Willow Park is a
residential neighbourhood in the southeast quadrant of
Calgary,
Alberta
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. It is bounded to the west by
Macleod Trail
Macleod Trail is a major road in Calgary, Alberta. It is a six- to eight-lane principal arterial road extending from downtown Calgary to the south of the city, where it merges into Highway 2. South of Anderson Road, Macleod Trail is an express ...
, to the south by
Anderson Road, to the north by Southland Drive and to the east by the community of
Maple Ridge. The ''Willow Park
golf course
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'' bisects the neighbourhood from west to east, while Fairmont Drive crosses from south to north.
Southcentre Mall
Southcentre Mall is one of the largest (by area) shopping malls in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, , and contains approximately 190 stores and services over two floors.
It is located in the city's southeast quadrant at the intersection of Macleod Tr ...
and ''Willow Park shopping village'' are located in the southwest corner of the neighbourhood.
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 14 councillor.
Demographics
In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, Willow Park had a population of living in dwellings, a -1.5% change from its 2011 population of .
With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2012.
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 $63,588 in 2000, and there were 10.8% low income residents living in the neighbourhood.renting
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.
Education
The community is served by Maple Ridge Elementary, Willow Park Middle School and R.T. Alderman Middle school public schools, as well as by St. William Elementary School (Catholic).
Fred Seymour Elementary School was closed in November 2006, but was later reopened as a French Immersion School.
Transit
Willow Park is served by Calgary Transit Bus Route 99 and 10. The Anderson and Southland CTrain Stations serve Willow Park.
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
Willow Park - Mapleridge Community Association
{{Calgary neighbourhoods
Neighbourhoods in Calgary