Britannia is an affluent
residential neighbourhood in the southwest quadrant of
Calgary,
Alberta
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,
Canada
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. It is bounded by Elbow Drive to the east, 50 Avenue S to the south,
Elbow River
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Course
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and ''Riverdale Park'' to the west and Britannia Drive to the north.
The area was annexed to the City of Calgary in 1910, and Britannia was established in 1956. Most of the development took place in the late 1950s. It is represented in the
Calgary City Council
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by the Ward 11 councillors.
Demographics
In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, Britannia had a population of living in dwellings, a 7.6% 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
The median income is the income amount that divides a population into two equal groups, half having an income above that amount, and half having an income below that amount. It may differ from the mean (or average) income. Both of these are ways o ...
of $120,387 in 2000, and there were 7.9% low income residents living in the neighbourhood.renting
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.
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
Britannia Community Association
Neighbourhoods in Calgary
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