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  Queensland Location of Queensland inCalgary | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates:50°56′17″N114°01′22″W / 50.93806°N 114.02278°W /50.93806; -114.02278 | ||||||||||||||
| Country |  Canada | |||||||||||||
| Province |  Alberta | |||||||||||||
| City |  Calgary | |||||||||||||
| Quadrant | SE | |||||||||||||
| Ward | 14 | |||||||||||||
| Established | 1973 | |||||||||||||
| Annexed | 1961 | |||||||||||||
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| • Administrative body | Calgary City Council | |||||||||||||
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| Area | ||||||||||||||
• Total | 1.8 km2 (0.69 sq mi) | |||||||||||||
| Elevation | 1,030 m (3,380 ft) | |||||||||||||
| Population (2006)[2] | ||||||||||||||
• Total | 5,180 | |||||||||||||
| • Average Income | $60,175 | |||||||||||||
| Website | Queensland/Diamond Cove Community Association | |||||||||||||
Queensland is aresidential neighbourhood in the southeast quadrant ofCalgary,Alberta. It is bounded to the north by the community ofDiamond Cove, to the east by theBow River andFish Creek Provincial Park, to the south by Canyon Meadows Drive, and to the west by Bow Bottom Trail.
It is represented in theCalgary City Council by the Ward 14 councillor.
The land that Queensland would be later developed on was annexed by thecity of Calgary in 1961, in which it initially developed in 1973. Most of the neighborhood was developed throughout 1973-1975, however a small section of land in the southeast corner of Queensland was not developed until the early 1980s.[3]
Queensland was originally namedQueensland Downs, but was renamed at an unknown date to just Queensland.[4]
In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, Queensland had a population of4,771 living in1,894 dwellings, a -2.2% increase from its 2011 population of4,877.[5] With a land area of 1.6 km2 (0.62 sq mi), it had a population density of2,980/km2 (7,720/sq mi) in 2012.[6][5]
Residents in this community had amedian household income of$60,175 in 2000, and there were 13.2% low income residents living in the neighbourhood.[7] As of 2000, 16.2% of the residents wereimmigrants. A proportion of 2.4% of the buildings werecondominiums orapartments, and 15.4% of the housing was used forrenting.[2]
| Year | Population |
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| 2014 | 4984 |
| 2015 | 4956 |
| 2016 | 4823 |
| 2017 | 4787 |
| 2018 | 4683 |
| 2019 | 4743 |
| 2021 | 4585 |
The community is served by Haultain Memorial Elementary andWilma Hansen Junior High Schoolpublic schools.
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