Windsor Park, Calgary

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Windsor Park
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Windsor Park
Location of Windsor Park in Calgary
Coordinates: 51°00′18″N114°04′35″W / 51.00500°N 114.07639°W / 51.00500; -114.07639
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Province Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta
City Flag placeholder.svg  Calgary
QuadrantSW
Ward 11
Established1940
Annexed1951
Government
[1]
 • Mayor Jyoti Gondek
 • Administrative body Calgary City Council
 • CouncillorKourtney Branagan
Area
 • Total0.7 km2 (0.3 sq mi)
Elevation
1,070 m (3,510 ft)
Population
 (2006) [2]
 • Total3,982
 •  Average Income
$39,425
Website Windsor Park Community Association

Windsor Park is a residential neighbourhood in the southwest quadrant of Calgary, Alberta. It is bounded by 50 Avenue S to the north, Macleod Trail to the east, 58 Avenue S to the south and the Calgary Golf & Country Club and Elbow River to the west. Chinook Centre is located southeast of the neighbourhood.

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Development started in 1940, and the area was annexed to the City of Calgary in 1951. It is represented in the Calgary City Council by the Ward 11 councillors. [1]

Demographics

In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, Windsor Park had a population of 4,126 living in 2,421 dwellings, a 6.9% increase from its 2011 population of 3,858. [3] With a land area of 1.3 km2 (0.50 sq mi), it had a population density of

Residents in this community had a median household income of $39,425 in 2000, and there were 22.6% low income residents living in the neighbourhood. [5] As of 2000, 22.2% of the residents were immigrants. A proportion of 66.4% of the buildings were condominiums or apartments, and 60.8% of the housing was used for renting. [2]

Crime

Windsor Park sits along MacLeod Trail, a corridor of the city in which communities along it have among the worst crime in the city. Communities such as Manchester, Meadowlark Park, Downtown East Village, Parkhill, Kingsland, Victoria Park, and Southwood sit in this corridor.

Crime Data [6]
YearCrime Rate (/100)
20184.3
20194.6
20204.9
20213.8
20223.7
20232.7

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References

  1. 1 2 "Calgary Elections". City of Calgary. 2017. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
  2. 1 2 City of Calgary (2006). "Windsor Park Community Statistics" (PDF). Retrieved 2007-05-10.
  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 11 Profile" (PDF). Retrieved 2007-05-10.
  6. ↑ "Data". data.calgarypolice.ca. Retrieved 2024-11-12.


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