Springbank Hill is a large and diverse suburb near the western city limit of
Calgary
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,
Alberta
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in the southwest (SW) quadrant. It is bounded to the north by 17 Avenue SW, to the south by
Stoney Trail
Alberta Provincial Highway No. 201, officially named Stoney Trail and Tsuut'ina Trail, is an approximately freeway in Calgary, Alberta. It forms part of the CANAMEX Corridor which connects Calgary to Edmonton and Interstate 15 in ...
, to the east by 69 Street SW and to the west by 101 Street SW.
Springbank Hill is sometimes confused with the much older unincorporated rural community of
Springbank, located to the west of the city in
Rocky View County
Rocky View County is a municipal district in southern Alberta, Canada that is named for its views of the nearby Rocky Mountains to the west. It surrounds most of Calgary, forming the city's northern boundary and most of the city's western and e ...
. The Springbank Hill area was once the eastern portion of Springbank. Springbank Hill was established in 1999, on land annexed to the City of Calgary in 1994. The community association was formed in 2001.
The community of Springbank Hill is made up of numerous subdivisions, including Springborough, Summit of Montreux, Springbank Hill, The Slopes, Anatapi and Spring Valley.
Springbank Hill is home to
Ernest Manning High School
Ernest Manning High School is a public senior high school located in the City of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, south of the Bow River. The school falls under the jurisdiction of the Calgary Board of Education
Calgary School District No. 19 or ...
, which commenced classes in September 2011, and
Ambrose University College
Ambrose University is a private Christian liberal arts university located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It provides undergraduate and graduate level education for pastoral ministry, as well as undergraduate level education in select liberal art ...
. The 69 Street station of the West LRT (which began operations on December 10, 2012), is also located in Springbank Hill.
Demographics
In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, Springbank Hill had a population of living in dwellings, a 4.7% increase from its 2011 population of .
With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2012.
Census of Canada
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The Census of Population provides demographic and statistical data that is used to plan public servi ...
, residents in this community had a median household income
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of $116,470 in 2005, and there were 6.7% low income residents living in the neighbourhood. 42.6% of the population aged 15 and over were university educated. In 2006, 87.2% of the buildings were single detached housing, 6.0% were semi-detached, and 6.5% were row houses and apartments. 3.4% of the housing was used for renting
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.
Climate
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
Springbank Hill Community Association
{{Calgary neighbourhoods
Neighbourhoods in Calgary