Chinook Park is a
residential neighbourhood in the southwest quadrant of
Calgary,
Alberta
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. It is bounded by
Glenmore Trail
Glenmore Trail is a expressway in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, named after the reservoir which it crosses. It is a freeway between Sarcee Trail in southwest Calgary to Ogden Road in the southeast, carrying nearly 160,000 vehicles per weekday at ...
to the north, Elbow Drive to the east, 14 Street W to the west and Heritage Drive to the south.
Chinook Park was established in 1959. It is represented in the
Calgary City Council
The Calgary City Council is the legislative governing body that represents the citizens of Calgary. The council consists of 15 members: the chief elected official, titled the mayor, and 14 councillors. Jyoti Gondek was elected mayor in October 202 ...
by the Ward 11 councillor.
Demographics
In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, Chinook Park had a population of living in dwellings, a 0.2% 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 $88,357 in 2000, and there were 9.7% low income residents living in the neighbourhood.renting
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.
Education
The community is served by Chinook Park Bilingual Elementary and Henry Wise Wood High School
Henry Wise Wood High School (HWW) is a public high school located in the southwest quadrant of Calgary, Alberta.
The school was built in 1961 and is named after Henry Wise Wood, an Alberta pioneer who was instrumental in forming the Alberta W ...
public schools.
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
Chinook Park - Eagle Ridge - Kelvin Grove Community Association
Neighbourhoods in Calgary
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