Midnapore is a community within the City of

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in the province of

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, Canada. It is bounded to the north and east by

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, to the south by Sun Valley Boulevard and to the west by

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History

Midnapore was once an unincorporated

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under the jurisdiction of the Municipal District of Turner Valley No. 32. The Hamlet of Midnapore and adjoining lands were annexed by the City of Calgary on December 30, 1961.

Amenities

Midnapore has a mall (the Midnapore Mall), a community centre (Mid-Sun Community Association) which it shares with the adjacent community of Sundance, as well as many fast food restaurants. The community also has its own artificial lake which is used by residents in summer for water sports and in winter for skating and

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. Some houses in Midnapore back onto the lake and towards the northern part of the community, houses border onto

. It is not uncommon to see such wildlife as deer, foxes, and coyotes wandering around this area of the community. White-tailed jackrabbits, both red and grey squirrels and various birds, including black-billed magpies, black-capped chickadees, merlin, and house finches, are found year-round in Midnapore. Midnapore is the home to St. Mary's University. It also has a private elementary and junior high school,

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of Jehovah's Witnesses, and two elementary schools: Mother Teresa (separate-Catholic) and Midnapore Elementary. Midnapore is served by several transit bus routes that feed Somerset-Bridlewood, Shawnessy, and Fish Creek-Lacombe train stations.

Demographics

In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, Midnapore had a population of living in dwellings, a -0.4% increase from its 2011 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2012. Residents in this community had a

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of $62,067 in 2000, and there were 10% low income residents living in the neighbourhood. As of 2000, 12.3% of the residents were

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s. A proportion of 14.3% of the buildings were

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s or

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s, and 25.8% of the housing was used for

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Crime

Education

The community is served by Midnapore Elementary and Fish Creek Elementary public schools, as well as by Mother Teresa of Calcutta Elementary, Father James Whelihan Elementary and Junior High (Catholic), Midsun Junior High School (public) and Trinity Christian School (Christian private).

Lake

Midnapore has a community lake; the lake was dredged in the summer of 1976. Around of earth were moved, some of which were used to create a hill on the adjoining park. The lake contains of water, to a maximum depth of . The park is used for swimming, boating and fishing in the summer and winter sports. Homeowners in the community are taxed in the form of encumbrances on their property, which goes toward maintaining the lake.

References

External links

Midnapore-Sundance community association
{{Calgary neighbourhoods Neighbourhoods in Calgary