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