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