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Callingwood South, Edmonton

Callingwood South
Neighbourhood
Callingwood South is located in Edmonton
Callingwood South
Callingwood South
Location of Callingwood South in Edmonton
Coordinates: 53°30′00″N 113°37′23″W / 53.500°N 113.623°W / 53.500; -113.623
Country  Canada
Province  Alberta
City Edmonton
Quadrant NW
Ward 5
Sector West
Area West Jasper Place
Government
 • Administrative body Edmonton City Council
 • Councillor Karen Leibovici
Area
 • Total 0.77 km2 (0.30 sq mi)
Elevation 678 m (2,224 ft)
Population (2012)
 • Total 5,588
 • Density 7,257.1/km2 (18,796/sq mi)
 • Change (2009–12) Increase3.1%
 • Dwellings 3,047

Callingwood South, originally known as Callingwood Town Centre, is a neighbourhood in west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is bounded by the Ormsby Place neighbourhood across 178 Street to the west, the Callingwood North neighbourhood across 69 Avenue to the north, the Oleskiw neighbourhood across 170 Street to the east, and the Gariepy neighbourhood across Callingwood Road to the south.

In the City of Edmonton's 2012 municipal census, Callingwood South had a population of 5,588 living in 3,047 dwellings, a 3.1% change from its 2009 population of 5,418. With a land area of 0.77 km2 (0.30 sq mi), it had a population density of 7,257.1 people/km2 in 2012.

Three schools are located in Callingwood South. The Our Lady of the Prairies Catholic Elementary School is operated by Edmonton Catholic Schools, while the Talmud Torah Elementary Junior High School is a Jewish school operated by the Talmud Torah Society in partnership with Edmonton Public Schools. Talmud Torah provides "an integrated program of Judaic and Secular studies in a Hebrew Bilingual setting focused on excellence in learning and achievement." The third school is the Sylvan Learning Centre West.

The majority of housing units in Callingwood South are multi-family dwellings. In 2005, 1,207 or 55% of the dwelling units in Callingwood South were low-rise apartments (fewer than five storeys), 484 or 22% were high-rise apartments (five or more storeys), 384 or 17% were row houses, and 114 or 5% were duplexes. There were also 9 single-family dwellings and 1 manufactured home. Of the 2,199 total dwelling units, 1,610 or 73% were occupied by renters in 2005.


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