Winston Heights/Mountview is a
residential neighbourhood in the northeast quadrant of
Calgary,
Alberta
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. It is bounded by 32 Avenue to the north, the ''Nose Creek'' and
Deerfoot Trail
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to the east,
Trans-Canada Highway
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to the south and
Edmonton Trail to the west. ''Fox Hollow Golf Course'' and ''The Winston Golf Club'' are developed at the eastern edge of the neighbourhood.
It is represented in the
Calgary City Council
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by the Ward 4 councillor.
The neighbourhood was established in 1932 and largely expanded in the 1950s. The community has an
area redevelopment plan
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in place.
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Demographics
According to data from the 2016 Census of Canada, compiled by the city of calgary Winston Heights/Mountview had a population of living in dwellings.
With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2012.
Residents in this community had a
median household income
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of
$79,822 in 2016, and there were 10% low income residents living in the neighbourhood.
[ As of 2016, 19% of the residents were immigrants. Among the dwellings in this neighborhood, 37% were single-detached houses, 29% were ]semi-detached house
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s, 10% were row houses, and 15% were apartments. A proportion of 61% of the dwellings were owned by the residents while 39% of the housing was used for renting
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.[
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Education
The community is served by Georges P. Vanier Bilingual Junior High and Mount View Elementary public schools.
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 civic ...
References
External links
Winston Heights - MountainviewCommunity Association
{{Calgary neighbourhoods
Neighbourhoods in Calgary
1932 establishments in Alberta