Rosemont, Calgary Explained

Official Name:Rosemont
Settlement Type:Neighbourhood
Pushpin Map:Canada Calgary
Pushpin Mapsize:225
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Rosemont 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:1958
Established Title2:Annexed
Established Date2:1910
Population As Of:2006
Population Total:1247
Population Blank1 Title:Average Income
Population Blank1:$53027
Coordinates:51.0781°N -114.0911°W
Elevation M:1090
Website:Rosemont Community Association

Rosemont is a residential neighbourhood in the northwest quadrant of Calgary, Alberta. It is bounded by Northmount Drive to the north, by Cambrian Drive to the east, by 23 Avenue N and the Confederation Park to the south and by 14 Street W to the west.

The lands were annexed to the City of Calgary in 1910, and the neighbourhood was established in 1958. It is represented in the Calgary City Council by the Ward 7 councillor.

Demographics

In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, Rosemont had a population of living in dwellings, a 2.7% increase from its 2011 population of .[1] With a land area of 0.5km2, it had a population density of in 2012.[2] [1]

Residents in this community had a median household income of $53,027 in 2000, and there were 11.3% low income residents living in the neighbourhood.[3] As of 2000, 13.4% of the residents were immigrants. A proportion of 18.6% of the buildings were condominiums or apartments, and 29.9% of the housing was used for renting.[4]

Education

The community is served by the Rosemont Elementary public school.

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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 4 Profile. https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20080411024451/http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/ward_4_profile.pdf. dead. 2008-04-11. City of Calgary. 2004. 2007-05-10.
  4. Web site: Rosemont Community Statistics. https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20080411025133/http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/rosemont.pdf. dead. 2008-04-11. City of Calgary. 2006. 2007-05-10.