Hamptons, Calgary
{{other uses|Hamptons (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Hamptons
| other_name =
| settlement_type = Neighbourhood
| image_skyline =
| image_caption =
| pushpin_map = Canada Calgary
| pushpin_mapsize = 225
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Hamptons 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 = NW
| subdivision_type4 = Ward
| subdivision_name4 = 2
| 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|2}}
| established_title = Established
| established_title2 = Annexed
| established_date2 = 1976
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 2.5
| population_as_of = 2006
| population_total = 8175
| population_density_km2 =
| population_blank1_title = Average Income
| population_blank1 = $109463
| timezone =
| utc_offset =
| coordinates = {{coord|51|08|38|N|114|08|56|W|region:CA-AB|display=inline,title}}
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 1245
| postal_code_type =
| postal_code =
| area_code =
| website = [http://www.calgaryarea.com/nw/hamptons/hamptons.htm Hamptons Community Association]
| footnotes =
}}
Hamptons is a residential neighbourhood in the northwest quadrant of Calgary, Alberta. It is located close to the northern edge of the city, and is bounded to the north by Stoney Trail, to the east by Shaganappi Trail, to the south by Country Hills Boulevard, and to the west by Sarcee Trail.
The land was annexed in two stages, the southern area in 1976 and the northern one in 1989. The Hamptons was established as a neighbourhood in 1990. It is represented in the Calgary City Council by the Ward 2 councillor.
The community is home to an Olympic size hockey rink and an annual Stampede breakfast.
Demographics
In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, Hamptons had a population of {{nts|7905}} living in {{nts|2471}} dwellings, a 0.8% increase from its 2011 population of {{nts|7843}}.{{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|3.5|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|7905|3.5|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 neighbourhood had a median household income of $125,042 in 2005, and 5.6% of its residents were within low income households. Also as of 2005, 44.9% of the residents were immigrants while, in 2006, 84.6% of occupied private dwellings were single detached homes, and only 2.3% of all occupied private dwellings were rented.{{cite web | url=http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/hamptons.pdf | archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20080411024943/http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/hamptons.pdf | url-status=dead | archive-date=April 11, 2008 | title=Community Social Statistics: Hamptons | publisher=City of Calgary | year=2012 | access-date=June 14, 2013 }}
Education
The community is served by the Hamptons School (K-4). Students then move on to Captain John Palliser Elementary For Grades 5–6. Then Move onto Tom Baines School (7-9) For Junior High. For High School Students go to Sir Winston Churchill High School (10-12).
Homeowners association
The Hamptons Homeowners Association maintains a community website with access to information on events, recreation, and other information; as well as an archive of the "Your Hamptons" newsletter in PDF format.{{Cite web |url=http://www.hamptonscalgary.ca/site/?page_id=118 |title=Newsletter » Hamptons Calgary |access-date=2011-06-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120326020126/http://www.hamptonscalgary.ca/site/?page_id=118 |archive-date=2012-03-26 |url-status=dead }}
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.calgarycommunities.com/communities/hamptons.php Hamptons Community Association] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071006193019/http://www.calgarycommunities.com/communities/hamptons.php |date=2007-10-06 }}
- [http://www.hamptonscalgary.ca Hamptons Homeowners Association]
{{Geographic location
| Northwest =
| North = Sherwood
| Northeast = Kincora
| West = Citadel
| Centre = Hamptons
| East = Hidden Valley
| Southwest = Hawkwood
| South = Edgemont
| Southeast = Macewan Glen
}}
{{Calgary neighbourhoods}}