Shawnessy | |
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Neighbourhood | |
Location of Shawnessy inCalgary | |
| Coordinates:50°54′30″N114°04′47″W / 50.90833°N 114.07972°W /50.90833; -114.07972 | |
| Country | |
| Province | |
| City | |
| Quadrant | SW |
| Ward | 13 |
| Established | 1981 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | |
| • Administrative body | Calgary City Council |
| • Councillor | |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.7 km2 (1.0 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,060 m (3,480 ft) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 9,315 |
| • Density | 3,400/km2 (8,900/sq mi) |
| Area code | 403 |
| Website | Shawnessy Community Association |
Shawnessy is asuburbanresidential neighbourhood in the southwest quadrant ofCalgary,Alberta. It is bounded by Shawnessy Boulevard to the north, Macleod Trail to the east, 162 Avenue S to the south and James McKevitt Road to the west.
Shawnessy was established in 1981.[3] It is represented in theCalgary City Council by the Ward 13 councillor.[1]
It is served by theShawnessy station of theC-TrainLRT system.Shawnessy Town Centre is a regional shopping area located east of the community.
In the City of Calgary's 2021 municipal census, Shawnessy had a population of 9,055 living in 3,255 dwellings[2] With a land area of 3.7 km2 (1.4 sq mi), it had a population density of2,450/km2 (6,340/sq mi) in 2021.[2][4]
Residents in this community had amedian household income of$105,000 in 2021, and 8% of Shawnessy residents were low-income.[5] As of 2021, 42% of the residents wereimmigrants. A proportion of 6.1% of the buildings werecondominiums orapartments, and 18% of the housing was used forrenting.[6] 18% of residents in Shawnessy spent 30%+ of their income on housing, compared to the Calgary average of 23%.[7]
In the May 2023-May 2024 data period,Shawnessy had a crime rate of 3.296/100, an increase from the previous data period.[8][9]
This puts it at this comparison to other Calgary communities:Saddle Ridge (1.358/100),Whitehorn (1.741/100),Rundle (2.342/100),Brentwood (2.348/100),Acadia (2.542/100),Bowness (2.934/100), Shawnessy (3.296/100),Inglewood (3.438/100),Sunnyside (3.650/100),Marlborough (4.703/100),Southwood (5.147/100),Sunalta (5.307/100),Montgomery (5.483/100),Forest Lawn (6.528/100),Rosscarrock (7.049/100),Downtown Commercial Core (12.705/100),Downtown East Village (15.605/100), Manchester (43.368/100).
| Year | Crime Rate (/100 pop.) |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 2.4 |
| 2019 | 2.5 |
| 2020 | 2.1 |
| 2021 | 2.0 |
| 2022 | 2.5 |
| 2023 | 2.4 |
Thecommunity is served byFather Doucet Elementary School (Calgary Catholic School Board) andJanet Johnstone Elementarypublic school (Calgary Board of Education). Amiddle school namedSamuel W. Shaw School (Calgary Board of Education) also serves the community.