Whitehorn is a
residential neighbourhood in the northeast quadrant of
Calgary,
Alberta
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. It is bounded by
McKnight Boulevard to the north, 52 Street NE to the east, 32 Avenue NE to the south and
36 Street NE to the west. The
Peter Lougheed Centre is located southwest from the neighbourhood.
The area was annexed by the City of Calgary in 1961 and the community was established in 1973. It is represented in the
Calgary City Council
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by the Ward 10 councillor.
The community is served by the
Whitehorn station of the
C-Train
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LRT system. The
postal code
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in this area is
T1Y.
Whitehorn also has a number of public schools in the area, including Annie Gale Junior High School and
J. Fred Scott School for K-6.
Demographics
In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, Whitehorn had a population of living in dwellings, a 2.7% 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 $55,715 in 2000, and there were 19.5% low income residents living in the neighbourhood.renting
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.
Education
The community is served by Annie Gale Junior High, Chief Justice Milvain Elementary and Colonel J. Fred Scott Elementary public schools, as well as St. Wilfrid 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
Whitehorn Community Association
{{Calgary neighbourhoods
Neighbourhoods in Calgary