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West Springs, Calgary

Field	Value
official_name	West Springs
settlement_type	Neighbourhood
pushpin_map	Canada Calgary
pushpin_mapsize	225
pushpin_map_caption	Location of West Springs in Calgary
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name
subdivision_type1	Province
subdivision_name1
subdivision_type2	City
subdivision_name2	Calgary
subdivision_type3	Quadrant
subdivision_name3	SW
subdivision_type4	Ward
subdivision_name4	6
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	2001
established_title2	Annexed
established_date2	1995
population_as_of	2019
population_footnotes
population_total	10758
population_blank1_title	Average Income
population_blank1	$158306
coordinates
elevation_footnotes
elevation_m	1235
postal_code_type	Postal code
postal_code	T3H
website	[West Springs Community Association](http://www.calgaryarea.com/sw/westsprings/westsprings.htm)

West Springs is a residential neighbourhood in the southwest quadrant of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It is located at the western edge of the city, and is bordered to the west by the acreages and estate homes of Springbank. To the east it is bounded by 69 Street W, to the south by Bow Trail and to the north by Old Banff Coach Road, the community of Cougar Ridge and the Canada Olympic Park.

The land, previously part of the East Springbank area of the Municipal District of Rocky View, was annexed to the City of Calgary in 1995 and West Springs was established in 2001. It is represented in the Calgary City Council by Ward 6 the councillor. The western extension of the neighbourhood, west of 85th Street, reaching into the aspen parkland, is called Wentworth.

Demographics

In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, West Springs had a population of living in dwellings, a 4.8% increase from its 2011 population of . With a land area of 4.1 km2, it had a population density of in 2012.

Residents in this community had a median household income of $88,328 in 2000, and there were 9.8% low income residents living in the neighbourhood. As of 2000, 28.2% of the residents were immigrants. All buildings were single-family detached homes, and only 5.9% of the housing was used for renting.

Education

The Calgary Board of Education opened the West Springs Elementary School in September 2010, serving Kindergarten to Grade 4 students residing in West Springs. In January 2017, West Ridge School opened for Grade 5 through Grade 9, serving the communities of West Springs and Cougar Ridge.

References

{{Calgary City Council. ref
(2012). "2012 Civic Census Results". City of Calgary.
"Community Boundaries". City of Calgary.
City of Calgary. (2004). "Ward 6 Profile".
City of Calgary. (2006). "West Springs Community Statistics".

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