Inglewood, Calgary Information & Inglewood, Calgary Links at HealthHaven.com

Inglewood
Inglewood
	— Neighbourhood —
	Location of Inglewood in Calgary
	Coordinates: 51°02′34″N 114°02′22″W / 51.04278°N 114.03944°W
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
City	Calgary
Quarant	SE
Ward	9
Established	1875
Annexed	1911
	Government
- Administrative body	Calgary City Council
- Alderman	Joe Ceci
Elevation	1,040 m (3,412 ft)
	Population (2006)
- Total	3,286
- Average Income	$47,040
Website	Inglewood Community Association

For other uses, see Inglewood.

Inglewood is a neighbourhood in central Calgary, Alberta, Canada, centred on 9th Avenue SE for several blocks east of the Elbow River and downtown. It also contains the Business Revitalization Zone of Inglewood.^[3]

It is represented in the Calgary City Council by Ward 9 Alderman Joe Ceci.

The postal code in this area is T2G.

Bridge into Inglewood from downtown

[edit] History

Inglewood has the distinction of being Calgary's oldest neighbourhood^[4] and it is immediately across the Elbow river from Fort Calgary. The community was established in 1875 after the fort was built. It was developed by a group headed by Acheson Irvine, Major John Stewart and James Macleod. Ninth Avenue (formerly Atlantic Avenue) was probably the first "main street" in the city. Today, the neighbourhood is a shopping and arts district. It is also home to the Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, an urban wildlife refuge. Originally known as East Calgary or Brewery Flats, the community was not officially given the name Inglewood until 1911, when it was named after the nearby homestead established by Col. James Walker. (Walker also was responsible for setting aside the lands later used by the bird sanctuary).^[5]

[edit] Demographics

In 2006 the neighbourhood had a population of 3,286.^[6]

Residents in this community had a median household income of $47,040 in 2000, and there were 20.8% low income residents living in the neighborhood.^[1] As of 2000, 12.7% of the residents were immigrants. A proportion of 32.8% of the buildings were condominiums or apartments, and 36.2% of the housing was used for renting.^[2]

[edit] Attractions

The district of Inglewood contains or is adjacent to a number a tourist attractions including Fort Calgary Historic Park, the Calgary Zoo, and the historic Deane House.

Since Inglewood is in an environmentally sensitive area at the confluence of the Elbow and the Bow rivers, it is also home to several nature preserves. These include the Inglewood Bird Sanctuary^[7], the Bow Habitat Station, Inglewood Wildlands Park, and the Sam Livingston Fish Hatchery. Another attraction of Inglewood, is the direct access via 9th ave to International Avenue (17 Ave SE) as Inglewood is almost directly west of Forest Lawn.