South sector · Established 1982
Midnapore
A 3 km² 1960s–70s community in Calgary’s South sector.
About
17% of the ground is under tree canopy and 6% is parkland; canopy is above the Calgary community median and parkland below it.
Getting around
46 bus stops inside the boundary; no CTrain station.
Schools
- Midnapore School · PublicElementary
- Neriah Christian SchoolElementary/Junior High
- St. Teresa of Calcutta School · SeparateElementary
- Trinity Christian SchoolElementary/Junior High
Parks, paths and trees
4.5 km of pathways and trails and 6.3 km of bike routes. The city counts 3,030 public trees here.
When it was built
- 1880s
- St. Paul's Anglican Church · Gothic Revival1885
- 1900s
- St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church · Gothic Revival1905
- 1910s
- Lacombe Home Site · Vernacular1910
- 1920s
- Midnapore School · Vernacular1928
- 1980s
Established 1982
4 resources on the City of Calgary inventory, by construction decade.
Community association
Compared with Calgary
- 17.3%Tree canopyAbove city median 14.6%
- 6.1%ParklandBelow city median 11.9%
- 0%Natural areaBelow city median 2%
- 4.5 kmPathways and trailsNear city median 4.1 km
- 6.3 kmBike routesAbove city median 1.7 km
Permits and housing
Building permits
60 building permits, 31 development permits and 1 land-use redesignation in the last twelve months, with a declared building value of $75.9M.
Housing stock
The city lists 42 registered secondary suites and 5 licensed short-term rentals.
Midnapore — common questions
- Which part of Calgary is Midnapore in?
- Midnapore is in the South sector of Calgary.
- Is Midnapore on the CTrain?
- No CTrain station sits inside the Midnapore boundary; the nearest stations are in neighbouring communities.
- What schools are in Midnapore?
- Midnapore has 4 schools inside its boundary: Midnapore School, Neriah Christian School, St. Teresa of Calcutta School, and Trinity Christian School.
- How big is Midnapore?
- Midnapore covers about 3 square kilometres.
- Which communities border Midnapore?
- Midnapore borders Millrise, Shawnee Slopes, and Shawnessy.
- How many historic resources are in Midnapore?
- Midnapore has 4 historic resources on the City of Calgary's heritage inventory.
- Is Midnapore good for walking and cycling?
- Midnapore has 6.3 km of bike routes and 4.5 km of pathways and trails.
- What is for sale in Midnapore?
- Every home for sale in Midnapore 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.