Silverado, Calgary
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Silverado
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| settlement_type = Neighbourhood
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Silverado 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 = 13
| 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|13}}
| established_title = Established
| established_date = 2005
| established_title2 = Annexed
| established_date2 = 1984
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| population_as_of = 2008
| population_total = 1308
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| timezone = MST
| utc_offset = 9
| coordinates = {{coord|50.88591|-114.07077|region:CA-AB|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 1065
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| website = [http://www.silveradoca.ca/ Silverado community homepage]
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Silverado is a residential neighbourhood in the southwest quadrant of Calgary, Alberta. It is located near the southern edge of the city, south of Stoney Trail, east of the equestrian sports facility Spruce Meadows, West of Sheriff King Street and North of 194 Avenue S.W.
Silverado is represented in the Calgary City Council by the Ward 13 councillor.
Development controversy
Prior to the commencement of development of Silverado, the owners of nearby Spruce Meadows pushed for a wetlands development to be established between the residential area and the show-jumping facility. Calgary City Council approved the wetlands proposal in 2004, along with a request that one of the major roads leading into Spruce Meadows not be upgraded to a residential collector street, although Spruce Meadows was unsuccessful in getting the city to increase the setback between Silverado and the facility.Jan Mansfield, "Spruce Meadows wins wetlands protection", Business Edge, Feb. 19, 2004. (archived [http://www.businessedge.ca/article.cfm/newsID/5236.cfm here], accessed 2008-01-09
Construction of homes in the community began in 2005.
Demographics
In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, Silverado had a population of {{nts|5136}} living in {{nts|1898}} dwellings, an 18.4% increase from its 2011 population of {{nts|4337}}.{{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|5.1|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|5136|5.1|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}}
LRT network expansion
Two new LRT stations at Silverado at 210 Avenue are planned for a future extension of the Red Line (Calgary) however the City of Calgary has not established any timelines or funding for this expansion. {{cite web |title=LRT |url=https://www.calgarytransit.com/content/transit/en/home/plans---projects/lrt.html |website=Transit Projects |publisher=City of Calgary |access-date=29 September 2023}}
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.calgaryarea.com/sw/silverado/silverado.htm Silverado Community Home Page]
- [https://www.joesamson.com/silverado.php Silverado Real Estate Statistics and Housing Information]
{{Adjacent communities
| Northwest = Bridlewood
| North = Somerset
{{small|Highway 22X}}
| Northeast = Sundance
| West = Spruce Meadows
| Centre = Silverado
| East = Chaparral
| Southwest = Municipal District of Foothills No. 31
| South = Municipal District of Foothills No. 31
| Southeast = Walden
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{{Calgary neighbourhoods}}