Shawnee Slopes, Calgary

Shawnee Slopes is a residential area, residential neighbourhood in the southwest quadrant of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It is bounded to the south by James McKevitt Road, to the east by Macleod Trail (Calgary), Macleod Trail, to the north by Fish Creek Provincial Park and to the west by Evergreen Street SW.

It was named for the Shawnee native people. Shawnee Slopes is represented in the Calgary City Council by the Ward 13 councillors.

Shawnee Slopes Golf Course

The Shawnee Slopes Golf Course was developed in the center of the community and was primary amenity for residents and the general public. On 13 June 2011, it was announced that the golf course would permanently close to the public on 2 October 2011. In February 2013, the city council approved the redevelopment of the golf course lands to add 1,400 homes to the community. This community is closely connected with the first-built, the northern section of the neighbouring Evergreen, Calgary, Evergreen community. Shawnee and this part of Evergreen share the same community association, while the rest of Evergreen is independent.

Demographics

In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, Shawnee Slopes had a population of living in dwellings, a 2.4% increase from its 2011 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2012.

Residents had a median household income of Canadian dollar, $106,379 in 2005, with 3.4% of the residents living in low income households. In 2006, 26.9% of residents were immigrants. 12.9% of the buildings were Condominium (living space), condominiums or apartments and 1.6% of the housing was used for renting.

See also

*List of neighbourhoods in Calgary

References

External links

Shawnee Slopes-Evergreen Community news Shawnee Slopes-Evergreen Community Association Shawnee Park Development

{{Calgary neighbourhoods

Neighbourhoods in Calgary