Evergreen, which includes Evergreen Estates, is a
suburb
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an
residential
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Housing may vary significantly between, and through, residential areas. These include single-family housing, multi-family residen ...
neighbourhood in the southwest quadrant of
Calgary
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,
Alberta
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. It is located south of the
Fish Creek Provincial Park
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, and southeast from the
Tsuu T'ina first nation
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reserve.
There are two sections of Evergreen, the older and more established ''Evergreen Estates'', and the newer ''Evergreen'' to the south. The two sections have separate community associations and street naming patterns. All streets with ''Evergreen'' in their name are members of the Shawnee-Evergreen Community Association along with the neighbouring community
Shawnee Slopes, while those with different names are members of the Calgary Evergreen Community Association.
The area is represented in the
Calgary City Council
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by the Ward 13 councillor.
The film ''
Radiant City
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'' largely takes place in the community of Evergreen.
Demographics
In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, Evergreen had a population of living in dwellings, a 3.2% increase from its 2011 population of .
With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2012.
median household income
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of $105,640 in 2000, and there were 3.9% low income residents living in the neighbourhood.immigrant
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s. All buildings were single-family detached home
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s and 1.3% of the housing was used for renting
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.
Education
The Calgary Board of Education
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opened the Evergreen Elementary School in 2009, which currently accommodates Kindergarten to Grade 5 students residing in Evergreen. Marshall Springs Middle School which currently accommodates Grade 6 to Grade 9 was opened in September 2017. [ ] when Marshall Springs was built, it and Evergreen accommodated 4-9 and K-3 respectively, later changing to 5-9 and K-4, and currently is 6-9 and K-5.
Dr Freda Miller School, which currently accommodates K-5, opened for the 2020-2021 school year.
The Calgary Catholic School District
Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School District No. 1 or the Calgary Catholic School District (CSSD) is the Roman Catholic separate school board in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It also serves the neighbouring communities of Airdrie, Chestermere, ...
opened the Our Lady of the Evergreens School. This is an elementary school that has grades K-6.
See also
*List of neighbourhoods in Calgary
This is a list of neighbourhoods in Calgary, Alberta.
As of 2016, Calgary has 197 neighbourhoods, which are referred to as "communities" by the municipal government, and 42 industrial areas. A further 15 communities were included in the Municip ...
References
External links
Calgary Evergreen Community AssociationShawnee-Evergreen Community Association
{{Calgary neighbourhoods
Neighbourhoods in Calgary