Official Name: | Penbrooke Meadows |
Settlement Type: | Neighbourhood |
Pushpin Map: | Canada Calgary |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 225 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Penbrooke Meadows in Calgary |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Type2: | City |
Subdivision Type3: | Quadrant |
Subdivision Name3: | SE |
Subdivision Type4: | Ward |
Subdivision Name4: | 9 |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Title1: | Administrative body |
Leader Name1: | Calgary City Council |
Leader Title2: | Councillor |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | 1969 |
Established Title2: | Annexed |
Established Date2: | 1961 |
Area Total Km2: | 2.0 |
Population As Of: | 2006 |
Population Total: | 8382 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Average Income |
Population Blank1: | $49602 |
Coordinates: | 51.0453°N -113.9472°W |
Elevation M: | 1057 |
Website: | Penbrooke Meadows Community Association |
Penbrooke Meadows is a residential neighbourhood in the southeast quadrant of Calgary, Alberta. It is bounded by Memorial Drive to the north, 68 Street E to the east, 52 Street E to the west and 17 Avenue SE to the south and is part of the International Avenue Business Revitalization Zone.
The area was annexed by Calgary in 1961 and Penbrooke Meadows was established in 1969. It is represented in the Calgary City Council by the Ward 9 councillor.
The postal code in this area is T2A.
In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, Penbrooke Meadows had a population of living in dwellings, a 4.4% increase from its 2011 population of .[1] With a land area of 2km2, it had a population density of in 2012.[1] [2]
Residents in this community had a median household income of $49,602 in 2000, and there were 24.5% low income residents living in the neighbourhood.[3] As of 2000, 32.6% of the residents were immigrants. A proportion of 3% of the buildings were condominiums or apartments, and 29.6% of the housing was used for renting.[4]
The community is served by G.W. Skene Elementary, James Short Memorial Elementary and Penbrooke Meadows Elementary public schools, as well as by St. Peter Elementary School (Catholic).