Whitehorn, Calgary

For other uses, see Whitehorn (disambiguation).

Whitehorn
Neighbourhood
Whitehorn Location of Whitehorn in Calgary
Coordinates: 51°05′04″N113°58′08″W / 51.08444°N 113.96889°W / 51.08444; -113.96889
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
City	Calgary
Quadrant	NE
Ward	5
Established	1973
Annexed	1961
Government [1]
• Mayor	Jyoti Gondek
• Administrative body	Calgary City Council
• Councillor	Raj Dhaliwal
Area
• Total	2.7 km2 (1.0 sq mi)
Elevation	1,095 m (3,593 ft)
Population  (2021) [2]
• Total	11,085
•  Average Income	$88,000
Postal code	T1Y
Website	Whitehorn Community Association

Whitehorn is a residential neighbourhood in the northeast quadrant of Calgary, Alberta. It is bounded by McKnight Boulevard to the north, 52 Street NE to the east, 32 Avenue NE to the south and 36 Street NE to the west. The Peter Lougheed Centre is located southwest from the neighbourhood.

The area was annexed by the City of Calgary in 1961 and the community was established in 1973. It is represented in the Calgary City Council by the Ward 10 councillor. ^[1]

The community is served by the Whitehorn station of the C-Train LRT system. The postal code in this area is T1Y.

Whitehorn also has a number of public schools in the area, including Annie Gale Junior High School and J. Fred Scott School for K-6.

Demographics

In the City of Calgary's 2021 municipal census, Whitehorn had a population of 11,085 living in 3,465 dwellings. ^[3] With a land area of 2.6 km² (1.0 sq mi), it had a population density of 4,260/km² (11,040/sq mi) in 2024. ^{[3] [4]}

Residents in Whitehorn had a median household income of $88,000 in 2021, and there were 10% low income residents living Whitehorn. ^[5] As of 2021, 49% of the residents were immigrants, most of Vietnamese and East Indian origin. Most buildings were single-family detached homes and semi-detached, and 29% of the housing was used for renting. ^[2] 20% of Whitehorn residents spent 30%+ of their incomes on housing, less than the Calgary average of 23%. ^[6]

Crime

In the May 2023-May 2024 data period, Whitehorn had a crime rate of 1.741/100, an increase from the previous data period. ^{[7] [8]}

This puts it at this comparison to other Calgary communities: Saddle Ridge (1.358/100), Whitehorn (1.741/100), Rundle (2.342/100), Brentwood (2.348/100), Acadia (2.542/100), Bowness (2.934/100), Shawnessy (3.296/100), Inglewood (3.438/100), Sunnyside (3.650/100), Marlborough (4.703/100), Southwood (5.147/100), Sunalta (5.307/100), Montgomery (5.483/100), Forest Lawn (6.528/100), Rosscarrock (7.049/100), Downtown Commercial Core (12.705/100), Downtown East Village (15.605/100), Manchester (43.368/100).

Crime Data by Year

Crime Data ^[9]

Year	Crime Rate
2018	3.3 /100
2019	2.9 /100
2020	2.6 /100
2021	1.8 /100
2022	2.2 /100
2023	1.9 /100

Education

The community is served by Annie Gale Junior High, Chief Justice Milvain Elementary and Colonel J. Fred Scott Elementary public schools, as well as St. Wilfrid Elementary (Catholic).

See also

• List of neighbourhoods in Calgary

References

1. "Calgary Elections". City of Calgary. 2025. Retrieved September 1, 2025.
2. City of Calgary (2006). "Whitehorn Community Statistics" (PDF). Retrieved 2007-05-10.
3. "2012 Civic Census Results" (PDF). City of Calgary. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 1, 2020. Retrieved February 4, 2013.
4. "Community Boundaries". City of Calgary. Archived from the original (Esri shapefile) on October 23, 2013. Retrieved February 5, 2013.
5. City of Calgary (2004). "Ward 5 Profile" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-08-09. Retrieved 2007-05-10.
6. Strategies, Community. "Whitehorn Profile". www.calgary.ca. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
7. Service, Calgary Police. "Calgary Police statistical reports". www.calgary.ca. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
8. Strategies, Community. "Community Profiles". www.calgary.ca. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
9. "Data". data.calgarypolice.ca. Retrieved 2024-11-12.

External links

• Whitehorn Community Association