Shawnessy is a
suburban
residential neighbourhood in the southwest quadrant of
Calgary,
Alberta
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. It is bounded by Shawnessy Boulevard to the north, MacLeod Trail to the east, 162 Avenue S to the south and James McKevitt Road to the west.
Shawnessy was established in 1981.
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 13 councillor.
It is served by the
Shawnessy station of the
C-Train
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LRT system. ''Shawnessy Town Centre'' is a regional shopping area located east of the community.
Demographics
In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, Shawnessy had a population of living in dwellings, a 0.8% increase from its 2011 population of .
With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2012.
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 $72,687 in 2000, and there were 6.7% low income residents living in the neighbourhood.renting
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.
Education
The community
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is served b
Father Doucet
Elementary School (Calgary Catholic School Board) an
Janet Johnstone
Elementary public school (Calgary Board of Education). A middle school
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name
Samuel W. Shaw
School (Calgary Board of Education) also serves the community.
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
Shawnessy Community Center Association
{{Calgary neighbourhoods
Neighbourhoods in Calgary