Elboya is a residential neighbourhood in the southwest quadrant of Calgary, Alberta. It is bounded by the Elbow River to the north, 4th Street SW / 45 Avenue SW / Macleod Trail to the east, 50 Avenue S to the south and Elbow Drive to the west. Stanley Park borders the community to the northeast. It was annexed to the City of Calgary in 1910, and was established as a neighbourhood in 1947, when most of the development occurred. It is represented in the Calgary City Council by the Ward 11 councillor.

Demographics

In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, Elboya had a population of living in dwellings, a -2% change from its 2011 population of. With a land area of 0.7 km2, it had a population density of in 2012. Residents in this community had a median household income of $62,374 in 2000, and there were 16% low income residents living in the neighbourhood. As of 2000, 17.1% of the residents were immigrants. A proportion of 37.4% of the buildings were condominiums or apartments, and 39.2% of the housing was used for renting.

Crime

Elboya sits along MacLeod Trail, a corridor of the city where communities that sit along it have among some of the highest crime rate in the city.

Education

The community is served by the Elboya Bilingual Elementary & Junior High public school and St. Anthony (Catholic school).