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Downtown West End, Calgary

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official_nameDowntown West End
other_nameDowntown west end area
settlement_typeNeighbourhood
image_skylineCalgary_West_End.jpg
imagesize200px
image_captionCondominiums in the Downtown West End
pushpin_mapCanada Calgary
pushpin_mapsize250
pushpin_map_captionLocation of Downtown West End in Calgary
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_name
subdivision_type1Province
subdivision_name1
subdivision_type2City
subdivision_name2Calgary
subdivision_type3Quadrant
subdivision_name3SW
subdivision_type4Ward
subdivision_name47
government_footnotes
leader_titleMayor
leader_name
leader_title1Administrative body
leader_name1Calgary City Council
leader_title2Councillor
leader_name2
established_titleEstablished
established_date1884
area_total_km20.338
population_as_of2021
population_footnotes
population_total2825
population_blank1_titleAverage Income
population_blank1$47964
coordinates
elevation_footnotes
elevation_m1050
postal_code_type
website

The Downtown West End is a neighbourhood within the western portions of downtown Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It is bounded to the north by the Bow River, to the east by 9th Street W, to the south by the CPR Tracks and to the west by 14th Street W.

West End is a high density residential community, largely made up of condominiums and apartment buildings, with only 25 single-family detached homes remaining in the neighbourhood.

Downtown Calgary was established as a neighbourhood in 1884, after the arrival of the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1883. It is represented in the Calgary City Council by the Ward 7 councillor and represented at the provincial and federal levels by the MLA for Calgary-Buffalo and the MP for Calgary Centre respectively.

Attractions

Cowboys Park and Mewata Armouries are located in the western area of the neighbourhood, while paved multi-use (bicycle, walking, rollerblading, etc.) paths line the northern rim along the Bow River.

Contemporary Calgary, a public art gallery, is located in the building that previously housed the Centennial Planetarium and the Calgary Science Centre.

The Downtown West - Kerby C-Train station serves the community. Downtown West End is also well connected into the Plus 15 skywalk system.

Demographics

In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, Downtown West End had a population of living in dwellings, a -6.5% increase from its 2011 population of . With a land area of 0.4 km2, it had a population density of in 2012.

Residents in this community had a median household income of $47,964 in 2000, and there were 25.6% low income residents living in the neighbourhood. As of 2000, 20.2% of the residents were immigrants. A proportion of 93.4% of the buildings were condominiums or apartments, and 53.9% of the housing was used for renting.

Crime

YearCrime Rate (/100 pop.)
20183.5
20193.7
20203.5
20214.0
20223.8
20232.9

References

Bow River Eau Claire

References

  1. {{Calgary City Council. ref
  3. Calgary Communities. "Downtown West Community Association".
  4. White, Ryan. (2020-01-27). "Contemporary Calgary art gallery debuts in former Centennial Planetarium building".
  5. (2012). "2012 Civic Census Results". City of Calgary.
  6. "Community Boundaries". City of Calgary.
  7. City of Calgary. (2004). "Ward 8 Profile".
  8. City of Calgary. (2021). "Downtown West End Community Profile".
  9. "Data".
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