Meadowlark Park | |
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Neighbourhood | |
Location of Meadowlark Park inCalgary | |
| Coordinates:50°59′52″N114°04′39″W / 50.99778°N 114.07750°W /50.99778; -114.07750 | |
| Country | |
| Province | |
| City | |
| Quadrant | SW |
| Ward | 11 |
| Established | 1955 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | |
| • Administrative body | Calgary City Council |
| • Councillor | |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.7 km2 (0.27 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,070 m (3,510 ft) |
| Population (2006)[2] | |
• Total | 625 |
| • Average Income | $65,169 |
| Website | Meadowlark Park Community Association |
Meadowlark Park is aresidential neighbourhood in the southwest quadrant ofCalgary,Alberta. It is located immediately west from theChinook Centre, east of Elbow Drive and north of theGlenmore Trail. It is named for theMeadowlark, a prominent songbird of western North America.
It is represented in theCalgary City Council by the Ward 11 councillor.
In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, Meadowlark Park had a population of623 living in277 dwellings, a 3% increase from its 2011 population of605.[3] With a land area of 0.6 km2 (0.23 sq mi), it had a population density of1,040/km2 (2,690/sq mi) in 2012.[4][3]
Residents in this community had amedian household income of$65,169 in 2000, and there were 13.8% low income residents living in the neighbourhood.[5] As of 2000, 23.5% of the residents wereimmigrants. All buildings weresingle-family detached homes, and 13.8% of the housing was used forrenting.[2]
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 632 |
| 2015 | 651 |
| 2016 | 659 |
| 2017 | 665 |
| 2018 | 645 |
| 2019 | 644 |
| 2021 | 610 |
Meadowlark Park is one of the worst communities for crime in the city of Calgary. Other communities along MacLeod Trail have high crime such as Manchester,Kingsland,Downtown East Village,Victoria Park,Parkhill,Southwood, Pine Creek, andWindsor Park.
| Year | Crime Rate (/100) |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 24.1 |
| 2019 | 35.7 |
| 2020 | 22.0 |
| 2021 | 18.9 |
| 2022 | 23.4 |
| 2023 | 23.1 |