Windsor Park is a
residential neighbourhood in the southwest quadrant of
Calgary,
Alberta
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. It is bounded by 50 Avenue S to the north,
Macleod Trail
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to the east, 58 Avenue S to the south and the ''Calgary Golf & Country Club'' and
Elbow River
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Course
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to the west.
Chinook Centre
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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
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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 .
With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2012.
[
Residents in this community had a ]median household income
The median income is the income amount that divides a population into two equal groups, half having an income above that amount, and half having an income below that amount. It may differ from the mean (or average) income. Both of these are ways o ...
of $39,425 in 2000, and there were 22.6% low income residents living in the neighbourhood. 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
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.
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
Windsor Park Community Association
Neighbourhoods in Calgary
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