Willow Park is a

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neighbourhood in the southeast quadrant of

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. It is bounded to the west by Macleod Trail, to the south by Anderson Road, to the north by Southland Drive and to the east by the community of Maple Ridge. The ''Willow Park

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'' bisects the neighbourhood from west to east, while Fairmont Drive crosses from south to north. Southcentre Mall and ''Willow Park shopping village'' are located in the southwest corner of the neighbourhood. It is represented in the Calgary City Council by the Ward 14 councillor.

Demographics

In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, Willow Park had a population of living in dwellings, a -1.5% change 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 $63,588 in 2000, and there were 10.8% low income residents living in the neighbourhood. As of 2000, 15.4% of the residents were immigrants. A proportion of 9.5% of the buildings were

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s or

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s, and 18.2% of the housing was used for

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Crime

Education

The community is served by Maple Ridge Elementary, Willow Park Middle School and R.T. Alderman Middle school public schools, as well as by St. William Elementary School (Catholic). Fred Seymour Elementary School was closed in November 2006, but was later reopened as a French Immersion School.

Transit

Willow Park is served by Calgary Transit Bus Route 99 and 10. The Anderson and Southland CTrain Stations serve Willow Park.

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