Official Name: | Shaganappi |
Settlement Type: | Neighbourhood |
Pushpin Map: | Canada Calgary |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 225 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Shaganappi in Calgary |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Type2: | City |
Subdivision Type3: | Quadrant |
Subdivision Name3: | SW |
Subdivision Type4: | Ward |
Subdivision Name4: | 8 |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Title1: | Administrative body |
Leader Name1: | Calgary City Council |
Leader Title2: | Councillor |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | 1949 |
Established Title2: | Annexed |
Established Date2: | 1910 |
Area Total Km2: | 0.9 |
Population As Of: | 2006 |
Population Total: | 1657 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Average Income |
Population Blank1: | $36368 |
Coordinates: | 51.0397°N -114.1281°W |
Elevation M: | 1120 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | T3C |
Website: | Shaganappi Community Association |
Shaganappi is a residential neighbourhood in the southwest quadrant of Calgary, Alberta. It is located between 17 Avenue SW and the Bow River. The Shaganappi golf course is located north of the Bow Trail.
The name Shaganappi is of Cree origin, and was used as far back as 1870. The land was annexed to the City of Calgary in 1910 and Shaganappi was established as a neighbourhood in 1949. It is represented in the Calgary City Council by the Ward 8 councillor.
In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, Shaganappi had a population of living in dwellings, a 6.4% increase from its 2011 population of .[1] With a land area of 1.5km2, it had a population density of in 2012.[2] [1]
Residents in this community had a median household income of $36,368 in 2000, and there were 19.5% low income residents living in the neighbourhood.[3] As of 2000, 10.6% of the residents were immigrants. A proportion of 27.3% of the buildings were condominiums or apartments, and 52.8% of the housing was used for renting.[4]
The community is served by Alex Ferguson Elementary public school.