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Forest Heights is a residential community in the southeast quadrant of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Forest Heights is represented under Ward 9. Forest Heights is not to be confused with Forest Lawn, Calgary, Forest Lawn, which sits directly to the south of the community. These two communities are listed as distinct identities from one-another by the Calgary, City of Calgary. The community is apart of an group of communities known as the Greater Forest Lawn area, with the term coming from the former Forest Lawn, Alberta, town of Forest Lawn which used to exist in the area prior to being annexed by the city of Calgary. Other communities in this area include Forest Lawn, Calgary, Forest Lawn, Southview, Calgary, Southview, Penbrooke Meadows, Calgary, Penbrooke Meadows, Dover, Calgary, Dover, and Red Carpet, Calgary, Red Carpet.


Community boundaries

The community of Forest Heights is located in the southeast quadrant of Calgary. It is bounded by Memorial Drive (Calgary), Memorial Drive to the north, 36 Street E (Calgary), 36 Street SE to the west, 8 Avenue SE to the south, and 52 Street SE to the east. Albert Park/Radisson Heights sits directly to the west of the community, Forest Lawn, Calgary, Forest Lawn sits directly to the south of the community, Penbrooke Meadows, Calgary, Penbrooke Meadows to the east, and Marlborough, Calgary, Marlborough to the north.


History

Forest Heights was established as a community in 1959, under the List of towns in Alberta#Former towns, former town of Forest Lawn, Calgary, Forest Lawn. Forest Lawn was later annexed into the city of Calgary in 1961, with Forest Heights being incorporated into a neighborhood


Population and Demographics


Population

According to the 2021 Calgary municipal census, the community of Forest Heights had a population of 5985, a decrease from its 2019 population of 6496.


Income

According to the 2021 Calgary municipal census, Forest Heights had a median household income of $79,000, compared to the city-wide median of $98,000. Twenty-five percent of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, compared to the city-wide average of 23%. 14% of households in Forest Heights were classified as low-income, in comparison to the city-wide average of 9%.


Demographics

According to the 2021 Calgary municipal census, 41% of Forest Heights' population were immigrants, compared to the Calgary city-wide average of 32%. The majority of Forest Heights' immigrant population are of Asian Canadians, Asian descent at 66%.


See also

* List of neighbourhoods in Calgary * Albert Park/Radisson Heights, Albert Park/Radisson Heights, Calgary * Forest Lawn, Calgary * Penbrooke Meadows, Calgary


References

{{Calgary neighbourhoods Neighbourhoods in Calgary