Elboya is a residential neighbourhood in the southwest quadrant of Calgary, Alberta. It is bounded by the Elbow River to the north, 4th Street SW / 45 Avenue SW / Macleod Trail to the east, 50 Avenue S to the south and Elbow Drive to the west. Stanley Park borders the community to the northeast.
It was annexed to the City of Calgary in 1910, and was established as a neighbourhood in 1947, when most of the development occurred. It is represented in the Calgary City Council by the Ward 11 councillor.[1]
Demographics
In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, Elboya had a population of 1,712 living in 783 dwellings, a -2% change from its 2011 population of 1,747.[3] With a land area of 0.7 km2 (0.27 sq mi), it had a population density of 2,450/km2 (6,300/sq mi) in 2012.[4][3]
Residents in this community had a median household income of $62,374 in 2000, and there were 16% low income residents living in the neighbourhood.[5] As of 2000, 17.1% of the residents were immigrants. A proportion of 37.4% of the buildings were condominiums or apartments, and 39.2% of the housing was used for renting.[2]
Crime
Elboya sits along MacLeod Trail, a corridor of the city where communities that sit along it have among some of the highest crime rate in the city.
