Forest Lawn, Calgary

Forest Lawn
Neighbourhood
Forest Lawn is located in Calgary
Forest Lawn
Forest Lawn
Location of Forest Lawn in Calgary
Coordinates: 51°02′28″N 113°58′12″W / 51.04111°N 113.97000°W / 51.04111; -113.97000
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
CityCalgary
QuadrantSE
Ward9
Founded[1]1910 (approximately)
Incorporated (village)[2]
Amalgamated (Albert Park)[2]
Incorporated (town)
July 4, 1934
 
August 1, 1935
1952
Annexed (by Calgary)[3]December 30, 1961
Government
 • MayorJyoti Gondek
 • Administrative bodyCalgary City Council
 • CouncillorAndre Chabot
Elevation
1,060 m (3,480 ft)
Population
 (2006)[5]
 • Total7,857
 • Average Income
$40,396
Postal code span
WebsiteForest Lawn Community Association

Forest Lawn is a neighbourhood and former town in the southeast quadrant of the city of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The neighbourhood is bound by 26 Avenue SE to the south, 36 Street SE to the west, 8 Avenue SE to the north and portions of 52 Street SE and 48 Street SE to the east. The former town comprises the entire current Forest Lawn neighbourhood as well as portions of Southview and Albert Park/Radisson Heights to the west, and portions of Penbrooke Meadows and Forest Lawn Industrial to the east. Both the neighbourhood and the former town are bisected by the multicultural 17 Avenue SE. Forest Lawn has an area redevelopment plan in place[6] and is part of the International Avenue Business Revitalization Zone.

The community is represented in the Calgary City Council by the Ward 9 councillor.[4] On a federal level, Forest Lawn falls in the electoral district of Calgary Forest Lawn and is currently represented in the House of Commons by MP Jasraj Hallan.

Forest Lawn is not to be confused with the community of Forest Heights to the north. Google maps displays the two communities as a part of one larger community, but both are distinct identities from each other.

Boundaries of former town (circa 1960) and current neighbourhood
  1. ^ "History". International Avenue Business Revitalization Zone. Archived from the original on October 14, 2013. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference 1946census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference 1971census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ a b "Calgary Elections". City of Calgary. 2017. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference city was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ City of Calgary Planning (2005). "Forest Lawn Area Redevelopment Plan" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-04-11. Retrieved 2007-05-11.