Draft:Manchester, Calgary

• Comment: Two questions:
  1. Is Manchester, Calgary, a legally recognized place? Does it have some sort of charter?
  2. What is the relationship between Manchester and Alyth/Bonnybrook/Manchester? Robert McClenon (talk) 00:27, 10 November 2024 (UTC)

1 - Yes, Manchester is a legally recognized place. It is officially recognized as a community under the City of Calgary. Sources 1, 2, 4, 8, and 9 all show it as an official community. The Calgary Police source also shows it as official. The full list of officially recognized Calgary neighbourhoods can be seen here: https://www.calgary.ca/communities/profiles.html

2 - As far as I am aware, Manchester was not officially ever apart of Alyth/Bonnybrook/Manchester. As for why Manchester is included in the name of that, around 2006-ish the community of Manchester Industrial (which is completely separate from Manchester) was split off from Alyth/Bonnybrook. Manchester is the residential neighbourhood, meanwhile Manchester Industrial is a completely separate industrial community lying directly to the east of Manchester.

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Manchester
Neighbourhood
Manchester located near 50 Avenue SE
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
City	Calgary
Quadrant	SE/SW
Ward	9
Established	1914
Population  (2021)
• Total	950
Postal code	T2H

Manchester is a residential neighborhood of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The community straddles both the southeast and southwest quadrants of Calgary and neighbors the industrial community of Manchester Industrial to the east, south and north. Manchester is located in Ward 9.

Manchester is not to be confused with Manchester Industrial, which is an industrial and commercial community that surrounds Manchester.

Community Boundaries

The community of Manchester is located geographically in both the southeast and southwest quadrants of Calgary. The community is bounded by 42 Avenue South to the north, 58 Avenue South to the south, Macleod Trail to the west and the Canadian Pacific right-of-way to the east. Manchester Industrial sits to the east, south and north of the community. The residential neighborhoods of Elboya, Parkhill and Windsor Park bound the community to the west.

A map of the community boundaries of Manchester, as per the City of Calgary

History

Manchester was originally established in 1914 as a residential community within walking distance to employment centers in the nearby industrial area. The majority of the residential dwellings in the community had been built by 1940. By 1968 the population in Manchester had reached 800 residents across 255 dwellings. Throughout the 1960s and 1970s the community would experience population decline with the rapid suburbanization of Calgary.

Heritage Sites

Manchester Worker's Cottages

Heritage Calgary added the Manchester Worker's Cottages to it's list of heritage sites on December 12, 2014. These properties feature a Edwardian Cottage architecture and are located on 1 Street SW. These properties do not have any legal protection currently.

Mountain Spring Brewing facility (1920) formerly located in Manchester.

Education

The Calgary Board of Education currently serves Manchester via Elboya School (grades K-9) and Henry Wise Wood High School (grades 10-12).

Previously, the Calgary Board of Education ran Manchester Elementary School in the community. The school was closed due to low enrolment resulting from the declining local population in 1973. The building was torn down in 2004 and the site was later redeveloped.

Population and Demographics

Population

As per the 2021 Calgary municipal census, the community of Manchester had a population of 950, a decrease from the 2019 population of 1,025.

Income

As per the 2021 Calgary municipal census, Manchester had an average median household income of $44,000, compared to the city-wide average of $98,000. The number of households spending 30 or more percent of their income on shelter was 39%, compared to a city-wide average of 23%. 39% of Manchester households made less than $40,000 per year, compared to 15% of Calgary as a whole. 29% of applicable households were low-income in Manchester, compared to the city-wide figure of 9%.

Demographics

As per the 2021 Calgary municipal census, 42% of Manchester's population were immigrants compared to 32% of the city population as a whole. 46% of Manchester's immigrant population was born in Africa, compared to 12% of the wider Calgary population.

Crime

Crime Data by Year

Crime Data

Year	Crime Rate
2018	10.9 /100
2019	14.5 /100
2020	13.2 /100
2021	9.7 /100
2022	13.5 /100
2023	7.1 /100

Transit

Manchester is located in close proximity to two CTrain stations - 39 Avenue South and Chinook.

Bus route 10 runs between Downtown and Anderson Station along the community's western boundary on Macleod Trail. Bus route 81 runs through the community via 50 Avenue SE and 58 Avenue SW. Bus route 9 runs along the southern edge of the community on 58 Avenue SW.

Walk Score gave Manchester a walk score rating of 68 and a transit score rating of 61.

See also

• 39 Avenue station (Calgary)
• CF Chinook Centre
• Chinook station
• Macleod Trail