Renfrew, Calgary
| Renfrew | |
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| Neighbourhood | |
 Renfrew
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| Coordinates: 51°03′44″N 114°02′25″W / 51.06222°N 114.04028°WCoordinates: 51°03′44″N 114°02′25″W / 51.06222°N 114.04028°W | |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 Alberta
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| City |
 Calgary
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| Quadrant | NE |
| Ward | 9 |
| Established | 1950 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Naheed Nenshi |
| • Administrative body | Calgary City Council |
| • Councillor | Gian-Carlo Carra |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.5 km2 (0.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,070 m (3,510 ft) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 5,629 |
| • Average Income | $47,692 |
| Website | Renfrew Community Association |
Renfrew is a residential neighbourhood in the north-east quadrant of Calgary, Alberta. It is located south of the Trans-Canada Highway, and north of the inner city community of Bridgeland. To the east it is bordered by the Nose Hill Creek and the Deerfoot Trail and is separated from Crescent Heights to the west by Edmonton Trail.
It is represented in the Calgary City Council by the Ward 9 councillor.
The area consists mainly of residences with no major commercial or industrial facilities. There are some small businesses located along Edmonton Trail and 16th Avenue. There are no emergency health care facilities in the district, though several physicians' offices have been established, and the Alberta Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Commission does have a treatment facility established in the neighbourhood.
In 2014 Renfrew was listed as #22 on Avenue Magazine's "50 Best Neighbourhoods" list, a ranking of desirability of Calgary's neighbourhoods.
Ukrainian Pioneer Park is located on the 600 block of 7th Avenue, and there are two Ukrainian churches (one Catholic and one Orthodox) in close proximity, a testament to early settlers of Slavic origin who settled in the area. Other visible signs of this heritage include a monument to victims of genocide in Ukraine, erected by the banks of the Bow River in the adjacent community of Bridgeland.
The community itself was not developed until the 1940s. During the Second World War, the area was occupied by a Royal Canadian Air Force training base and airfield which also served as the Calgary airport. Once the airport was relocated from its original site (on the corner of present-day 6th Street and Regal Crescent), the area was developed for residential use.
In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, Renfrew had a population of 5,846 living in 3,231 dwellings, a 3.1% increase from its 2011 population of 5,669. With a land area of 2.7 km2 (1.0 sq mi), it had a population density of 2,170/km2 (5,610/sq mi) in 2012.
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