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Silver Springs, Calgary

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Country
  
Canada

City
  
Calgary

Ward
  
1

Area
  
3.4 km²

Province
  
Alberta

Quadrant
  
NW

Established
  
1980

Population
  
9,329 (2006)

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Weather
  
4°C, Wind S at 19 km/h, 61% Humidity

Restaurants
  
Mitillini's Pizza and Steak Ho, Wing's Chinese Food, O Phoenix Vietname Kitchen, Nottingha Pub, Little Caesars Pizza

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Silver Springs is a residential neighbourhood in the north-west quadrant of Calgary, Alberta. It is bounded to the north by Crowchild Trail, to the east by Sarcee Trail, to the south by the Bow River and to the west by Nose Hill Drive. The Silver Springs golf course is developed in the eastern part of the community, and the Bowmont Natural Area borders the community to the south.

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Map of Silver Springs, Calgary, AB, Canada

Silver Springs was developed between 1972 and 1980. It is represented in the Calgary City Council by the Ward 1 councillor.

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Demographics

In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, Silver Springs had a population of 7003893300000000000♠8,933 living in 7003353300000000000♠3,533 dwellings, a 0.3% increase from its 2011 population of 7003891000000000000♠8,910. With a land area of 5 km2 (1.9 sq mi), it had a population density of 1,790/km2 (4,600/sq mi) in 2012.

Residents in this community had a median household income of $73,776 in 2000, and there were 5.8% low income residents living in the neighbourhood. As of 2000, 16.7% of the residents were immigrants. A proportion of 9.1% of the buildings were condominiums or apartments, and 15.9% of the housing was used for renting.

Education

The community is served by Silver Springs Elementary and W.O. Mitchell Elementary public schools, as well as by St. Sylvester Elementary School (Catholic).

The Ravine

The section of the "Bowmont Natural Area" which forms the Southern border of the community is commonly known to Silver Springs residents as "The Ravine" or "The Gully" and is a popular recreational area.

Businesses and Organizations

Silver Springs supports two commercial centres, one at the western end of the primary thoroughfare, Silver Springs Boulevard, and the other just north of the gully. The latter features a pub currently titled the Silver Point, but better remembered by locals as Suds 'n' Spuds.

A Calgary Police Station once formed part of the plaza. A police officer lost his life in a training accident at the station in the early 2000s.

References

Silver Springs, Calgary Wikipedia