Haysboro is a residential neighbourhood in the southwest quadrant of Calgary,

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. It is bounded by Heritage Drive to the north,

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to the east, 98th Avenue (an alley north of Southland Drive) to the south and 14 Street W and the

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to the west. It is bisected by Elbow Drive. The land comprising Haysboro was annexed by the City of Calgary in 1956 and the community was established in 1958. The land comprising the neighbourhood was originally a dairy farm owned by future Calgary

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, Member of Parliament and Senator

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, who would sell the land in 1959 to developers in part to fund his campaign for mayor. Haysboro is represented on

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by the councillor for Ward 11.

Demographics

In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, Haysboro had a population of living in dwellings, a 3.3% 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

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of $52,261 in 2000, and there were 10.4% low income residents living in the neighbourhood. As of 2000, 19.3% of the residents were immigrants. A proportion of 33.5% of the buildings were condominiums or apartments, and 23.9% of the housing was used for

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Education

The community is served by Akiva Academy, Haysboro Elementary and Woodman Junior High

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s, as well a
STEM Innovation Academy
and

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(Catholic). Eugene Coste elementary is a Spanish immersion school

References

External links

Haysboro Community Association
Neighbourhoods in Calgary {{Calgary-stub

Demographics

Education

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