MacEwan Glen explained

Official Name:MacEwan Glen
Settlement Type:Neighbourhood
Pushpin Map:Calgary
Pushpin Label Position:none
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of MacEwan Glen in Calgary
Pushpin Mapsize:200
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:City
Subdivision Type3:Quarant
Subdivision Name3:NW
Subdivision Type4:Ward
Subdivision Name4:3
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Title1:Administrative body
Leader Name1:Calgary City Council
Leader Title2:Councillor
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1978
Population As Of:2016
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:5055
Population Blank1 Title:Average Income
Population Blank1:$119998
Coordinates:51.1319°N -114.1083°W
Elevation M:1150
Website:MacEwan Community Association

MacEwan Glen (commonly known as MacEwan) is a neighbourhood in northwest Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The primarily low-density residential community is the only community that is directly attached to Nose Hill Park and is bounded by Country Hills Boulevard to the north, 14 Street NW to the east, Shaganappi Trail to the west, and Nose Hill Park to the south.

Development of the community began in 1978, and was completed in the late 1990s. It was named for John Walter Grant MacEwan, Calgary mayor and Lieutenant Governor of Alberta. It is represented in the Calgary City Council by the Ward 3 councillor, Jasmine Mian.

Demographics

In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, MacEwan Glen had a population of living in dwellings, a -0.7% increase from its 2011 population of .[2] With a land area of 1.4km2, it had a population density of in 2012.[2] [3]

As of 2016, the total population of MacEwan Glen was 5,055 with a median household income of $119,998. As of 2016, 23% of the residents were immigrants compared to the City of Calgary average of 31%.

Education

The community of MacEwan Glen is served by Monsignor N. Anderson Elementary School, Simons Valley Elementary School, Sir John A. Macdonald School, and Queen Elizabeth High School.

See also

External links

51.1369°N -114.1139°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Macewan Glen Community Statistics. https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20080411025245/http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/mac_ewan_glen.pdf. dead. 2008-04-11. City of Calgary . 2006 . 2007-05-14 .
  2. Web site: 2012 Civic Census Results . City of Calgary . 2012 . February 4, 2013.
  3. Web site: Community Boundaries . City of Calgary . . February 5, 2013.