Lincoln Park is a neighbourhood in the southwest quadrant of Calgary

Calgary

Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...

, Alberta

Alberta

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 located north of Glenmore Trail and west of Crowchild Trail

Crowchild Trail

Crowchild Trail is an expressway located on the west side of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.The road was originally signed as 24th Street SW from North Glenmore Park to the Bow River, 24th Street NW from the Bow to the intersection with 16th Avenue NW , and Highway 1A from 16th Ave NW to the city limits...

. Mount Royal College

Mount Royal College

Mount Royal University is a public university in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Founded in 1910 as a primary and secondary school, Mount Royal became a post-secondary institution in 1931 as Mount Royal College offering transfer courses to the University of Alberta and later to the University of Calgary...

 and the ATCO Industrial Park. The neighbourhood is located on the section of the former Canadian Forces Base Calgary

CFB Calgary

Canadian Forces Base Calgary, also CFB Calgary, was a Canadian Forces Base located in Calgary, Alberta.-Currie Barracks:The Canadian Army opened what was called the Currie Barracks on the southwestern edge of Calgary in 1933, occupying a property on the level plateau above the south slope of the...

 that during World War II was a Royal Canadian Air Force

Royal Canadian Air Force

The history of the Royal Canadian Air Force begins in 1920, when the air force was created as the Canadian Air Force . In 1924 the CAF was renamed the Royal Canadian Air Force and granted royal sanction by King George V. The RCAF existed as an independent service until 1968...

 airfield; the name of the district derives from a small area of military housing located between 54th Avenue S.W. and Glenmore Trail which was reserved for United States Air Force

United States Air Force

The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...

 members stationed at the airfield during World War II

World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

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Demographics

In 2006 the neighbourhood had a population of 2,425, with an additional 492 living on the former military base. Residents in this community had a median household income

Median household income

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 of $

Canadian dollar

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30,411 in 2000, and there were 28.9% low income residents living in the neighbourhood. As of 2000, 18.8% of the residents were immigrants. A proportion of 62.7% of the buildings were condominium

Condominium

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s or apartment

Apartment

An apartment or flat is a self-contained housing unit that occupies only part of a building...

s, and 62.7% of the buildings was rented

Renting

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. The residential sector is made up completely of rental housing.