Official Name: | Woodlands |
Settlement Type: | Neighbourhood |
Pushpin Map: | Canada Calgary |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 220 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Woodlands in Calgary |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Type2: | City |
Subdivision Type3: | Quadrant |
Subdivision Name3: | SW |
Subdivision Type4: | Ward |
Subdivision Name4: | 13 |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Title1: | Administrative body |
Leader Name1: | Calgary City Council |
Leader Title2: | Councillor |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | 1976 |
Area Total Km2: | 2.9 |
Population As Of: | 2006 |
Population Total: | 6529 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Average Income |
Population Blank1: | $71234 |
Coordinates: | 50.9414°N -114.1089°W |
Elevation M: | 1070 |
Website: | Woodlands Community Association |
Woodlands is a residential neighbourhood in the southwest quadrant of Calgary, Alberta. The community is bordered by Fish Creek Provincial Park to the south, 24 Street SW to the west, Anderson Road SW to the north, and 14 Street SW to the east. The Canyon Meadows Golf course is entirely contained within the boundaries of Woodlands.
Woodlands was established in 1976. It is represented in the Calgary City Council by the Ward 13 councillor.
In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, Woodlands had a population of living in dwellings, a 0% increase from its 2011 population of .[1] With a land area of 2.8km2, it had a population density of in 2012.[2] [1]
Residents in this community had a median household income of $71,234 in 2000, and there were 14.2% low income residents living in the neighbourhood.[3] As of 2000, 22.9% of the residents were immigrants. A proportion of 11.6% of the buildings were condominiums or apartments, and 24.9% of the housing was used for renting.[4]
Woodlands is home to Woodlands Elementary School (CBE), as well as William Roper Hull School, a K-12 school owned by the CBE in partnership with Hull Services with programs for students with various behavioral, emotional, social and mental challenges.[5] The Tsuu T'Ina Bullhead Adult Education Centre is also situated next to William Roper School.