Bel-Aire, Calgary
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Bel-Aire
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| settlement_type = Neighbourhood
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| pushpin_map = Canada Calgary
| pushpin_mapsize = 225
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Bel-Aire in Calgary
| 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 = 11
| government_footnotes = {{Calgary City Council|ref}}
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = {{Calgary City Council|mayor}}
| leader_title1 = Administrative body
| leader_name1 = Calgary City Council
| leader_title2 = Councillor
| leader_name2 = {{Calgary City Council|11}}
| established_title = Established
| established_date = 1960
| established_title2 = Annexed
| established_date2 = 1954
| area_magnitude =
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| area_total_km2 = 0.3
| population_as_of = 2006
| population_total = 494
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| population_blank1_title = Average Income
| population_blank1 = $138124
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| coordinates = {{coord|50|59|58|N|114|05|17|W|region:CA-AB|display=inline,title}}
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 1090
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| website = [http://www.calgaryarea.com/sw/belairemayfair/belairemayfair.htm Bel-Aire Community Association]
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Bel-Aire is a residential neighbourhood in the southwest quadrant of Calgary, Alberta. It is located east of the Glenmore Reservoir and the Elbow River and west of the community of Meadowlark Park and Chinook Center and north of the neighbourhood of Mayfair. The Calgary Country Club golf course makes up its northern boundary.
Bel-Aire was annexed to the City of Calgary in 1954 and was established as a neighbourhood in 1960. It is represented in the Calgary City Council by the Ward 11 councillor.
Demographics
In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, Bel-Aire had a population of {{nts|424}} living in {{nts|159}} dwellings, a -5.6% increase from its 2011 population of {{nts|449}}.{{cite web | url=http://www.calgary.ca/CA/city-clerks/Documents/Election-and-information-services/Census2012/Final%202012%20Census%20Results%20book.pdf | title=2012 Civic Census Results | publisher=City of Calgary | year=2012 | access-date=February 4, 2013 | archive-date=June 1, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200601084040/https://www.calgary.ca/CA/city-clerks/Documents/Election-and-information-services/Census2012/Final%202012%20Census%20Results%20book.pdf | url-status=dead }} With a land area of {{convert|0.3|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|424|0.3|km2|sqmi}} in 2012.{{cite web | url=https://cityonline.calgary.ca/Pages/Product.aspx?category=PDCAdministrativeBoundaries&cat=CITYonlineDefault&id=PDC0-99999-99999-00005-P | title=Community Boundaries | publisher=City of Calgary | format=Esri shapefile | access-date=February 5, 2013 | archive-date=October 23, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023055637/https://cityonline.calgary.ca/Pages/Product.aspx?category=PDCAdministrativeBoundaries&cat=CITYonlineDefault&id=PDC0-99999-99999-00005-P | url-status=dead }}
Residents in this community had a median household income of $138,124 in 2000, and there were no low income residents living in the neighbourhood.{{Cite web| url=http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/ward_11_profile.pdf| title=Ward 11 Profile| author=City of Calgary| year=2004| access-date=2007-05-09| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070809132001/http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/ward_11_profile.pdf| archive-date=2007-08-09}} As of 2000, 13.5% of the residents were immigrants. All buildings were single-family detached homes, and none of the housing was used for renting.{{Cite web| url= http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/bel_aire.pdf| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070930222242/http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/bel_aire.pdf| url-status= dead| archive-date= 2007-09-30| title= Bel-Aire Community Statistics| author= City of Calgary| year= 2006| access-date= 2007-05-09}}
Education
The community is served by the Calgary Girl's Charter School. The Bel-Aire campus serves students in grades 4 and 5.
See also
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070128032439/http://www.calgarycommunities.com/communities/mayfair_belaire.php Myfair - Bel-Aire Community Association]
{{Geographic location
| Northwest = North Glenmore Park
| North = Windsor Park
| Northeast = Windsor Park
| West = Elbow River
| Centre = Bel-Aire
| East = Meadowlark Park
| Southwest = Glenmore Reservoir
| South = Mayfair
| Southeast = Kingsland
}}
{{Calgary neighbourhoods}}
Category:Neighbourhoods in Calgary
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