Downtown Calgary | |
|---|---|
Neighbourhood | |
 Downtown Calgary seen from the north | |
  Location of Downtown Commercial Core in Calgary | |
| Coordinates: 51°02′53″N 114°04′17″W / 51.04806°N 114.07139°W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Alberta |
| City |  Calgary |
| Quadrant | SW & SE |
| Wards | 7, 8 |
| Established | 1875 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jyoti Gondek |
| • Administrative body | Calgary City Council |
| • Councillors | Terry Wong Courtney Walcott |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.0 km2 (2.3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,045 m (3,428 ft) |
| Population (2016)[3] | |
| • Total | 38,663 |
| • Density | 6,400/km2 (17,000/sq mi) |
| • Average Income | $30,126 |
| Website | Calgary Downtown |
Downtown Calgary is a dense urban district in central Calgary, Alberta. It contains the second largest concentration of head offices in Canada, despite only being the country's fourth largest city in terms of population.[4] The downtown is divided into several residential, commercial, corporate, and mixed-use neighbourhoods, including the Financial District (CBD), Eau Claire, Chinatown, East Village, Beltline, and the West End.[5]
Downtown Calgary is bordered by 14th Street W. on the west, the Bow River and Prince's Island Park on the north, the Elbow River on the east and the CPR mainline tracks on the south. The neighbourhoods of the Beltline and Mission to the immediate south are often considered part of downtown, due to the high concentrations of businesses, high population densities, and occurrence of retail and nightlife opportunities, but strictly speaking they are not technically part of downtown.
The population of Calgary's downtown has grown substantially in recent years, growing by several thousand between 2011 and 2016.[6] With the population of the five combined downtown neighbourhoods surpassing 18,000 as of 2016[update],[7] Downtown Calgary now has a significantly larger population than that of other Canadian cities of similar size, such as Ottawa and Edmonton.[8][9] While downtown Calgary continues to grow, the Beltline neighbourhood to the immediate south, with a population of 21,958 as of 2016[update], is taking up the majority of residential development in inner city Calgary.[10]
Calgary Transit's CTrain light rail system runs down 7th Avenue S. through the middle of downtown in an east–west direction, and the ride is free on this section. The future Green Line will run underground through downtown under 2nd Street, in a north–south direction.
- ^ "Calgary Elections". City of Calgary. 2017. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
- ^ "Defining Canada's Downtown Neighbourhoods: 2016 Boundaries" (PDF). www150.statcan.gc.ca. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
- ^ "Defining Canada's Downtown Neighbourhoods: 2016 Boundaries" (PDF). www150.statcan.gc.ca. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
- ^ "State of the West 2010: Western Canadian Demographic and Economic Trends" (PDF) (PDF). Canada West Foundation. 2010. pp. 65 & 102. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 14, 2011. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
- ^ Downtown Calgary Association (2005). "Downtown Districts". Archived from the original on October 6, 2007. Retrieved 2017-02-16.
- ^ Global News and Statistics Canada (2017). "Population Change 2011 - 2016". Retrieved 2017-02-16.
- ^ City of Calgary (2016). "Comparative Community Results" (PDF). Retrieved 2017-02-16.
- ^ (Census tract number 5050048.00) http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table.cfm?Lang=Eng&T=1601&SR=51&S=94&O=A&RPP=25&PR=0&CMA=505&CSD=0
- ^ "Neighbourhoods". City of Edmonton. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
- ^ SkyscraperPage (2017). "Development Map Calgary". Retrieved 2017-02-16.