McKenzie Lake is a residential neighbourhood in southeast
Calgary
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,
Alberta
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. The community was in development from the mid-1980s through to present. The area is bordered by
Deerfoot Trail
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on the east,
Stoney Trail
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on the south,
Fish Creek Provincial Park
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on the west, and 130th Ave SE on the north. The community is most known for its private lake and island in the centre of the community. Multimillion-dollar homes can be seen along both the ridge and the lake. The community centre is home to an ice rink. Basketball courts, and tennis courts.
History
The original community of McKenzie was built in 1984 south of Stonegate. During the mid-1990s, when town of
Midnapore
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was annexed into the city of Calgary proper, interest in city's deep south began to peak. McKenzie Lake developed as an expansion of the former McKenzie community after an artificial lake was produced in response to the popularity of similar amenities in communities such as
Lake Bonavista.
The community was expanded again in 1997 when Legacy Ridge was developed in a belt of agriculture land that separated McKenzie from McKenzie Lake, thus unifying the two areas.
Demographics
In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, McKenzie Lake had a population of living in dwellings, a -0.1% 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 $97,291 in 2000, and there were 7.8% low income residents living in the neighbourhood.immigrant
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s. Most buildings were single-family detached home
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s, and 6.3% of the housing was used for renting
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.
Education
This neighbourhood includes two public schools: McKenzie Lake Elementary School (K-4) and Mountain Park Middle School (6-9, formerly 5-9); and one separate school, Cardinal Newman School (K-9).
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
McKenzie Lake Community Association
{{Calgary neighbourhoods
Neighbourhoods in Calgary