Elboya, Calgary

Neighbourhood in Calgary, Alberta, Canada

51°00′35″N 114°04′35″W / 51.00972°N 114.07639°W / 51.00972; -114.07639Country

CanadaProvince

AlbertaCity

CalgaryQuadrantSWWard11Established1947Annexed1910Government

^[1]

• MayorJyoti Gondek • Administrative bodyCalgary City Council • CouncillorKourtney BranaganArea

• Total1.0 km² (0.4 sq mi)Elevation

1,075 m (3,527 ft)Population

(2006)^[2]

• Total1,683 • Average Income

$62,374WebsiteElboya Community Association

Elboya is a residential neighbourhood in the southwest quadrant of Calgary, Alberta. It is bounded by the Elbow River to the north, 4th Street SW / 45 Avenue SW / Macleod Trail to the east, 50 Avenue S to the south and Elbow Drive to the west. Stanley Park borders the community to the northeast.

It was annexed to the City of Calgary in 1910, and was established as a neighbourhood in 1947, when most of the development occurred. It is represented in the Calgary City Council by the Ward 11 councillor.^[1]

Demographics

In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, Elboya had a population of 1,712 living in 783 dwellings, a -2% change from its 2011 population of 1,747.^[3] With a land area of 0.7 km² (0.27 sq mi), it had a population density of 2,450/km² (6,300/sq mi) in 2012.^[4]^[3]

Residents in this community had a median household income of $62,374 in 2000, and there were 16% low income residents living in the neighbourhood.^[5] As of 2000, 17.1% of the residents were immigrants. A proportion of 37.4% of the buildings were condominiums or apartments, and 39.2% of the housing was used for renting.^[2]

Education

The community is served by the Elboya Bilingual Elementary & Junior High public school and St. Anthony (Catholic school).

References

^ ^a ^b "Calgary Elections". City of Calgary. 2017. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
^ ^a ^b City of Calgary (2006). "Elboya Community Statistics" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-04-11. Retrieved 2007-05-10.
^ ^a ^b "2012 Civic Census Results" (PDF). City of Calgary. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 1, 2020. Retrieved February 4, 2013.
^ "Community Boundaries". City of Calgary. Archived from the original (Esri shapefile) on October 23, 2013. Retrieved February 5, 2013.
^ City of Calgary (2004). "Ward 11 Profile" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-08-09. Retrieved 2007-05-10.