Meadowlark Park, Calgary

For other uses, see Meadowlark Park (disambiguation).

Meadowlark Park
Neighbourhood
Meadowlark Park Location of Meadowlark Park in Calgary
Coordinates: 50°59′52″N114°04′39″W / 50.99778°N 114.07750°W / 50.99778; -114.07750
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
City	Calgary
Quadrant	SW
Ward	11
Established	1955
Government [1]
• Mayor	Jyoti Gondek
• Administrative body	Calgary City Council
• Councillor	Kourtney Branagan
Area
• Total	0.7 km2 (0.3 sq mi)
Elevation	1,070 m (3,510 ft)
Population  (2006) [2]
• Total	625
•  Average Income	$65,169
Website	Meadowlark Park Community Association

Meadowlark Park is a residential neighbourhood in the southwest quadrant of Calgary, Alberta. It is located immediately west from the Chinook Centre, east of Elbow Drive and north of the Glenmore Trail. It is named for the Meadowlark, a prominent songbird of western North America.

It is represented in the Calgary City Council by the Ward 11 councillor.

Demographics

In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, Meadowlark Park had a population of 623 living in 277 dwellings, a 3% increase from its 2011 population of 605. ^[3] With a land area of 0.6 km² (0.23 sq mi), it had a population density of 1,040/km² (2,690/sq mi) in 2012. ^{[4] [3]}

Residents in this community had a median household income of $65,169 in 2000, and there were 13.8% low income residents living in the neighbourhood. ^[5] As of 2000, 23.5% of the residents were immigrants. All buildings were single-family detached homes, and 13.8% of the housing was used for renting. ^[2]

Pop. Overtime ^[6]

Year	Population
2014	632
2015	651
2016	659
2017	665
2018	645
2019	644
2021	610

Crime

Meadowlark Park is one of the worst communities for crime in the city of Calgary. Other communities along MacLeod Trail have high crime such as Manchester, Kingsland, Downtown East Village, Victoria Park, Parkhill, Southwood, Pine Creek, and Windsor Park.

Crime Data ^[7]

Year	Crime Rate (/100)
2018	24.1
2019	35.7
2020	22.0
2021	18.9
2022	23.4
2023	23.1

See also

• List of neighbourhoods in Calgary

References

1. "Calgary Elections". City of Calgary. 2017. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
2. City of Calgary (2006). "Meadowlark Park Community Statistics" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-05-09.
3. "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 11 Profile" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-08-09. Retrieved 2007-05-09.
6. Clerks, City. "Civic Census". maps.calgary.ca. Retrieved 2025-03-30.
7. "Data". data.calgarypolice.ca. Retrieved 2024-11-12.

External links

• Federation of Calgary Communities. "Meadowlark Park Community". Archived from the original on 2007-04-16. Retrieved 2007-05-09.