Windsor Park, Calgary Explained

Official Name:Windsor Park
Settlement Type:Neighbourhood
Pushpin Map:Canada Calgary
Pushpin Mapsize:225
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Windsor Park in Calgary
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:City
Subdivision Type3:Quadrant
Subdivision Name3:SW
Subdivision Type4:Ward
Subdivision Name4:11
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Title1:Administrative body
Leader Name1:Calgary City Council
Leader Title2:Councillor
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1940
Established Title2:Annexed
Established Date2:1951
Area Total Km2:0.7
Population As Of:2006
Population Total:3982
Population Blank1 Title:Average Income
Population Blank1:$39425
Coordinates:51.005°N -114.0764°W
Elevation M:1070
Website:Windsor Park Community Association

Windsor Park is a residential neighbourhood in the southwest quadrant of Calgary, Alberta. It is bounded by 50 Avenue S to the north, Macleod Trail to the east, 58 Avenue S to the south and the Calgary Golf & Country Club and Elbow River to the west. Chinook Centre is located southeast of the neighbourhood.

Development started in 1940, and the area was annexed to the City of Calgary in 1951. It is represented in the Calgary City Council by the Ward 11 councillors.

Demographics

In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, Windsor Park had a population of living in dwellings, a 6.9% 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 $39,425 in 2000, and there were 22.6% low income residents living in the neighbourhood.[3] As of 2000, 22.2% of the residents were immigrants. A proportion of 66.4% of the buildings were condominiums or apartments, and 60.8% of the housing was used for renting.[4]

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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 11 Profile. City of Calgary. 2004. 2007-05-10.
  4. Web site: Windsor Park Community Statistics. City of Calgary . 2006 . 2007-05-10.