title:Average Income
Population Blank1:$30411
Coordinates:51.0114°N -114.1378°W
Elevation M:1130
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:T3E

Lincoln Park is a neighbourhood in the southwest quadrant of Calgary, Alberta located north of Glenmore Trail and west of Crowchild Trail. Notable landmarks in the neighbourhood include Mount Royal University and the ATCO Industrial Park. The neighbourhood is located on the section of the former Canadian Forces Base Calgary that during World War II was a Royal Canadian Air Force airfield; the name of the district derives from a small area of military housing located between 54th Avenue S.W. and Glenmore Trail which was reserved for United States Air Force members stationed at the airfield during World War II.

Demographics

In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, Lincoln Park had a population of living in dwellings, a 0.2% increase from its 2011 population of .[1] With a land area of 1.5km2, it had a population density of in 2012.[2] [1]

Residents in this community had a median household income of $30,411 in 2000, and there were 28.9% low income residents living in the neighbourhood.[3] As of 2000, 18.8% of the residents were immigrants. A proportion of 62.7% of the buildings were condominiums or apartments, and 62.7% of the buildings was rented.[4] The residential sector is made up completely of rental housing.[5]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2012 Civic Census Results . City of Calgary . 2012 . February 4, 2013.
  2. Web site: Community Boundaries . City of Calgary . . February 5, 2013.
  3. Web site: Ward 11 Profile. City of Calgary. 2004. 2007-05-08. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070809132001/http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/ward_11_profile.pdf. 2007-08-09.
  4. Web site: Lincoln Park Community Statistics. https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20080411024658/http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/lincoln_park.pdf. dead. 2008-04-11. City of Calgary. 2006. 2007-05-08.
  5. Web site: Lincoln Park CFB Community Statistics. https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20080411024655/http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/cfb_lincoln_park_pmq.pdf. dead. 2008-04-11. City of Calgary. 2006. 2007-05-13.