West Springs, Calgary

West Springs
Neighbourhood
West Springs Location of West Springs in Calgary
Coordinates: 51°03′35″N 114°11′36″W / 51.05972°N 114.19333°W / 51.05972; -114.19333
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
City	Calgary
Quadrant	SW
Ward	6
Established	2001
Annexed	1995
Government [1]
• Mayor	Jyoti Gondek
• Administrative body	Calgary City Council
• Councillor	Richard Pootmans
Elevation	1,235 m (4,052 ft)
Population  (2019)[2]
• Total	10,758
• Average Income	$158,306
Postal code	T3H
Website	West Springs Community Association

West Springs is a residential neighbourhood in the southwest quadrant of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It is located at the western edge of the city, and is bordered to the west by the acreages and estate homes of Springbank. To the east it is bounded by 69 Street W, to the south by Bow Trail and to the north by Old Banff Coach Road, the community of Cougar Ridge and the Canada Olympic Park.

The land, previously part of the East Springbank area of the Municipal District of Rocky View, was annexed to the City of Calgary in 1995 and West Springs was established in 2001. It is represented in the Calgary City Council by Ward 6 the councillor.^[1] The western extension of the neighbourhood, west of 85th Street, reaching into the aspen parkland, is called Wentworth.

In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, West Springs had a population of 8,228 living in 2,795 dwellings, a 4.8% increase from its 2011 population of 7,849.^[3] With a land area of 4.1 km² (1.6 sq mi), it had a population density of 2,007/km² (5,200/sq mi) in 2012.^[3][4]

Residents in this community had a median household income of $88,328 in 2000, and there were 9.8% low income residents living in the neighbourhood.^[5] As of 2000, 28.2% of the residents were immigrants. All buildings were single-family detached homes, and only 5.9% of the housing was used for renting.^[2]

The Calgary Board of Education opened the West Springs Elementary School in September 2010, serving Kindergarten to Grade 4 students residing in West Springs. In January 2017, West Ridge School opened for Grade 5 through Grade 9, serving the communities of West Springs and Cougar Ridge.

• List of neighbourhoods in Calgary

• West Springs - Cougar Ridge Community Association