Northeast sector · Established 1973
Whitehorn
A 2.6 km² 1960s–70s community in Calgary’s Northeast sector.
About
13% of the ground is under tree canopy and 11% is parkland; canopy is below the Calgary community median and parkland close to it.
Getting around
40 bus stops inside the boundary; no CTrain station.
Schools
- Annie Gale School · PublicElementary/Junior High
- Chief Justice Milvain School · PublicElementary
- Colonel J. Fred Scott School · PublicElementary
- St. Wilfrid Elementary School · SeparateElementary
Parks, paths and trees
5.5 km of pathways and trails and 6.5 km of bike routes. The city counts 2,226 public trees here.
When it was built
- 1970s
Established 1973
Public art
- The Kaleidoscope · Day PajarilloWhitehorn Bus Station: 36th St. N.E.
Community association
Compared with Calgary
- 12.5%Tree canopyBelow city median 14.6%
- 10.9%ParklandNear city median 11.9%
- 0%Natural areaBelow city median 2%
- 5.5 kmPathways and trailsAbove city median 4.1 km
- 6.5 kmBike routesAbove city median 1.7 km
Permits and housing
Building permits
60 building permits and 40 development permits in the last twelve months, with a declared building value of $19.2M.
Housing stock
The city lists 256 registered secondary suites and 5 licensed short-term rentals.
Whitehorn — common questions
- Which part of Calgary is Whitehorn in?
- Whitehorn is in the Northeast sector of Calgary.
- Is Whitehorn on the CTrain?
- No CTrain station sits inside the Whitehorn boundary; the nearest stations are in neighbouring communities.
- What schools are in Whitehorn?
- Whitehorn has 4 schools inside its boundary: Annie Gale School, Chief Justice Milvain School, Colonel J. Fred Scott School, and St. Wilfrid Elementary School.
- How big is Whitehorn?
- Whitehorn covers about 2.6 square kilometres.
- Which communities border Whitehorn?
- Whitehorn borders Falconridge, Pineridge, Rundle, and Temple.
- How many historic resources are in Whitehorn?
- Whitehorn has no listed historic resources.
- Is Whitehorn good for walking and cycling?
- Whitehorn has 6.5 km of bike routes and 5.5 km of pathways and trails.
- Does Whitehorn have public art?
- Whitehorn has 1 public artwork.
- What is for sale in Whitehorn?
- Every home for sale in Whitehorn 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.