Canyon Meadows is a
residential
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Housing may vary significantly between, and through, residential areas. These include ...
neighbourhood in the southwest quadrant of
Calgary
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,
Alberta
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, Canada. It is bounded by
Anderson Road to the north,
Macleod Trail to the east,
Fish Creek Provincial Park
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and Canyon Meadows Drive to the south and 14 Street W to the west. The ''Canyon Meadows
golf course
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'' is developed northwest of the neighbourhood.
The community is served by the
Canyon Meadows station of the
C-Train LRT system.
Canyon Meadows was established in 1965. It is represented in the
Calgary City Council by the Ward 13 councillor.
Demographics
In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, Canyon Meadows had a population of living in dwellings, a -1.4% increase from its 2011 population of .
With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2012.
median household income
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of $66,787 in 2000, and there were 10.6% low income residents living in the neighbourhood.condominium
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s or apartment
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s, and 17% of the housing was used for renting
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.
Crime
Education
The community is served by Canyon Meadows Elementary, Dr. E. P. Scarlett Senior High, Robert Warren Junior High public schools as well as St. Catherine Elementary (Catholic).
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 Municip ...
References
External links
Canyon Meadows Community Association
{{Calgary neighbourhoods
Neighbourhoods in Calgary