Crescent Heights, Calgary

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Crescent Heights
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Crescent Heights
Location of Crescent Heights in Calgary
Coordinates: 51°03′48″N114°03′45″W / 51.06333°N 114.06250°W / 51.06333; -114.06250
CountryCanada
Province Alberta
City Calgary
QuadrantNE, NW
Ward 7
Established1914
Annexed1911
Government
[1]
 • Mayor Jyoti Gondek
 • Administrative body Calgary City Council
 • CouncillorTerry Wong
Area
[2]
 • Total1.63 km2 (0.63 sq mi)
Elevation
1,080 m (3,540 ft)
Population
 (2006) [3]
 • Total6,082
 • Density3,731.3/km2 (9,664/sq mi)
 •  Average Income
$43,123
Website Crescent Heights

Crescent Heights is a neighbourhood (formerly its own village) located in Calgary, Alberta. It is located in the inner city, immediately north from Downtown. It is bounded to the north by the Trans-Canada Highway, on the east by Edmonton Trail, on the west by 4th Street NW, and to the south by Memorial Drive and the Bow River.

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Crescent Heights was originally incorporated as a village on May 1, 1908. It was subsequently annexed by the City of Calgary in 1911 and established as a neighbourhood in 1914.

Crescent Heights is represented in the Calgary City Council by the Ward 7 councillor. [1] The community has an area redevelopment plan in place. [4]

The community will be linked to the city's CTrain rapid-transit system at 9 Avenue N Station when construction of the Green Line is complete in 2027. [5]

History

Crescent Heights was founded in 1895 by Archibald J. McArthur. [6]

Demographics

In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, Crescent Heights had a population of 6,271 living in 3,614 dwellings, a 6.4% increase from its 2011 population of 5,895. [7] With a land area of 1.6 km2 (0.62 sq mi), it had a population density of

Residents in this community had a median household income of $43,123, and there were 19.7% low income residents living in the neighbourhood. [3] As of 2000, 18.7% of the residents were immigrants. A proportion of 9.5% of the buildings were condominiums or apartments, and 6.8% of the housing was used for renting.

Education

The community (and others) is served by Crescent Heights High public school. Due to a shortage of high schools in northeast Calgary, Crescent Heights had a proportion of students bused in from Abbeydale, Taradale, Saddletowne, Marlborough, Marlborough Park and surrounding areas in the 1980s and 1990s, as well as in present times.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Calgary Elections". City of Calgary. 2017. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
  2. ↑ City of Calgary. "Calgary Snapshots 2011" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-05-02.[ permanent dead link ]
  3. 1 2 City of Calgary (2006). "Crescent Heights - Community Social Statistics" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-04-11. Retrieved 2007-05-06.
  4. ↑ City of Calgary Planning (2005). "Crescent Heights Area Redevelopment Plan" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-10-04. Retrieved 2007-05-11.
  5. ↑ Communications, Customer Service &. "Green Line - Segment 2 :: Green Line Stage One". Engage. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
  6. ↑ "Archibald J. McArthur pioneer profile". Southern Alberta Pioneer. Retrieved 2007-08-01.
  7. 1 2 "2012 Civic Census Results" (PDF). City of Calgary. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 1, 2020. Retrieved February 4, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Community Boundaries". City of Calgary. Archived from the original (Esri shapefile) on October 23, 2013. Retrieved February 5, 2013.
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