Centre sector · Established 1912
Mount Pleasant
A 1.9 km² inner city community in Calgary’s Centre sector, served by a business improvement area.
About
23% of the ground is under tree canopy and 18% is parkland, both above the Calgary community median.
Getting around
29 bus stops inside the boundary; no CTrain station.
Schools
- École de la Rose sauvageJunior High/Senior High
- King George School · PublicElementary
- St. Joseph Elementary Junior High School · SeparateElementary/Junior High
Parks, paths and trees
2.5 km of pathways and trails, 3.3 km of bike routes and one off-leash area. The city counts 3,698 public trees here.
When it was built
- 1910s
Established 1912
- Upshall (Corson) Residence · Queen Anne Revival1911
- King George School · Queen Anne Revival1913
- North Mount Pleasant School · Arts and Crafts1913
- St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church · Gothic Revival1914
- John Keim/Mary J. Reavley Residence · American Colonial Revival1917
- 1940s
- Moderne House · Art Moderne1944
- 1960s
- St. Gabriel's Anglican Church · Modern1960
- St. Joseph's Parish Centre · Modern1960
8 resources on the City of Calgary inventory, by construction decade.
Public art
- Alberta Foothills Morning · Ed DrahanchukNorth Mount Pleasant Arts Centre (523 27th Ave. N.W.)
- Confederation Focal Point · Rene ArcegaConfederation Park, 905 30th Ave. N.W.
- Mount Pleasant Moments · Jennifer SteadMount Pleasant Fire Station #7, 2708 Fourth St. N.W.
- Views · AJA LoudenConfederation Park and 10th Street N.W. pedestrian underpass
Community association
Mount Pleasant Community Association · Crescent Heights Village BIA
Compared with Calgary
- 22.6%Tree canopyAbove city median 14.6%
- 18.1%ParklandAbove city median 11.9%
- 0.7%Natural areaBelow city median 2%
- 2.5 kmPathways and trailsBelow city median 4.1 km
- 3.3 kmBike routesAbove city median 1.7 km
Permits and housing
Building permits
117 building permits, 47 development permits and 4 land-use redesignations in the last twelve months, with a declared building value of $46.1M.
Housing stock
The city lists 266 registered secondary suites and 38 licensed short-term rentals.
Mount Pleasant — common questions
- Which part of Calgary is Mount Pleasant in?
- Mount Pleasant is in the Centre sector of Calgary.
- Is Mount Pleasant on the CTrain?
- No CTrain station sits inside the Mount Pleasant boundary; the nearest stations are in neighbouring communities.
- What schools are in Mount Pleasant?
- Mount Pleasant has 3 schools inside its boundary: École de la Rose sauvage, King George School, and St. Joseph Elementary Junior High School.
- How big is Mount Pleasant?
- Mount Pleasant covers about 1.9 square kilometres.
- Which communities border Mount Pleasant?
- Mount Pleasant borders Cambrian Heights, Capitol Hill, Crescent Heights, Highland Park, Hillhurst, Queens Park Village, Rosedale, Rosemont, and Tuxedo Park.
- Does Mount Pleasant have a Business Improvement Area?
- Yes — Mount Pleasant is served by the Crescent Heights Village BIA.
- How many historic resources are in Mount Pleasant?
- Mount Pleasant has 8 historic resources on the City of Calgary's heritage inventory.
- Is Mount Pleasant good for walking and cycling?
- Mount Pleasant has 3.3 km of bike routes and 2.5 km of pathways and trails.
- Does Mount Pleasant have public art?
- Mount Pleasant has 4 public artworks.
- What is for sale in Mount Pleasant?
- Every home for sale in Mount Pleasant 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.