North Glenmore, Calgary Explained

Official Name:North Glenmore Park
Settlement Type:Neighbourhood
Pushpin Map:Canada Calgary
Pushpin Mapsize:225
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of North Glenmore 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
Established Date:1959
Area Total Km2:1.1
Population As Of:2006
Population Total:2412
Population Blank1 Title:Average Income
Population Blank1:$61175
Coordinates:51.0039°N -114.1119°W
Elevation M:1100
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:T3E
Website:North Glenmore Park Community Association

North Glenmore Park is a residential neighbourhood in the southwest quadrant of Calgary, Alberta. It is bounded by 50 Avenue SW to the north, Glenmore Athletic Park, Lakeview Golf Course, and Earl Grey Golf Club to the east, Earl Grey Golf Club to the south, and Crowchild Trail SW to the west.[1]

North Glenmore Park was established in 1959 as a subdivision after it was annexed by Calgary the previous year.[2] It is represented in the Calgary City Council by the Ward 11 councillor.

Demographics

In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, North Glenmore Park had a population of living in dwellings, a -0.1% increase from its 2011 population of .[3] With a land area of 1.2km2, it had a population density of in 2012.[3] [4]

Residents in this community had a median household income of $61,175 in 2000, and there were 11.2% low income residents living in the neighbourhood.[5] As of 2000, 17.6% of the residents were immigrants. A proportion of 8.3% of the buildings were condominiums or apartments, and 21.4% of the housing was used for renting.[1]

Under an unusual agreement with the neighbouring Lakeview Community Association, North Glenmore Park Community Association may draw the membership of residents of Lakeview living east of 30th Street SW.[6] [7]

Education

The community is served by the Central Memorial/Lord Shaughnessy High School Campus (which houses Juno Beach Academy of Canadian Studies, National Sport Academy and School of Performing and Visual Arts at Central Memorial; a public school), St. James Elementary and Junior High School (Catholic), the Emily Follensbee School for severely disabled students and the Calgary Girls' School charter school.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: North Glenmore Park Community Statistics. City of Calgary . 2006 . 2007-05-14.
  2. Book: Johnston, Emeley. Communities six : Calgary grows to the northeast and southwest. 1975. Century Calgary Publications. 33.
  3. Web site: 2012 Civic Census Results . City of Calgary . 2012 . February 4, 2013.
  4. Web site: Community Boundaries . City of Calgary . . February 5, 2013.
  5. Web site: Ward 11 Profile. City of Calgary. 2004. 2007-05-14. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070809132001/http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/ward_11_profile.pdf. 2007-08-09.
  6. Web site: Lakeview Community Association - Community Association Boundaries . Federation of Calgary Communities . 2007 . 2007-07-08.
  7. Web site: North Glenmore Park Community Association - Community Association Boundaries . Federation of Calgary Communities . 2007 . 2007-07-08.