Vista Heights, Calgary

Neighbourhood in Calgary, Alberta, Canada

51°04′16″N 114°00′48″W / 51.07111°N 114.01333°W / 51.07111; -114.01333Country

CanadaProvince

AlbertaCity

CalgaryQuadrantNEWard5Established1962Government

^[1]

• MayorJyoti Gondek • Administrative bodyCalgary City Council • CouncillorRaj DhaliwalArea

• Total1.0 km² (0.4 sq mi)Elevation

1,090 m (3,580 ft)Population

(2006)^[2]

• Total2,190 • Average Income

$51,370WebsiteVista Heights Community Association

Vista Heights is a residential neighbourhood in the northeast quadrant of Calgary, Alberta. It is bounded to the south by the Trans-Canada Highway and to the west by Deerfoot Trail. To the north and east it borders the South Airways Industrial Area.

Vista Heights was established in 1962. It is represented in the Calgary City Council by the Ward 5 councillor.^[1]

Demographics

In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, Vista Heights had a population of 2,204 living in 844 dwellings, a -3.1% increase from its 2011 population of 2,274.^[3] With a land area of 1.1 km² (0.42 sq mi), it had a population density of 2,000/km² (5,190/sq mi) in 2012.^[4]^[3]

Residents in this community had a median household income of $51,370 in 2000, and there were 25.4% low income residents living in the neighbourhood.^[5] As of 2000, 18.6% of the residents were immigrants. Most buildings were single-family detached homes and row houses, and 47% of the housing was used for renting.^[2]

Education

The community is served by the Vista Heights Elementary public school.

References

^ ^a ^b "Calgary Elections". City of Calgary. 2017. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
^ ^a ^b City of Calgary (2006). "Vista Heights Community Statistics" (PDF). Retrieved 2007-05-11.
^ ^a ^b "2012 Civic Census Results" (PDF). City of Calgary. 2012. Retrieved February 4, 2013.
^ "Community Boundaries" (Esri shapefile). City of Calgary. Retrieved February 5, 2013.
^ City of Calgary (2004). "Ward 3 Profile" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-04-11. Retrieved 2007-05-11.