Tuxedo Park, Calgary Explained

Official Name:Tuxedo Park
Settlement Type:Neighbourhood
Pushpin Map:Canada Calgary
Pushpin Mapsize:225
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Tuxedo Park in Calgary
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:City
Subdivision Type3:Quadrant
Subdivision Name3:NE, 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:1929
Established Title2:Annexed
Established Date2:1910
Population As Of:2008
Population Total:4565
Population Blank1 Title:Average Income
Population Blank1:$46027
Coordinates:51.0778°N -114.0625°W
Elevation M:1070
Website:Tuxedo Park Community Association

Tuxedo Park is a residential neighbourhood in the northeast and northwest quadrants of Calgary, Alberta. The inner city community is bounded to the north by 32 Avenue N, by Edmonton Trail to the east, the Trans-Canada Highway to the south and 2 Street NW to the west. The community is bisected by Centre Street from north to south.

Tuxedo was annexed by the city in 1910 and it was established as a neighbourhood in 1929. It is represented in the Calgary City Council by the Ward 9 councillor.

Demographics

In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, Tuxedo Park had a population of living in dwellings, a 3.2% increase from its 2011 population of .[1] With a land area of 1.3km2, it had a population density of in 2012.[2] [1]

Residents in this community had a median household income of $46,027 in 2005, and there were 21.3% low income residents living in the neighbourhood.[3] As of 2006, 19.2% of the residents were immigrants. A proportion of 51.0% of the buildings were condominiums or apartments, and 53.9% of the housing was used for renting.[4]

Education

Balmoral Junior High public school and St. Paul School (Catholic) are located in Tuxedo Park. Kindergarten to Grade 6 students attend Buchanan, Rosedale, and Mount View Elementary Schools. Grades 7-9 students attend G. P. Vanier Junior High School, Balmoral Junior High School and St. Joseph Junior High School (Catholic). Grades 10-12 students attend either James Fowler High School or Crescent Heights High School.

Transportation

CTrain

In 2020, Calgary City Council approved the construction of 16 Avenue North Station, part of the Calgary Green Line.[5] The station will be at-grade on Centre Street, between 16 Avenue N - 14 Avenue N. Construction will begin in 2024.[6]

Major Roads:

Bus Routes (Calgary Transit, March 2018):

See also

External links

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 9 Profile. City of Calgary. 2004. 2007-05-10. dead. https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20070809132205/http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/ward_9_profile.pdf. 2007-08-09.
  4. Web site: Tuxedo Park Community Statistics. https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20080411025609/http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/tuxedo_park.pdf. dead. 2008-04-11. City of Calgary. 2006. 2007-05-10.
  5. Web site: Calgary approves $5.5B Green Line transit project.
  6. Web site: StackPath. 2020-07-12. www.masstransitmag.com.