Point Mckay, Calgary Explained

Official Name:Point Mckay
Settlement Type:Neighbourhood
Pushpin Map:Canada Calgary
Pushpin Mapsize:225
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Point Mckay in Calgary
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:City
Subdivision Type3:Quadrant
Subdivision Name3:NW
Subdivision Type4:Ward
Subdivision Name4:7
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Title1:Administrative body
Leader Name1:Calgary City Council
Leader Title2:Councillor
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1911
Established Title2:Annexed
Established Date2:1963
Area Total Km2:0.3
Population As Of:2006
Population Total:1344
Population Blank1 Title:Average Income
Population Blank1:$63731
Coordinates:51.0597°N -114.1444°W
Elevation M:1060
Website:Point Mckay Community Association

Point Mckay is a residential neighbourhood in the northwest quadrant of Calgary, Alberta. It is bounded to the north by Bowness Road and to the south by the Bow River. Edworthy Park is located across the river, and is connected by a bridge to Point Mckay.

It was part of the town of Montgomery before it was annexed to the City of Calgary in 1963.[1] It is represented in the Calgary City Council by the Ward 7 councillor.The Provincial electoral division is Calgary-Varsity

Demographics

In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, Point Mckay had a population of living in dwellings, a 0% increase from its 2011 population of .[2] With a land area of 0.4km2, it had a population density of in 2012.[3] [2]

Residents in this community had a median household income of $63,731 in 2000, and there were 9.5% low income residents living in the neighbourhood.[4] As of 2000, 15.2% of the residents were immigrants. A proportion of 37.4% of the buildings were condominiums or apartments, and 25.8% of the housing was used for renting.[5]

Education

The community is served by University Elementary and Queen Elizabeth High School public school.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Federation of Calgary Communities . Montgomery Community. 2007-05-17.
  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.
  4. Web site: Ward 7 Profile. City of Calgary. 2004. 2007-05-21. dead. https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20070809131536/http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/ward_7_profile.pdf. 2007-08-09.
  5. Web site: Point Mckay Community Statistics. City of Calgary . 2006 . 2007-05-21.