Strathcona Park, Calgary

{{Infobox settlement

| official_name = Strathcona Park

| other_name =

| settlement_type = Neighbourhood

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| pushpin_map = Canada Calgary

| pushpin_mapsize = 225

| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Strathcona Park 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 = 6

| 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|6}}

| established_title = Established

| established_date = 1980

| established_title2 = Annexed

| established_date2 = 1956

| area_magnitude =

| area_footnotes =

| area_total_km2 = 1.9

| population_as_of = 2006

| population_footnotes =

| population_total = 7270

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| population_blank1_title = Average Income

| population_blank1 = $105139

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| coordinates = {{coord|51|02|50|N|114|10|23|W|region:CA-AB|display=inline,title}}

| elevation_footnotes =

| elevation_m = 1185

| postal_code_type = Postal code

| postal_code = T3H

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| website = [http://www.scacalgary.ca SCA Community Association]

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Strathcona Park is a residential neighbourhood in the southwest quadrant of Calgary, Alberta. It is bounded by Bow Trail to the north, Sarcee Trail to the east, Strathcona Drive and the community of Christie Park to the south and Strathcona Park Blvd to the west. Strathcona Park lies in the center of the neighbourhood.

The land was annexed to the City of Calgary in 1956 from the Municipal District of Rocky View. Strathcona Park was established as a neighbourhood in 1980. It is represented in the Calgary City Council by the Ward 6 councillor.

Demographics

In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, Strathcona Park had a population of {{nts|7033}} living in {{nts|2436}} dwellings, a 0.1% decrease from its 2011 population of {{nts|7039}}.{{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|2.7|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|7033|2.7|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 $105,139 in 2000, and there were 9.8% low income residents living in the neighbourhood.{{Cite web| url=http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/ward_6_profile.pdf| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080411024357/http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/ward_6_profile.pdf| url-status=dead| archive-date=2008-04-11| title=Ward 6 Profile| author=City of Calgary| year=2004| access-date=2007-05-11}} As of 2000, 20.5% of the residents were immigrants. All buildings were single-family detached homes, and 7.9% of the housing was used for renting.{{Cite web| url= http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/strathcona_park.pdf| archive-url= https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20080411030253/http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/strathcona_park.pdf| url-status= dead| archive-date= 2008-04-11| title= Strathcona Park Community Statistics| author= City of Calgary| year= 2006| access-date= 2007-05-11}}