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  West Springs Location of West Springs inCalgary | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates:51°03′35″N114°11′36″W / 51.05972°N 114.19333°W /51.05972; -114.19333 | ||||||||||||||
| Country |  Canada | |||||||||||||
| Province |  Alberta | |||||||||||||
| City |  Calgary | |||||||||||||
| Quadrant | SW | |||||||||||||
| Ward | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Established | 2001 | |||||||||||||
| Annexed | 1995 | |||||||||||||
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| • Administrative body | Calgary City Council | |||||||||||||
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| Elevation | 1,235 m (4,052 ft) | |||||||||||||
| Population (2019)[2] | ||||||||||||||
• Total | 10,758 | |||||||||||||
| • Average Income | $158,306 | |||||||||||||
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| Website | West Springs Community Association | |||||||||||||
West Springs is aresidential neighbourhood in the southwest quadrant ofCalgary,Alberta, Canada. It is located at the western edge of the city, and is bordered to the west by the acreages and estate homes ofSpringbank. To the east it is bounded by 69 Street W, to the south byBow Trail and to the north byOld Banff Coach Road, the community ofCougar Ridge and theCanada Olympic Park.
The land, previously part of the East Springbank area of theMunicipal District of Rocky View, was annexed to the City of Calgary in 1995 and West Springs was established in 2001. It is represented in theCalgary City Council by Ward 6 the councillor.[1] The western extension of the neighbourhood, west of 85th Street, reaching into theaspen parkland, is calledWentworth.
In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, West Springs had a population of8,228 living in2,795 dwellings, a 4.8% increase from its 2011 population of7,849.[3] With a land area of 4.1 km2 (1.6 sq mi), it had a population density of2,007/km2 (5,200/sq mi) in 2012.[3][4]
Residents in this community had amedian household income of$88,328 in 2000, and there were 9.8% low income residents living in the neighbourhood.[5] As of 2000, 28.2% of the residents wereimmigrants. All buildings weresingle-family detached homes, and only 5.9% of the housing was used forrenting.[2]
The Calgary Board of Education opened the West Springs Elementary School in September 2010, serving Kindergarten to Grade 4 students residing in West Springs. In January 2017, West Ridge School opened for Grade 5 through Grade 9, serving the communities of West Springs and Cougar Ridge.
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