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Highland Park, Calgary

Field	Value
official_name	Highland Park
image_alt	Highland Park
settlement_type	Neighbourhood
image_skyline	Calgary Highland Park near Edmonton Trail NE.png
imagesize	250px
pushpin_map	Canada Calgary
pushpin_mapsize	225
pushpin_map_caption	Location of Highland Park in Calgary
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name
subdivision_type1	Province
subdivision_name1
subdivision_type2	City
subdivision_name2	Calgary
subdivision_type3	Quadrant
subdivision_name3	NW
subdivision_type4	Ward
subdivision_name4	4
government_footnotes
leader_title	Mayor
leader_name
leader_title1	Administrative body
leader_name1	Calgary City Council
leader_title2	Councillor
leader_name2
established_title	Established
established_date	1946
established_title2	Annexed
established_date2	1910
area_total_km2	1.7
population_as_of	2006
population_footnotes
population_total	3496
population_blank1_title	Average Income
population_blank1	$37766
coordinates
elevation_footnotes
elevation_m	1075
postal_code_type
website	[Highland Park Community Association](http://www.highlandparkcommunity.ca)

Highland Park is a residential neighbourhood in the northwest quadrant of Calgary, Alberta. It is bounded to the north by McKnight Boulevard, to the east by Edmonton Trail, to the south by 32 Avenue N and to the west by 4 Street W. Confederation Park and Nose Hill Park are located in close proximity. The Queens Park Cemetery occupies the southwestern corner of the neighbourhood, and the Highland golf course is developed in the north.

The land was annexed to the City of Calgary in 1910 and Highland Park was established in 1946. It is represented in the Calgary City Council by the Ward 4 councillor.

Demographics

In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, Highland Park had a population of living in dwellings, a 7.1% increase from its 2011 population of . With a land area of 1.4 km2, it had a population density of in 2012.

Residents in this community had a median household income of $37,766 in 2000, and there were 23.9% low income residents living in the neighbourhood. As of 2000, 13.7% of the residents were immigrants. A proportion of 48.7% of the buildings were condominiums or apartments, and 64% of the housing was used for renting.

Year	Population
2014	4272
2015	4169
2016	4002
2017	4025
2018	4164
2019	3838

Crime

Year	Crime Rate (/100 pop.)
2018	4.3
2019	5.0
2020	4.1
2021	4.5
2022	4.9
2023	3.3

Queens Park Village==

Queens Park Village is a small community that borders the Queens Park Cemetery, in the southeast corner of Highland Park.

In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, Queens Park Village had a population of living in dwellings, a 3.8% increase from its 2011 population of . With a land area of 0.6 km2, it had a population density of in 2012.

Residents in this community had a median household income of $53,040 in 2000, and there were 20.3% low income residents living in the neighbourhood.

Education

The community is served by Buchanan Elementary School, Georges P. Vanier Junior High School, and James Fowler High public schools. Buchanan Elementary school enrolls 169 students kindergarten to 6th grade as of 2023. Georges P. Vanier Junior High School enrolls 474 students grades 6 to 9 as of 2023. James Fowler High school enrolls 1332 students from grades 10 to 12 as of 2023.

References

{{Calgary City Council. ref
(2012). "2012 Civic Census Results". City of Calgary.
"Community Boundaries". City of Calgary.
City of Calgary. (2004). "Ward 4 Profile".
City of Calgary. (2006). "Highland Park Community Statistics".
Clerks, City. "Civic Census".
"Data".
City of Calgary. (2006). "Queens Park Village Community Statistics".
"Buchanan School".
"Georges P. Vanier School".
"James Fowler High School".

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