Killarney, Calgary

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Killarney-Glengarry
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settlement_type = Neighbourhood


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dot_map_caption = Location of Killarney-Glengarry 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 = Quadrant
subdivision_name3 = SW
subdivision_type4 = Ward
subdivision_name4 = 8
government_footnotes = Cite web| url= http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/ward_8_profile.pdf | title=Ward 8 Profile| author=City of Calgary| year=2004| accessdate= 2007-06-25]
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leader_title = Administrative body
leader_name = Calgary City Council
leader_title1 = Alderman
leader_name1 = John Mar
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established_title = Established
established_date = 1906
established_title2 = Annexed
established_date2 = 1910
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population_as_of = 2006
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population_total = 6450
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population_blank1_title = Average Income
population_blank1 = $46548
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website = [http://www.calgaryarea.com/sw/killarney/killarney.htm Killarney Community Association]
footnotes = Killarney, also known as Killarney-Glengarry, is a residential neighbourhood in the city of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It is bounded by 17th Avenue S.W. on the north, 37th Street S.W. on the west, Richmond Road S.W. on the south, and 25A Street S.W. on the east.

History

The first subdivision plan for the community of Killarney was registered with the Alberta Land Titles Office in 1906, and the lands were formally annexed by the City in 1910. Development before the Second World War was slow; most houses built at the time were one-storey clapboard structures. The community was filled out in the post-war era, when developers erected hundreds of small stucco and clapboard bungalows on the 25- and convert|50|ft|m|sing=on wide lots. Since approximately 2002, developers have been replacing the older structures with medium-density infill housing on a piecemeal basis.

Westbrook Mall, a small regional shopping centre featuring Wal-Mart and Canada Safeway, is located directly north of the community. There are also numerous shops along 17th Avenue and 37th Street S.W.

The community has an area redevelopment plan in place.Cite web| url= http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/planning/pdf/killarney_arp.pdf | title=Killarney/Glengarry Area Redevelopment Plan| author=City of Calgary Planning| year=2005| accessdate= 2007-05-11]

Demographics

In 2006, the neighbourhood had a population of 6,368. [Cite web| url=http://www.calgary.ca/DocGallery/BU/cityclerks/popcomparisonbycomm.pdf | author= City of Calgary |title= Community Population Comparison | year=2006 | accessdate= 2007-05-04] Residents in this community had an median household income of $46,548 in 2000, and there were 19.5% low income residents living in the neighborhood.Cite web| url= http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/killarney_glengarry.pdf | title= Killarney-Glengarry - Community Social Statistics | author= City of Calgary | year=2006 | accessdate= 2007-05-04] As of 2000, 16.3% of the residents were immigrants. A proportion of 41.4% of the buildings were condominiums or apartments, and 44.1% of the housing was used for renting.

The Killarney community is a part of the Calgary Centre federal electoral district, the Calgary Currie provincial constituency. It is represented in the Calgary City Council by Ward 8 Alderman John Mar.

chools

Killarney is home to the following schools:
* Holy Name Elementary School (Bilingual) (separate school board)
* Killarney Elementary School (public school board)

Killarney is also served by the following schools in adjoining neighbourhoods:
*A.E. Cross Junior High School (public)
*Vincent Massey Junior High School (public)
*Ernest Manning High School (public)
*Salvation Army Children's Village School (run in partnership between the public school board and the Salvation Army)

Public Transit

Killarney is serviced by the following Calgary Transit routes (as of February 1, 2007):
* Route 2, Mt.Pleasant/Killarney 17th Avenue
* Route 6, Killarney 26th Avenue
* Route 72, Circle Route Clockwise
* Route 73, Circle Route Counterclockwise
* Route 106, Killarney 26th Avenue Peak Service
* Route 144, 69th Street West Express
* Route 166, Glenbrook Express
* Route 301, BRT (Bus Rapid Transit) WestCalgary Transit has announced it intends to build a west branch of the C-Train that will include a stop at Westbrook Mall.

ee also

*List of neighbourhoods in Calgary

References

External links

* [http://www.calgaryarea.com/sw/killarney/killarney.htm Killarney-Glengarry Community Association]

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