Parkhill, Calgary

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Parkhill is a residential neighbourhood in the southwest quadrant of Calgary, Alberta. It is bounded by Mission Road to the north, Macleod Trail to the east, Crescent Boulevard to the south and the Elbow River to the west. The Roxboro Park borders the community to the north and Stanley Park is established in the Elbow River valley. This is one of Calgary's oldest neighbourhoods, being established in 1910. It is represented in the Calgary City Council by the Ward 9 councillor. The community has an area redevelopment plan in place. The community used to be officially titled Parkhill/Stanley Park, but at an unknown time in the 2010s it was renamed to just Parkhill.

Demographics

In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, Parkhill had a population of living in dwellings, a -1.9% increase 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 $60,937 in 2000, and there were 13.6% low income residents living in the neighbourhood. As of 2000, 14.7% of the residents were immigrants. A proportion of 32.8% of the buildings were condominiums or apartments, and 43.1% of the housing was used for renting.

Crime

Parkhill sits along MacLeod Trail, in which some of the worst communities for crime in Calgary sit along. Other communities such as Manchester, Meadowlark Park, Downtown East Village, Victoria Park, and Southwood.

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