Shawnessy is a suburban residential neighbourhood in the southwest quadrant of

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. It is bounded by Shawnessy Boulevard to the north, MacLeod Trail to the east, 162 Avenue S to the south and James McKevitt Road to the west. Shawnessy was established in 1981. It is represented in the

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by the Ward 13 councillor. It is served by the Shawnessy station of the

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LRT system. ''Shawnessy Town Centre'' is a regional shopping area located east of the community.

Demographics

In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, Shawnessy had a population of living in dwellings, a 0.8% 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 $72,687 in 2000, and there were 6.7% low income residents living in the neighbourhood. As of 2000, 16.7% of the residents were

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s. A proportion of 6.1% of the buildings were

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s or apartments, and 5.7% of the housing was used for

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Education

The

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is served b
Father Doucet
Elementary School (Calgary Catholic School Board) an
Janet Johnstone
Elementary public school (Calgary Board of Education). A

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name
Samuel W. Shaw
School (Calgary Board of Education) also serves the community.

References

External links

Shawnessy Community Center Association
{{Calgary neighbourhoods Neighbourhoods in Calgary

Demographics

Education

See also

References

External links