West Springs, Calgary
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West Springs is a residential
Residential area
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neighbourhood in the south-west quadrant of Calgary
Calgary
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, Alberta
Alberta
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. It is located at the western edge of the city, and is bordered to the west by the acreages and estate homes of Springbank
Springbank, Alberta
Springbank is a rural community in southern Alberta in Rocky View County. It is located immediately west of the City of Calgary, east of Highway 22, south of the Bow River and north of the rural community of Elbow Valley...
. To the east it is bounded by 69 Street W, to the south by Bow Trail and to the north by Old Banff Coach Road
Alberta Highway 563
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, the community of Cougar Ridge and the Canada Olympic Park
Canada Olympic Park
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The land, previously part of the East Springbank area of the Municipal District of Rocky View, was annexed to the City of Calgary in 1995 and West Springs was established in 2001. It is represented in the Calgary City Council
Calgary City Council
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by Ward 6 Alderman
Alderman
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Richard Pootmans. The western extension of the neighbourhood, west of 85th Street, reaching into the aspen parkland
Aspen parkland
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, is called Wentworth
Wentworth, Calgary
Wentworth is a small estate style community in southwest Calgary, Alberta. The unique features of Wentworth are its architectural treatment, tree coverage and ample green space. The community was developed between 2002 and 2008 and is home to under 1000 people...
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Demographics
In 2006 the neighbourhood had a population of 5,309. Residents in this community had a median household incomeMedian household income
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of $
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88,328 in 2000, and there were 9.8% low income residents living in the neighborhood. As of 2000, 28.2% of the residents were immigrants. All buildings were single-family detached homes, and only 5.9% of the housing was used for renting
Renting
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