Haysboro is a

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neighbourhood in the southwest quadrant of

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. It is bounded by Heritage Drive to the north,

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to the east, 98th Avenue (an alley north of Southland Drive) to the south and 14 Street W and the Glenmore Reservoir to the west. It is bisected by Elbow Drive. The land comprising Haysboro was annexed by the City of Calgary in 1956 and the community was established in 1958. The land comprising the neighbourhood was originally a dairy farm owned by future Calgary

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, Member of Parliament and Senator

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, who would sell the land in 1959 to developers in part to fund his campaign for mayor. Haysboro is represented on

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by the councillor for Ward 11.

Demographics

In the City of Calgary's 2021 municipal census, Haysboro had a population of 6,960 living in dwellings. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. Residents in this community had a

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of $78,500 in 2021, and there were 10% low income residents living in Haysboro. As of 2021, 23% of the residents were

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s. A proportion of 33.5% of the buildings were

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s or

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s, and 43% of the housing was used for

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. 29% of residents spent 30%+ of their income on housing, compared to the Calgary average of 23%.

Crime

In the May 2023-May 2024 data period, Haysboro had a crime rate of 3.333/100, a decrease from the previous data period. This puts it at this comparison to other Calgary communities: Saddle Ridge (1.358/100), Whitehorn (1.741/100), Rundle (2.342/100), Brentwood (2.348/100),

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(2.542/100), Bowness (2.934/100), Shawnessy (3.296/100), Haysboro (3.333/1000), Inglewood (3.438/100), Sunnyside (3.650/100),

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(4.703/100), Southwood (5.147/100), Sunalta (5.307/100), Montgomery (5.483/100), Forest Lawn (6.528/100), Rosscarrock (7.049/100), Downtown Commercial Core (12.705/100), Downtown East Village (15.605/100), Manchester (43.368/100).

Crime Data by Year

Education

The community is served by Akiva Academy, Haysboro Elementary and Woodman Junior High public schools, as well a
STEM Innovation Academy
and Our Lady of the Rockies High School (Catholic). Eugene Coste elementary is a Spanish immersion school

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