Evergreen, Calgary


Evergreen, which includes Evergreen Estates, is a suburban residential neighbourhood in the southwest quadrant of Calgary, Alberta. It is located south of the Fish Creek Provincial Park, and southeast from the Tsuu T'ina first nation reserve.
There are two sections of Evergreen, the older and more established Evergreen Estates, and the newer Evergreen to the south. The two sections have separate community associations and street naming patterns. All streets with Evergreen in their name are members of the Shawnee-Evergreen Community Association along with the neighbouring community Shawnee Slopes, while those with different names are members of the Calgary Evergreen Community Association.
Shawnee Slopes Golf Course, was at the heart of the Shawnee Slopes/Evergreen Estates communities, has been re-developed. The owners sold the land to Cardel. They have received approval to re-zone the land and erect 1400 single-family homes on the site. This plan is in line with Calgary's PlanIt redevelopment scheme. It is being developed as an area called Shawnee Park, by developer Cardel.
The area is represented in the Calgary City Council by the Ward 13 councillor.
The film Radiant City largely takes place in the community of Evergreen.

Demographics

In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, Evergreen had a population of living in dwellings, a 3.2% increase from its 2011 population of. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2012.
Updated demographics can be found on the City of Calgary website. www.calgary.ca
2016 census results. https://www.calgary.ca/CSPS/CNS/Pages/Social-research-policy-and-resources/Community-profiles/Evergreen.aspx
Residents in this community had a median household income of $105,640 in 2000, and there were 3.9% low income residents living in the neighbourhood. As of 2000, 18.2% of the residents were immigrants. All buildings were single-family detached homes and 1.3% of the housing was used for renting.

Education

The Calgary Board of Education opened the Evergreen Elementary School in 2009, which accommodates Kindergarten to Grade 4 students residing in Evergreen. Marshall Springs Middle School which accommodates Grade 5 to Grade 9 was opened in September 2017.
A second elementary school is being built at the corner of Fish Creek Blvd. and Everbrook Dr. SW. This will be operated by the CBE. This school has been named the Freda Miller School and will open sometime in 2020 or 2021.
The Calgary Catholic School District opened the Our Lady of the Evergreens School. This is an elementary school that has grades K-6.