Canyon Meadows is a
residential neighbourhood in the southwest quadrant of
Calgary,
Alberta
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, Canada. It is bounded by
Anderson Road to the north,
Macleod Trail
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to the east,
Fish Creek Provincial Park and Canyon Meadows Drive to the south and 14 Street W to the west. The ''Canyon Meadows
golf course
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'' is developed northwest of the neighbourhood.
The community is served by the
Canyon Meadows station of the
C-Train
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LRT system.
Canyon Meadows was established in 1965. It is represented in the
Calgary City Council
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by the Ward 13 councillor.
Demographics
In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, Canyon Meadows had a population of living in dwellings, a -1.4% increase from its 2011 population of .
With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2012.
median household income
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of $66,787 in 2000, and there were 10.6% low income residents living in the neighbourhood.renting
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.
Education
The community is served by Canyon Meadows Elementary, Dr. E. P. Scarlett Senior High, Robert Warren Junior High public schools as well as St. Catherine Elementary (catholic).
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
Canyon Meadows Community Association
{{Calgary neighbourhoods
Neighbourhoods in Calgary