Official Name: | Kingsland |
Settlement Type: | Neighbourhood |
Pushpin Map: | Canada Calgary |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 225 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Kingsland in Calgary |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Type2: | City |
Subdivision Type3: | Quadrant |
Subdivision Name3: | SW |
Subdivision Type4: | Ward |
Subdivision Name4: | 11 |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Title1: | Administrative body |
Leader Name1: | Calgary City Council |
Leader Title2: | Councillor |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | 1957 |
Established Title2: | Annexed |
Established Date2: | 1956 |
Area Total Km2: | 1.4 |
Population As Of: | 2006 |
Population Total: | 4495 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Average Income |
Population Blank1: | $43647 |
Coordinates: | 50.99°N -114.0783°W |
Elevation M: | 1060 |
Website: | Kingsland Community Association |
Kingsland is a residential neighbourhood in the southwest quadrant of Calgary, Alberta. It is bounded to the north by Glenmore Trail, to the east by Macleod Trail, to the south by Heritage Drive and to the west by Elbow Drive.
The area was annexed to the City of Calgary in 1956 and Kingsland was established in 1957. It is represented in the Calgary City Council by the Ward 11 councillor.
In the City of Calgary's 2021 municipal census, Kingsland had a population of living in 2,375 dwellings.[1] With a land area of 1.3km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[2] [1]
Residents in this community had a median household income of $68,000 in 2021, and there were 15% low income residents living in Kingsland.[3] As of 2021, 33% of the residents were immigrants. A proportion of 54.1% of the buildings were condominiums or apartments, and 68% of the housing was used for renting. 31% of residents in Kingsland spent 30%+ income on housing, compared to the Calgary average of 23%.[4]
In the May 2023-May 2024 data period, Kingsland had a crime rate of 4.796/100, an increase from the previous data period.[5] [6]
This puts it at this comparison to other Calgary communities: Saddle Ridge (1.358/100), Whitehorn (1.741/100), Rundle (2.342/100), Brentwood (2.348/100), Acadia (2.542/100), Bowness (2.934/100), Shawnessy (3.296/100), Inglewood (3.438/100), Kingsland (3.592/100), Sunnyside (3.650/100), Marlborough (4.703/100), Southwood (5.147/100), Sunalta (5.307/100), Montgomery (5.483/100), Forest Lawn (6.528/100), Rosscarrock (7.049/100), Downtown Commercial Core (12.705/100), Downtown East Village (15.605/100), Manchester (43.368/100).
2018 | 4.3 | |
2019 | 6.9 | |
2020 | 4.4 | |
2021 | 3.6 | |
2022 | 4.1 | |
2023 | 3.2 |
The community is served by St. Augustine Elementary & Junior High (Catholic).