Temple, Calgary
{{other uses|Temple (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Temple
| other_name =
| settlement_type = Neighbourhood
| image_skyline =
| image_caption =
| pushpin_map = Canada Calgary
| pushpin_mapsize = 220
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Temple in Calgary
| coordinates = {{coord|51|05|20|N|113|56|49|W|region:CA-AB|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{CAN}}
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = {{AB}}
| subdivision_type2 = City
| subdivision_name2 = {{flag|Calgary}}
| subdivision_type3 = Quadrant
| subdivision_name3 = NE
| subdivision_type4 = Ward
| subdivision_name4 = 5
| established_title = Established
| established_date = 1977
| established_title2 = Annexed
| established_date2 = 1961
| 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|5}}
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 2.6
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 1090
| population_total = 10525
| population_as_of = 2021
| population_density_km2 =
| population_blank1_title = Average Income
| population_blank1 = $87000
| timezone =
| utc_offset =
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| website = [http://www.calgarycommunities.com/communities/temple.php Temple Community Association]
[http://www.templecalgary.ca Community Association website]
| footnotes =
}}
Temple is a neighbourhood in the northeast quadrant of Calgary, Alberta. It is bounded to the north by McKnight Boulevard, to the east by 68 Street E, to the south by 32 Avenue N and to the west by 52 Street E.
The land was annexed to the City of Calgary in 1961 and the neighbourhood (then named "The Properties") was established and development begun in 1977. "The Properties" were subsequently divided into Temple, Pineridge, Rundle and Whitehorn. It is represented in the Calgary City Council by the Ward 5 councillor.
Demographics
In the City of Calgary's 2021 municipal census, Temple had a population of {{nts|10525}} living in {{nts|3440}} 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}} With a land area of {{convert|2.6|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|10525|2.6|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}}{{Cite web |last=Strategies |first=Community |title=Temple Profile |url=https://www.calgary.ca/communities/profiles/temple.html |access-date=2024-11-12 |website=www.calgary.ca |language=en}}
Residents in this community had a median household income of $87,000 in 2021, and there were 11% low income residents living in the neighbourhood.{{Cite web| url=http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/ward_5_profile.pdf| title=Ward 5 Profile| author=City of Calgary| year=2004| access-date=2007-05-14| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20070809134256/http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/ward_5_profile.pdf| archive-date=2007-08-09}} As of 2021, 41% of the residents were immigrants, predominantly of East Indian origin. A proportion of 5.4% of the buildings were condominiums or apartments, and 22.6% of the housing was used for renting.{{Cite web| url= http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/temple.pdf| title= Temple Community Statistics| author= City of Calgary | year= 2006 | access-date= 2007-05-14}}
Crime
Temple has a reputation for high crime like other communities in Northeast Calgary, however this reputation is unfounded with it being on the safer side of Calgary communities.
| class="wikitable"
!Year !Crime Rate (/100) |
| 2018
|2.9 |
| 2019
|3.4 |
| 2020
|2.3 |
| 2021
|2.8 |
| 2022
|2.7 |
| 2023
|1.8 |
Education
The community is served by Annie Foote Elementary and Guy Weadick Elementary public schools, as well as by St. Thomas More Elementary and Father Scollen Elementary & Junior High (Catholic).
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.calgarycommunities.com/communities/temple.php Temple Community Association]
- [http://www.templecalgary.ca Temple Community Association website]
{{Geographic location
| Northwest = Calgary International Airport
Westwinds Industrial Area
| North = Falconridge
| Northeast = Coral Springs
| West = Whitehorn
| Centre = Temple
| East = Monterey Park
| Southwest = Rundle
| South = Pineridge
| Southeast =
}}
{{Calgary neighbourhoods}}