Centre sector · Established 1945
Killarney/Glengarry
A 1.8 km² 1950s community in Calgary’s Centre sector.
About
18% of the ground is under tree canopy and 7% is parkland; canopy is above the Calgary community median and parkland below it.
Getting around
24 bus stops inside the boundary; no CTrain station.
Schools
- Holy Name (Bilingual) School · SeparateElementary
- Killarney School · PublicElementary
Parks, paths and trees
1.4 km of pathways and trails, 4.7 km of bike routes and one off-leash area. The city counts 4,092 public trees here.
When it was built
- 1940s
Established 1945
- 1950s
- Ukrainian Cultural Centre · Modern1953
- 1970s
- Norman and Jo Ann Stewart Residence · Expressionist1977
2 resources on the City of Calgary inventory, by construction decade.
Public art
- From the Clouds to the Water · George DuncanKillarney Dry Pond (N.W. corner of 28th Avenue S.W. and 30th Street S.W.)
- Killarney Mosaics · Voyager Art and Tile Inc.Killarney Pool, 1919 29th St. S.W.
Community association
Compared with Calgary
- 18.2%Tree canopyAbove city median 14.6%
- 6.8%ParklandBelow city median 11.9%
- 0%Natural areaBelow city median 2%
- 1.4 kmPathways and trailsBelow city median 4.1 km
- 4.7 kmBike routesAbove city median 1.7 km
Permits and housing
Building permits
193 building permits, 70 development permits and 8 land-use redesignations in the last twelve months, with a declared building value of $46.9M.
Housing stock
The city lists 288 registered secondary suites and 34 licensed short-term rentals.
Killarney/Glengarry — common questions
- Which part of Calgary is Killarney/Glengarry in?
- Killarney/Glengarry is in the Centre sector of Calgary.
- Is Killarney/Glengarry on the CTrain?
- No CTrain station sits inside the Killarney/Glengarry boundary; the nearest stations are in neighbouring communities.
- What schools are in Killarney/Glengarry?
- Killarney/Glengarry has 2 schools inside its boundary: Holy Name (Bilingual) School and Killarney School.
- How big is Killarney/Glengarry?
- Killarney/Glengarry covers about 1.8 square kilometres.
- Which communities border Killarney/Glengarry?
- Killarney/Glengarry borders Glamorgan, Glenbrook, Glendale, Richmond, Rosscarrock, Rutland Park, and Shaganappi.
- How many historic resources are in Killarney/Glengarry?
- Killarney/Glengarry has 2 historic resources on the City of Calgary's heritage inventory.
- Is Killarney/Glengarry good for walking and cycling?
- Killarney/Glengarry has 4.7 km of bike routes and 1.4 km of pathways and trails.
- Does Killarney/Glengarry have public art?
- Killarney/Glengarry has 2 public artworks.
- What is for sale in Killarney/Glengarry?
- Every home for sale in Killarney/Glengarry is on the listings map, with prices and photos, scoped to this community.
Sources and notes
- City of Calgary Open Data: community boundaries and classes, permits, parks and off-leash areas, urban forest, pathways and bikeways, historic resources, public art, schools, transit stops, secondary suites, short-term rentals, land supply. Permits, suites and short-term-rental licences refresh daily to weekly.