MacEwan, Calgary

Infobox Settlement
official_name = MacEwan
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settlement_type = Neighbourhood


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image_caption = Aerial view of MacEwan and Sandstone Valley in winter
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pushpin_map_caption = Location of MacEwan in Calgary
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = CAN
subdivision_type1 = Province
subdivision_name1 = AB
subdivision_type2 = City
subdivision_name2 = flag|Calgary
subdivision_type3 = Quarant
subdivision_name3 = NW
subdivision_type4 = Ward
subdivision_name4 = 4
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leader_title = Administrative body
leader_name = Calgary City Council
leader_title1 = Alderman
leader_name1 = Bob Hawkesworth
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established_title = Established
established_date = 1982
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population_as_of = 2006
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population_total = 5372
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population_blank1 = $74045
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latd= 51|latm= 08|lats= 13|latNS= N|longd= 114|longm= 06|longs= 50|longEW= W
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elevation_m = 1150
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website = [http://www.calgarycommunities.com/communities/sandstone_macewan.php MacEwan Community Association]
footnotes = MacEwan is a suburban neighbourhood in northwest Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The primarily low-density residential community is located directly north of Nose Hill Park and is bounded by Country Hills Boulevard to the north, 14th Street W to the east, Shaganappi Trail to the west, and Nose Hill to the south.

Development of the community began in 1982, and was recently completed. It was named for John Walter Grant MacEwan, Calgary mayor and Lieutenant Governor of Alberta. It is represented in the Calgary City Council by Ward 4 Alderman Bob Hawkesworth.

Demographics

In 2006 the neighbourhood had a population of 5,483.Cite web| url=http://www.calgary.ca/DocGallery/BU/cityclerks/popcomparisonbycomm.pdf | author= City of Calgary | title= Community Population Comparison | year=2006 | accessdate= 2007-05-14] Residents in this community had a median household income of $74,045 in 2000, and there were 9.7% low income residents living in the neighborhood.Cite web| url= http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/ward_4_profile.pdf | title=Ward 4 Profile| author=City of Calgary| year=2004| accessdate= 2007-05-14] As of 2000, 20.5% of the residents were immigrants. All buildings were single-family detached homes, and 9.1% of the housing was used for renting.Cite web| url= http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/mac_ewan_glen.pdf| title= Macewan Glen Community Statistics| author= City of Calgary | year= 2006 | accessdate= 2007-05-14]

Education

The community is served by Monsignor N. Anderson Elementary (catholic) and Simons Valley Elementary public school.

See also

* List of neighbourhoods in Calgary

References