- Shaughnessy
Shaughnessy is an almost entirely residential neighbourhood in
Vancouver ,British Columbia , Canada, spanning about 447 hectaresCite web
title = Community Statistics Census Data: Shaughnessy
year = 2001
url = http://www.city.vancouver.bc.ca/commsvcs/Census2001/Shaughnessy03.pdf
accessdate = 2007-07-09 ] in a relatively central locale. It is bordered by 16th Avenue to the north, 41st Avenue to the south, Oak Street to the east, and Arbutus Street/West Boulevard to the west. Recent census estimates place its population at 9020, hailing from 2970 households.The neighbourhood is characterized by the affluence of its residents: at an average annual household income of $136,252 and family income of $153,895 it is the wealthiest neighbourhood in VancouverCite web
title = Information About Your Community
date =2007-06-04
year = 2007
url = http://www.city.vancouver.bc.ca/community_profiles/CommunityList.htm
accessdate = 2007-07-09 ] . It is also the site of many historical homes, especially in First Shaughnessy. 51.5% of the neighbourhood's homes were built before or duringWorld War II , compared with 20.8% for the city at large. This is largely due to the 1981 First Shaughnessy Official Development Plan by-law, which promotes private property ownership and single-family dwelling, while limiting property subdivision and population densitycite press release
title = First Shaughnessy Official Development Plan
publisher = City of Vancouver
date =1998-04-01
url = http://www.city.vancouver.bc.ca/commsvcs/BYLAWS/odp/fsd.pdf
accessdate = 2007-07-09 ] .The neighbourhood was created in 1907 by the
Canadian Pacific Railway , then the largest real estate developer in Canada. It was meant as an alternative to the West End, which was the traditional home for the budding city's eliteCite web
title = Walking Tour: Shaughnessy
date =2003-06-03
year = 2003
url = http://www.city.vancouver.bc.ca/commsvcs/planning/heritage/walks/w_sh_in.htm
accessdate = 2007-07-09 ] . Thanks to aggressive marketing by the Railroad, highly regulated development and a stronger degree of exclusiveness, it gradually took the latter's status over the past century.References
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