Greenwood/Greenbriar, Calgary

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Greenwood/Greenbriar
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Greenwood/Greenbriar
Location of Greenwood/Greenbriar in Calgary
Coordinates: 51°05′26″N114°13′26″W / 51.09056°N 114.22389°W / 51.09056; -114.22389 Coordinates: 51°05′26″N114°13′26″W / 51.09056°N 114.22389°W / 51.09056; -114.22389
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Province Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta
City Flag of Calgary, Alberta.svg  Calgary
QuadrantNW
Ward 1
Established1911
Government
[1]
  Mayor Naheed Nenshi
  Administrative body Calgary City Council
  Councillor Ward Sutherland
Elevation
1,120 m (3,670 ft)
Population
 (2006) [2]
  Total983
   Average Income
$32,400
Website Greenwood/Greenbriar Community Association

Greenwood/Greenbriar is a residential neighbourhood in the northwest quadrant of Calgary, Alberta. It is bounded by the Trans-Canada Highway to the south, the Bow River to the north, Stoney Trail to the west and the community of Bowness to the east. Canada Olympic Park borders the neighbourhood to the south. The community consists primarily of a mobile home park, Greenwood Village; maps since the early 1980s have shown proposed streets south of the mobile home park and north of the Trans-Canada Highway, but as of 2008 no construction has actually occurred.

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It is represented in the Calgary City Council by the Ward 1 councillor.

Demographics

In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, Greenwood/Greenbriar had a population of 946 living in 501 dwellings, a 1.5% increase from its 2011 population of 932. [3] With a land area of 1.2 km2 (0.46 sq mi), it had a population density of

Residents in this community had a median household income of $32,400 in 2000, and there were 28.5% low income residents living in the neighbourhood. [5] As of 2000, 15.5% of the residents were immigrants. All buildings were single-family detached homes or mobile homes, and 10.9% of the housing was used for renting. [2]

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References

  1. "Calgary Elections". City of Calgary. 2017. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
  2. 1 2 City of Calgary (2006). "Greenwood/Greenbriar Community Statistics" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-04-11. Retrieved 2007-05-14.
  3. 1 2 "2012 Civic Census Results" (PDF). City of Calgary. 2012. Retrieved February 4, 2013.
  4. "Community Boundaries" (Esri shapefile). City of Calgary. Retrieved February 5, 2013.
  5. City of Calgary (2004). "Ward 1 Profile" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-08-09. Retrieved 2007-05-14.