Point Mckay, Calgary
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Point Mckay
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| settlement_type = Neighbourhood
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Point Mckay 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 = 7
| 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|7}}
| established_title = Established
| established_date = 1911
| established_title2 = Annexed
| established_date2 = 1963
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| area_total_km2 = 0.3
| population_as_of = 2006
| population_total = 1344
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| population_blank1_title = Average Income
| population_blank1 = $63731
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| coordinates = {{coord|51|03|35|N|114|08|40|W|region:CA-AB|display=inline,title}}
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 1060
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| website = [https://www.mcapeople.com/ Point Mckay Community Association]
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Point Mckay is a residential neighbourhood in the northwest quadrant of Calgary, Alberta. It is bounded to the north by Bowness Road and to the south by the Bow River. Edworthy Park is located across the river, and is connected by a bridge to Point Mckay.
It was part of the town of Montgomery before it was annexed to the City of Calgary in 1963.{{Cite web| author= Federation of Calgary Communities | url= http://www.calgaryarea.com/nw/montgomery/montgomery.htm |title= Montgomery Community| access-date= 2007-05-17}} It is represented in the Calgary City Council by the Ward 7 councillor.
The Provincial electoral division is Calgary-Varsity
Demographics
In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, Point Mckay had a population of {{nts|1318}} living in {{nts|846}} dwellings, a 0% increase from its 2011 population of {{nts|1318}}.{{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}} With a land area of {{convert|0.4|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|1318|0.4|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}}
Residents in this community had a median household income of $63,731 in 2000, and there were 9.5% low income residents living in the neighbourhood.{{Cite web| url=http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/ward_7_profile.pdf| title=Ward 7 Profile| author=City of Calgary| year=2004| access-date=2007-05-21| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20070809131536/http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/ward_7_profile.pdf| archive-date=2007-08-09}} As of 2000, 15.2% of the residents were immigrants. A proportion of 37.4% of the buildings were condominiums or apartments, and 25.8% of the housing was used for renting.{{Cite web| url= http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/point_mckay.pdf| title= Point Mckay Community Statistics| author= City of Calgary | year= 2006 | access-date= 2007-05-21}}
Education
The community is served by University Elementary and Queen Elizabeth High School public school.
See also
References
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External links
- [https://calgarycommunities.com/communities/montgomery-community-association/ Montgomery Community Association]
{{Geographic location
| Northwest = Montgomery
| North = Parkdale
| Northeast = Parkdale
| West = {{small|Bow River}}
| Centre = Point Mckay
| East = Parkdale
| Southwest = Wildwood
| South = Wildwood
| Southeast = Spruce Cliff
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{{Calgary neighbourhoods}}
Category:Neighbourhoods in Calgary
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