Pump Hill, Calgary Explained

Official Name:Pump Hill
Settlement Type:Neighbourhood
Pushpin Map:Canada Calgary
Pushpin Mapsize:225
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Pump Hill 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:1967
Population As Of:2006
Population Total:1849
Population Blank1 Title:Average Income
Population Blank1:$93360
Coordinates:50.9656°N -114.1028°W
Elevation M:1095
Area Code:
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Pump Hill is a residential neighbourhood in the southwest quadrant of Calgary, Alberta. It is bounded to the north by 90th Avenue SW and the Glenmore Reservoir, to the east by 14 Street SW, to the south by Southland Drive and to the west by 19 Street SW.

Pumphill was developed starting with 1967, when it was still incorporated in Palliser. It became a neighbourhood in its own right in 1991. It is represented in the Calgary City Council by the Ward 11 councillor.

Demographics

In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, Pump Hill had a population of living in dwellings, a -2.5% increase from its 2011 population of .[1] With a land area of 0.9km2, it had a population density of in 2012.[1] [2]

Residents in this community had a median household income of $93,360 in 2000, and there were 6.2% low income residents living in the neighbourhood.[3] As of 2000, 16.5% of the residents were immigrants. A proportion of 21.7% of the buildings were condominiums or apartments, and 28.4% of the housing was used for renting.[4]

Education

The community is served by Nellie McClung Elementary and John Ware Junior High public schools as well as by the St. Benedict Elementary (Catholic).

See also

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2012 Civic Census Results . City of Calgary . 2012 . February 4, 2013.
  2. Web site: Community Boundaries . City of Calgary . . February 5, 2013.
  3. Web site: Ward 11 Profile. City of Calgary. 2004. 2007-05-12. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070809132001/http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/ward_11_profile.pdf. 2007-08-09.
  4. Web site: Pump Hill Community Statistics. City of Calgary . 2006 . 2007-05-12.