Elboya is a
residential neighbourhood in the southwest quadrant of
Calgary
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,
Alberta
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. It is bounded by the
Elbow River
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Course
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to the north, 4th Street SW / 45 Avenue SW /
Macleod Trail
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to the east, 50 Avenue S to the south and Elbow Drive to the west. ''Stanley Park'' borders the community to the northeast.
It was annexed to the City of Calgary in 1910, and was established as a neighbourhood in 1947, when most of the development occurred. It is represented in the
Calgary City Council
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by the Ward 11 councillor.
Demographics
In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, Elboya had a population of living in dwellings, a -2% change 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
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of $62,374 in 2000, and there were 16% low income residents living in the neighbourhood.immigrant
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s. A proportion of 37.4% of the buildings were condominium
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s or apartments, and 39.2% of the housing was used for renting
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.
Education
The community is served by the Elboya Bilingual Elementary & Junior High public school and St. Anthony (Catholic school
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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
Elboya Heights Community Association
Neighbourhoods in Calgary
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