Forest Lawn, Calgary
{{Other uses|Forest Lawn (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Forest Lawn
| other_name =
| settlement_type = Neighbourhood
| image_skyline =
| image_caption =
| pushpin_map = Calgary
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Forest Lawn in Calgary
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Canada
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = Alberta
| subdivision_type2 = City
| subdivision_name2 = Calgary
| subdivision_type3 = Quadrant
| subdivision_name3 = SE
| subdivision_type4 = Ward
| subdivision_name4 = 9
|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|10}}
| established_date = 1910 (approximately)
| established_title2 = Incorporated (village)
Amalgamated (Albert Park)
Incorporated (town)
| established_date2 = July 4, 1934
August 1, 1935
1952
| established_title3 = Annexed (by Calgary)
| established_date3 = December 30, 1961
| area_magnitude =
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 =
| population_as_of = 2006
| population_total = 7857
| population_density_km2 =
| population_blank1_title = Average Income
| population_blank1 = $40396
| timezone =
| utc_offset =
| coordinates = {{coord|51|02|28|N|113|58|12|W|region:CA-AB|display=inline,title}}
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 1060
| postal_code_type = Postal code span
| postal_code = T2A-T2B
| area_code =
| website = [http://www.myforestlawn.ca Forest Lawn Community Association]
| footnotes =
}}
Forest Lawn is a neighbourhood and former town in the southeast quadrant of the city of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The neighbourhood is bound by 26 Avenue SE to the south, 36 Street SE to the west, 8 Avenue SE to the north and portions of 52 Street SE and 48 Street SE to the east. The former town comprises the entire current Forest Lawn neighbourhood as well as portions of Southview and Albert Park/Radisson Heights to the west, and portions of Penbrooke Meadows and Forest Lawn Industrial to the east. Both the neighbourhood and the former town are bisected by the multicultural 17 Avenue SE. Forest Lawn has an area redevelopment plan in place{{Cite web| url=http://www.calgary.ca/DocGallery/BU/planning/pdf/forest_lawn_arp/forest_lawn_arp_one.pdf| archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20080411025229/http://www.calgary.ca/DocGallery/BU/planning/pdf/forest_lawn_arp/forest_lawn_arp_one.pdf| url-status=dead| archive-date=2008-04-11| title=Forest Lawn Area Redevelopment Plan| author=City of Calgary Planning| year=2005| access-date=2007-05-11}} and is part of the International Avenue Business Revitalization Zone.
The community is represented in the Calgary City Council by the Ward 9 councillor. On a federal level, Forest Lawn falls in the electoral district of Calgary Forest Lawn and is currently represented in the House of Commons by MP Jasraj Hallan.
Forest Lawn is not to be confused with the community of Forest Heights to the north. Google maps displays the two communities as a part of one larger community, but both are distinct identities from each other.
{{stack|File:Forest Lawn 1960 boundaries.png}}
History
The area was first settled in the early 1900s. Originally part of the Municipal District of Shepard No. 220, Forest Lawn and nearby Albert Park incorporated as villages on July 4, 1934.{{cite book | title=Census of the Prairie Provinces, 1946 | volume=I: Population | year=1949 | publisher=Dominion Bureau of Statistics | location=Ottawa | page=420 | chapter=Table 6a: Population by census divisions and subdivisions showing reorganization of rural areas, 1931-1946}} Forest Lawn and Albert Park amalgamated just over a year later on August 1, 1935, under the name of the Village of Forest Lawn. On December 29, 1952, Forest Lawn was incorporated as a town{{cite news |id={{ProQuest|2253052574}} |title=Calgary Herald Archives |newspaper=Calgary Herald |date=3 March 1953 |page=2 }}{{title?}} and pursued city status in 1958 although the application was never carried through. The town was subsequently annexed by the City of Calgary on December 30, 1961, along with parts of the municipal districts of Rocky View No. 44 and Foothills No. 31.{{cite book | title=1971 Census of Canada | volume=I: Population, Census Subdivisions (Historical) | year=1973 | publisher=Statistics Canada | location=Ottawa | page=2.147 | chapter=Footnotes: Alberta (Division No. 6)}}
| class="wikitable"
!Year !Population |
| 2014
|8037 |
| 2015
|8179 |
| 2016
|7711 |
| 2017
|7772 |
| 2018
|7895 |
| 2019
|7814 |
| 2021
|7230 |
Demographics
In the City of Calgary's 2021 municipal census, Forest Lawn had a population of {{nts|7230}} living in {{nts|2995}} dwellings.{{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|2.3|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|7230|2.3|km2|sqmi}} in 2021.{{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 $58,000 in 2021, and there were 18% low income residents living in Forest Lawn.{{Cite web|url=http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/ward_10_profile.pdf |title=Ward 10 Profile |author=City of Calgary |year=2004 }}{{dead link|date=January 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, {{Cite web|url=http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/ward_9_profile.pdf |title=Ward 9 Profile |access-date=2007-05-11 }}{{dead link|date=January 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} As of 2021, 31% of the residents were immigrants. A proportion of 29.4% of the buildings were condominiums or apartments, and 68% of the housing was used for renting.{{Cite web| url= http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/forest_lawn.pdf| archive-url= https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20080411025240/http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/forest_lawn.pdf| url-status= dead| archive-date= 2008-04-11| title= Forest Lawn Community Statistics| author= City of Calgary| year= 2006| access-date= 2007-05-11}}{{Cite web |last=Strategies |first=Community |title=Forest Lawn profile |url=https://www.calgary.ca/communities/profiles/forest-lawn.html |access-date=2024-10-09 |website=www.calgary.ca |language=en}}
Crime
Forest Lawn is infamous in local Calgary culture as being a "bad area" of the city; and while the crime rate in Forest Lawn is below average, it is far from being one of the worst communities for crime in Calgary.
= Crime Rate by Year =
| class="wikitable"
!Year !Crime Rate |
| 2018
|7.1 /100 |
| 2019
|7.3 /100 |
| 2020
|5.8 /100 |
| 2021
|7.1 /100 |
| 2022
|8.1 /100 |
| 2023
|5.9 /100 |
Education
The community is served by Forest Lawn Senior High, Jack James Senior High, Ian Bazalgette Junior High, Ernest Morrow Junior High, Patrick Airlie Elementary, and Valley View Elementary public schools, as well as Holy Trinity Elementary, Father Lacombe Senior High, and Holy Cross Elementary/Junior High (Catholic).
== Forest Lawn Industrial ==
The neighbourhood of Forest Lawn Industrial is established south of International Avenue, and east of 48 St SE, between Elliston Park and 48 St SE.
In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, Forest Lawn Industrial had a population of {{nts|130}} living in {{nts|63}} dwellings, an 8.3% increase from its 2011 population of {{nts|120}}. With a land area of {{convert|1.5|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|130|1.5|km2|sqmi}} in 2012.
In 2006 it had a median household income of $27,945 in 2000.
Recreational
This area is served by two recreational pools. The Bob Bahan Aquatic and Fitness Centre, opened October 1974 and named after a community member of outstanding record, offers a number of registered and drop-in fitness classes, programs and lessons, both in the pool and on dry land.{{Cite web|url=http://www.calgary.ca/CSPS/Recreation/Pages/Pools/Bob-Bahan.aspx|title = Bob Bahan Aquatic & Fitness Centre}} The Forest Lawn Outdoor Pool is operated by Benchmark Projects Ltd.{{cite web |title=Aquatic Facilities |url=https://benchmarkprojects.com/facility-experience/aquatic-facilities |publisher=Benchmark Projects Ltd |access-date=28 September 2023}}
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.myforestlawn.ca Forest Lawn Community Association]
- [http://www.internationalavenue.ca/ International Avenue BRZ]
- [http://www.calgary.ca/CSPS/Recreation/Pages/Pools/Bob-Bahan.aspx Bob Bahan Aquatic & Fitness Centre]
- {{Cite web|url=http://www.calgarypolice.ca/crimestats/99G0-F.html#FOREST_LAWN |title=Forest Lawn Crime statistics |author=Calgary Police |access-date=2007-05-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928043408/http://www.calgarypolice.ca/crimestats/99G0-F.html#FOREST_LAWN |archive-date=2007-09-28 |url-status=dead }}
{{Geographic location
| Northwest = Marlborough
| North = Forest Heights
| Northeast = Marlborough Park
| West = Albert Park-Radisson Heights
| Centre = Forest Lawn
| East = Penbrooke Meadows
| Southwest = Southview
| South = Dover
| Southeast = Forest Lawn Industrial
}}
{{Calgary neighbourhoods}}