Mount Pleasant, Calgary

Neighbourhood in Calgary, Alberta, Canada

51°04′21″N 114°04′35″W / 51.07250°N 114.07639°W / 51.07250; -114.07639Country

CanadaProvince

AlbertaCity

CalgaryQuadrantNWWard7Established1912Annexed1910Government

^[1]

• MayorJyoti Gondek • Administrative bodyCalgary City Council • CouncillorTerry WongArea

• Total1.8 km² (0.7 sq mi)Elevation

1,090 m (3,580 ft)Population

(2006)^[2]

• Total4,803 • Average Income

$48,334WebsiteMount Pleasant Community Association

Mount Pleasant is a residential neighbourhood in the northwest quadrant of Calgary, Alberta. It is located immediately north from the Trans-Canada Highway and the community of Rosedale. To the north and west it is bounded by the Confederation Park.

It is represented in the Calgary City Council by the Ward 7 councillor.^[1]

Demographics

In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, Mount Pleasant had a population of 4,851 living in 2,654 dwellings, a 2.8% increase from its 2011 population of 4,718.^[3] With a land area of 1.9 km² (0.73 sq mi), it had a population density of 2,550/km² (6,610/sq mi) in 2012.^[4]^[3]

Residents in this community had a median household income of $48,334 in 2000, and there were 15.3% low income residents living in the neighbourhood.^[5] As of 2000, 14.4% of the residents were immigrants. A proportion of 24.7% of the buildings were condominiums or apartments, and 40.4% of the housing was used for renting.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "Calgary Elections". City of Calgary. 2017. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
^ ^a ^b City of Calgary (2006). "Mount Pleasant Community Statistics" (PDF). Retrieved 2007-05-09.
^ ^a ^b "2012 Civic Census Results" (PDF). City of Calgary. 2012. Retrieved February 4, 2013.
^ "Community Boundaries" (Esri shapefile). City of Calgary. Retrieved February 5, 2013.
^ City of Calgary (2004). "Ward 7 Profile" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-08-09. Retrieved 2007-05-09.