Thorncliffe, Calgary Explained

Official Name:Thorncliffe
Settlement Type:Neighbourhood
Pushpin Map:Canada Calgary
Pushpin Mapsize:225
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Thorncliffe in Calgary
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:City
Subdivision Type3:Quadrant
Subdivision Name3:NW/NE
Subdivision Type4:Ward
Subdivision Name4:4
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Title1:Administrative body
Leader Name1:Calgary City Council
Leader Title2:Councillor
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1954
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:3.27
Population As Of:2006
Population Total:8862
Population Density Km2:2710.1
Population Blank1 Title:Average Income
Population Blank1:$50009
Coordinates:51.1022°N -114.0669°W
Elevation M:1085
Website:Thorncliffe Community Association

Thorncliffe is a residential neighbourhood in the northwest and northeast quadrants of Calgary, Alberta. It is bounded by 64 Avenue to the north, Deerfoot Trail to the east, McKnight Boulevard to the south and 14 Street West and Nose Hill Park to the west.

Thorncliffe was established in 1954. It is represented in the Calgary City Council by the Ward 4 councillor.

Demographics

In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, Thorncliffe had a population of living in dwellings, a 0.6% increase from its 2011 population of .[2] With a land area of 3.3km2, it had a population density of in 2012.[3] [2]

Residents in this community had a median household income of $50,009 in 2000, and there were 20.8% low income residents living in the neighbourhood.[4] As of 2000, 18.8% of the residents were immigrants. A proportion of 13.8% of the buildings were condominiums or apartments, and 34% of the housing was used for renting.[5]

Education

The community is served by Colonel Sanders Elementary and Thorncliffe Elementary public school, as well as by Corpus Christi Elementary School (Catholic).

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Calgary Snapshots 2011 . City of Calgary. 2012-05-02.
  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 4 Profile. City of Calgary. 2004. 2007-05-12. dead. https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20080411024451/http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/ward_4_profile.pdf. 2008-04-11.
  5. Web site: Thorncliffe Community Statistics. City of Calgary . 2006 . 2007-05-12.