Callingwood South, originally known as Callingwood Town Centre, is a neighbourhood in west

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. It is bounded by the Ormsby Place neighbourhood across 178 Street to the west, the Callingwood North neighbourhood across 69 Avenue to the north, the Oleskiw neighbourhood across 170 Street to the east, and the Gariepy neighbourhood across Callingwood Road to the south. The community is represented by the Callingwood-Lymburn

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, established in 1979, which maintains a

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and outdoor rink located at 187 Street and 72 Avenue.

Demographics

In the City of Edmonton's 2012 municipal census, Callingwood South had a population of living in dwellings, a 3.1% change from its 2009 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of people/km² in 2012.

Education

Two schools are located in Callingwood South. The Our Lady of the Prairies Catholic Elementary School is operated by Edmonton Catholic Schools, while the Talmud Torah Elementary Junior High School is a

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school operated by the Talmud Torah Society in partnership with

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. Talmud Torah provides "an integrated program of Judaic and Secular studies in a Hebrew Bilingual setting focused on excellence in learning and achievement."

Housing

The majority of housing units in Callingwood South are multi-family dwellings. In 2005, 1,207 or 55% of the dwelling units in Callingwood South were low-rise apartments (fewer than five storeys), 484 or 22% were high-rise apartments (five or more storeys), 384 or 17% were

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s, and 114 or 5% were duplexes. There were also 9 single-family dwellings and 1

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. Of the 2,199 total dwelling units, 1,610 or 73% were occupied by renters in 2005.

Population mobility

In 2005, 27.4% of the residents in Callingwood South had moved within the previous twelve months. Another 11.0% of residents had moved within the previous one to three years. Approximately one in five residents (20.8%) had lived at the same address for at least five years.

Surrounding neighbourhoods

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