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{{Canadian City Geographic Location (8-way)
| Northwest = [[Aspen Woods, Calgary|Aspen Woods]]
| North = [[Strathcona Park, Calgary|Strathcona Park]]
| Northeast = [[Westgate, Calgary|Westgate]]
| West = [[Aspen Woods, Calgary|Aspen Woods]]
| Centre = Christie Park
| East = [[Westgate, Calgary|Westgate]]
| Southwest = [[Springbank Hill, Calgary|Springbank Hill]]
| South = [[Signal Hill, Calgary|Signal Hill]]
| Southeast = [[Glendale, Calgary|Glendale]]
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Revision as of 20:00, 19 May 2007

Location of Christie Park in Calgary

Christie Park is a residential neighbourhood in the south-west quadrant of Calgary, Alberta. It is bounded by Strathcona Drive and the community of Strathcona Park to the north, Sarcee Trail to the east, 17 Avenue S to the south and 69 Street W to the west.

The land was was annexed to the City of Calgary in 1956 from the Municipal District of Rocky View. Christie Park was establishd as a neighbourhood in 1990. It is represented in the Calgary City Council by Ward 6 Alderman Craig Burrows.[1]

Demographics

In 2006 the neighbourhood had a population of 2,205.[2] Residents in this community had a median household income of $102,664 in 2000, and there were 8.4% low income residents living in the neighborhood.[3] As of 2000, 19.2% of the residents were immigrants. A proportion of 5.5% of the buildings were condominiums or apartments, and 4.8% of the housing was used for renting.[4]

Education

The community is served by Olympic Heights Elementary public school.

See also

References

  1. ^ Federation of Calgary Communities. "Christie Park Community". Retrieved 2007-05-11.
  2. ^ City of Calgary (2006). "Community Population Comparison" (PDF). Retrieved 2007-05-11.
  3. ^ City of Calgary (2004). "Ward 6 Profile" (PDF). Retrieved 2007-05-11.
  4. ^ City of Calgary (2006). "Christie Park Community Statistics" (PDF). Retrieved 2007-05-11.

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