Official Name: | Wildwood |
Settlement Type: | Neighbourhood |
Pushpin Map: | Canada Calgary |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 225 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Wildwood in Calgary |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Type2: | City |
Subdivision Type3: | Quarant |
Subdivision Name3: | SW |
Subdivision Type4: | Ward |
Subdivision Name4: | 6 |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Title1: | Administrative body |
Leader Name1: | Calgary City Council |
Leader Title2: | Councillor |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | 1956 |
Area Total Km2: | 1.9 |
Population As Of: | 2019 |
Population Total: | 2709 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Average Income |
Population Blank1: | $74415 |
Coordinates: | 51.0519°N -114.1508°W |
Elevation M: | 1140 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | T3C |
Website: | Wildwood Community Association |
Wildwood is an established neighbourhood in the Southwest quadrant of Calgary, Alberta. It was first settled in 1883[1] and developed in the 1950s on a plateau to the south to the Bow River valley, and is primarily composed of single-detached bungalows on wide lots with rear laneways.
Wildwood is bounded on the north by Edworthy Park, a significant natural area park in Calgary, and the Bow River. It borders the neighbourhood of Spruce Cliff on the east side at 38th Avenue SW, and is limited on the south side by Bow Trail, a six-lane expressway.
It is represented in the Calgary City Council by the Ward 6 councillor.
Between 2006 and 2009, Bow Trail was widened to accommodate more suburban traffic.[2]
As of 2019 Calgary Civic Census, Wildwood had a population had a population of living in dwellings, a 4.3% increase from its 2012 population of .[3]
As of 2016 Census of Canada, residents in this community had a median household income of $137,371 (before taxes) in 2016, and there were 4% low income residents living in the neighbourhood. 14% of the residents were immigrants. 94% of the buildings were single-detached houses, 5% semi-detached or duplex and 1% condominiums or apartments. 9% of the housing was used for renting.[4]
The community is served by Wildwood Elementary public school.