Bankview is a neighbourhood in the southwest quadrant of the city of
Calgary,
Alberta
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.
The neighbourhood is bounded by 17th Avenue SW on the north, 26th Avenue SW on the south, 14th Street SW on the east and 19th Street SW on the west. It is a
residential neighbourhood located southwest of the high density
Beltline
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district of the
inner city
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.
History
William Nimmons purchased the lands of the present day Bankview neighbourhood from the
Hudson's Bay Company
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in 1882, for
ranching and
farming
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. He established the ''3-D-Bar Ranch'' on these lands, and later a
sandstone
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Most sandstone is composed of quartz or feldspar (both silicates ...
quarry and a theater (the ''Mount Royal Theatre''). The Nimmons residence, built in 1884, is now a heritage building, and still stands in the northeast corner of Bankview.
By 1902, during a housing shortage due to 1900s economic boom, Nimmons divided the land, and begun selling plots to newly arrived settlers. In 1908, the remainder of the land was bought by the City of Calgary, and was divided in the traditional
grid system.
Bankview was established as a neighbourhood in 1908. The district saw a major redesign in 1950, allowing for higher density apartment buildings and the community now has an
area redevelopment plan in place.
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Demographics
In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, Bankview had a population of living in dwellings, a 9.8% increase from its 2011 population of .
With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2012.
[
Residents in this community had a ]median household income
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of $32,474 in 2000, and there were 31.4% low income residents living in the neighbourhood.renting
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.Calgary City Council
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by the Ward 8 councillor,Nicholas Milliken
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, and at federal level by Calgary Centre
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MP Greg McLean.
Recreation
The Community Association operates a tennis court
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and maintains several playgrounds and small city parks throughout the neighbourhood.
See also
* List of neighbourhoods in Calgary
This is a list of neighbourhoods in Calgary, Alberta.
As of 2016, Calgary has 197 neighbourhoods, which are referred to as "communities" by the municipal government, and 42 industrial areas. A further 15 communities were included in the civic ...
References
External links
Calgary Bankview Community Association
City View
- Neighbourhood publication
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Neighbourhoods in Calgary