Official Name: | Willow Park |
Settlement Type: | Neighbourhood |
Pushpin Map: | Canada Calgary |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 225 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Willow Park in Calgary |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Type2: | City |
Subdivision Type3: | Quadrant |
Subdivision Name3: | SE |
Subdivision Type4: | Ward |
Subdivision Name4: | 14 |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Title1: | Administrative body |
Leader Name1: | Calgary City Council |
Leader Title2: | Councillor |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | 1965 |
Established Title2: | Annexed |
Established Date2: | 1956 |
Area Total Km2: | 3.3 |
Population As Of: | 2006 |
Population Total: | 5307 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Average Income |
Population Blank1: | $63588 |
Coordinates: | 50.9583°N -114.0592°W |
Elevation M: | 1050 |
Website: | Willow Park Community Association |
Willow Park is a residential neighbourhood in the southeast quadrant of Calgary, Alberta. It is bounded to the west by Macleod Trail, to the south by Anderson Road, to the north by Southland Drive and to the east by the community of Maple Ridge. The Willow Park golf course bisects the neighbourhood from west to east, while Fairmont Drive crosses from south to north. Southcentre Mall and Willow Park shopping village are located in the southwest corner of the neighbourhood.
It is represented in the Calgary City Council by the Ward 14 councillor.
In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, Willow Park had a population of living in dwellings, a -1.5% change from its 2011 population of .[1] With a land area of 3.4km2, it had a population density of in 2012.[1] [2]
Residents in this community had a median household income of $63,588 in 2000, and there were 10.8% low income residents living in the neighbourhood.[3] As of 2000, 15.4% of the residents were immigrants. A proportion of 9.5% of the buildings were condominiums or apartments, and 18.2% of the housing was used for renting.[4]
The community is served by Maple Ridge Elementary, Willow Park Middle School and R.T. Alderman Middle school public schools, as well as by St. William Elementary School (Catholic).
Fred Seymour Elementary School was closed in November 2006,[5] but was later reopened as a French Immersion School.
Willow Park is served by Calgary Transit Bus Route 99 and 10. The Anderson and Southland CTrain Stations serve Willow Park.