Inglewood, Calgary

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official_name = Inglewood
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settlement_type = Neighbourhood


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dot_map_caption = Location of Inglewood in Calgary
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subdivision_name = CAN
subdivision_type1 = Province
subdivision_name1 = AB
subdivision_type2 = City
subdivision_name2 = flag|Calgary
subdivision_type3 = Quarant
subdivision_name3 = SE
subdivision_type4 = Ward
subdivision_name4 = 9
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leader_title = Administrative body
leader_name = Calgary City Council
leader_title1 = Alderman
leader_name1 = Joe Ceci
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established_title = Established
established_date = 1875
established_title2 = Annexed
established_date2 = 1911
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population_as_of = 2006
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population_total = 3286
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population_blank1 = $47040
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website = [http://www.icacalgary.com/ Inglewood Community Association]
footnotes = Inglewood is a neighbourhood in central Calgary, Alberta, Canada, centred on 9th Avenue SE for several blocks east of the Elbow River and downtown. It also contains the Business Revitalization Zone of Inglewood. [Cite web| url= http://www.calgary-inglewood.com/about.htm | title= Inglewood Business Revitalizaton | accessdate= 2006-05-09]

It is represented in the Calgary City Council by Ward 9 Alderman Joe Ceci.

The postal code in this area is T2G.

History

Inglewood has the distinction of being Calgary's oldest neighbourhood [ Alberta Heritage. [http://www.albertaheritage.net/museums/display.php?institution=11 Inglewood Main Street] ] and it is immediately across the river from Fort Calgary. The community was established in 1875 after the fort was built. It was developed by a group headed by Acheson Irvine, Major John Stewart and James Macleod. Ninth Avenue (formerly Atlantic Avenue) was probably the first "main street" in the city. Today, the neighbourhood is among Calgary's most trendy shopping and arts districts. It is also home to the Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, an urban wildlife refuge. Originally known as East Calgary or Brewery Flats, the community was not officially given the name Inglewood until 1911, when it was named after the nearby homestead established by Col. James Walker. (Walker also was responsible for setting aside the lands later used by the bird sanctuary). [cite book
last=Humber
first=Donna Mae
coauthors=
year=1994
title= What's in a Name... Calgary? Volume II
location=Calgary
publisher=Detselig Enterprises
isbn=1-55059-154-1
pages=88]

Demographics

In 2006 the neighbourhood had a population of 3,286.Cite web| url=http://www.calgary.ca/DocGallery/BU/cityclerks/popcomparisonbycomm.pdf | author= City of Calgary | title= Community Population Comparison | year=2006 | accessdate= 2007-05-09]

Residents in this community had a median household income of $140,040 in 2000, and there were 20.8% low income residents living in the neighborhood.Cite web| url= http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/ward_9_profile.pdf | title=Ward 9 Profile| author=City of Calgary| year=2004| accessdate= 2007-05-09] As of 2000, 12.7% of the residents were immigrants. A proportion of 32.8% of the buildings were condominiums or apartments, and 36.2% of the housing was used for renting.Cite web| url= http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/inglewood.pdf| title= Inglewood Community Statistics| author= City of Calgary | year= 2006 | accessdate= 2007-05-09]

Attractions

The district of Inglewood contains or is adjacent to a number a tourist attractions including Fort Calgary Historic Park, the Calgary Zoo, and the historic Deane House.

Since Inglewood is in an environmentally sensitive area at the confluence of the Elbow and the Bow rivers, it is also home to several nature preserves. These include the Inglewood Bird Sanctuary [Cite web| url= http://www.bsc-eoc.org/national/ibs.html | title= Inglewood Bird Sanctuary | author= Bird Studies Canada | accessdate= 2007-05-06] , the Bow Habitat Station, and the Sam Livingston Fish Hatchery. Another attraction of Inglewood, is the direct access via 9th ave to International Avenue (17 Ave SE) as Inglewood is almost directly west of Forest Lawn.

References

External links

* [http://www.icacalgary.com/ The Official Inglewood Community Association Website]

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