Point Mckay is a
residential
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Housing may vary significantly between, and through, residential areas. These include single-family housing, multi-family resi ...
neighbourhood in the northwest quadrant of
Calgary
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,
Alberta
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. It is bounded to the north by Bowness Road and to the south by the
Bow River
The Bow River is a river in Alberta, Canada. It begins within the Canadian Rocky Mountains and winds through the Alberta foothills onto the prairies, where it meets the Oldman River, the two then forming the South Saskatchewan River. These w ...
.
Edworthy Park is located across the river, and is connected by a bridge to Point Mckay.
It was part of the town of
Montgomery before it was annexed to the City of Calgary in 1963.
It is represented in the
Calgary City Council
The Calgary City Council is the legislative governing body that represents the citizens of Calgary. The council consists of 15 members: the chief elected official, titled the mayor, and 14 councillors. Jyoti Gondek was elected mayor in October 202 ...
by the Ward 7 councillor.
The Provincial electoral division is Calgary-Varsity
Demographics
In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, Point Mckay had a population of living in dwellings, a 0% 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 ...
of $63,731 in 2000, and there were 9.5% low income residents living in the neighbourhood.immigrant
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s. A proportion of 37.4% of the buildings were condominium
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s or apartment
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s, and 25.8% of the housing was used for renting
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.
Education
The community is served by University Elementary and Queen Elizabeth High School public school.
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
Montgomery Community Association
Neighbourhoods in Calgary
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