Silver Springs, Calgary

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official_name = Silver Springs
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settlement_type = Neighbourhood


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dot_map_caption = Location of Silver Springs 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 = NW
subdivision_type4 = Ward
subdivision_name4 = 1
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leader_title = Administrative body
leader_name = Calgary City Council
leader_title1 = Alderman
leader_name1 = Dale Hodges
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established_title = Established
established_date = 1980
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area_total_km2 = 3.4
population_as_of = 2006
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population_total = 9329
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population_blank1_title = Average Income
population_blank1 = $73776
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latd= 51|latm= 06|lats= 22|latNS= N|longd= 114|longm= 11|longs= 19|longEW= W
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elevation_m = 1130
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website = [http://www.calgaryarea.com/nw/silversprings/silversprings.htm Silver Springs Community Association]
footnotes = Silver Springs is a residential neighbourhood in the north-west quadrant of Calgary, Alberta. It is bounded to the north by Crowchild Trail, to the east by Sarcee Trail, to the south by the Bow River and to the west by Nose Hill Drive. The "Silver Springs golf course" is developed in the eastern part of the community, and the "Bowmont Natural Area" borders the community to the south.

Silver Springs was developed between 1972 and 1980. It is represented in the Calgary City Council by Ward 1 Alderman Dale Hodges. [Cite web| author= Federation of Calgary Communities | url= http://www.calgaryarea.com/nw/silversprings/silversprings.htm |title= Silver Springs Community| accessdate= 2007-05-16]

Demographics

In 2006 the neighbourhood had a population of 9,329.Cite web| url=http://www.calgary.ca/DocGallery/BU/cityclerks/popcomparisonbycomm.pdf | author= City of Calgary | title= Community Population Comparison | year=2006 | accessdate= 2007-05-16] Residents in this community had a median household income of $73,776 in 2000, and there were 5.8% low income residents living in the neighborhood.Cite web| url= http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/ward_1_profile.pdf | title=Ward 1 Profile| author=City of Calgary| year=2004| accessdate= 2007-05-16] As of 2000, 16.7% of the residents were immigrants. A proportion of 9.1% of the buildings were condominiums or apartments, and 15.9% of the housing was used for renting.Cite web| url= http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/silver_springs.pdf| title= Silver Springs Community Statistics| author= City of Calgary | year= 2006 | accessdate= 2007-05-16]

Education

The community is served by Silver Springs Elementary and W.O. Mitchell Elementary public schools, as well as by St. Sylvester Elementary School (catholic).

The Gully

The section of the "Bowmont Natural Area" which forms the Southern border of the community is commonly known to Silver Springs residents as "The Gully" and is a popular recreational area.

Businesses and Organizations

Silver Springs supports two commercial centres, one at the western end of the primary thoroughfare, Silver Springs Boulevard, and the other just north of the gully. The latter features a pub currently titled the "Silver Point", but better remembered by locals as "Suds 'n' Spuds".

A Calgary Police Station also forms part of the plaza. A police officer lost his life in a training accident at the station in the early 2000s.

ee also

*List of neighbourhoods in Calgary

References

External links

* [http://www.calgarycommunities.com/communities/silversprings.php Silver Springs Community Association]

Canadian City Geographic Location (8-way)
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