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{{Short description|Rural community in Canada}}
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'''Springbank''' is a rural community in southern [[Alberta]] in [[Rocky View County]]. It is located immediately west of the [[Calgary|City of Calgary]], east of [[Alberta Highway 22|Highway 22]], south of the [[Bow River]] and north of the rural community of [[Elbow Valley, Alberta|Elbow Valley]]. Both the [[Trans-Canada Highway]] and Lower Springbank Road (north of [[Alberta Highway 8|Highway 8]]) connect Springbank to Calgary.

Springbank consists mostly of country residential acreages developed with estate homes and features the [[Calgary/Springbank Airport|Springbank Airport]]. The adjacent rural communities of [[Bearspaw, Alberta|Bearspaw]] to the north, across the Bow River, and Elbow Valley to the south, across the [[Elbow River]], also consist mostly of country residential acreages. The urban community of [[Harmony, Alberta|Harmony]] is adjacent to the Springbank Airport to the west.
[[File:Springbank Road Facing West.jpg|thumb|Looking west from Springbank Road in Springbank, Alberta]]
Eastern portions of Springbank have been annexed by Calgary since the early 1980s.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.calgary.ca/DocGallery/BU/planning/pdf/annexation/history_annexation_map.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110111221043/http://www.calgary.ca/DocGallery/BU/planning/pdf/annexation/history_annexation_map.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 11, 2011 |title=History Of Annexation |author=City of Calgary |access-date=April 16, 2010 }}</ref> These portions are now developed with the Calgary neighbourhoods of [[Springbank Hill, Calgary|Springbank Hill]], [[Aspen Woods, Calgary|Aspen Woods]], [[West Springs, Calgary|West Springs]], [[Cougar Ridge, Calgary|Cougar Ridge]], [[Crestmont, Calgary|Crestmont]] and [[Valley Ridge, Calgary|Valley Ridge]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/engineering_services/emaps/community_map.pdf |title=City of Calgary Communities and Industrial Area Locations |author=City of Calgary |access-date=April 16, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20080411024304/http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/BU/engineering_services/emaps/community_map.pdf |archive-date=April 11, 2008 }}</ref>

Springbank is named after Springbank Creek which flows southeast into the Elbow River. The descriptive name for this creek was first applied to the [[municipal district]] in 1918 (MD of Springbank). It was first given as a school district name on July 11, 1887<ref>{{cite book|last=Buckley|first=Evelyn|title=Chaps and Chinooks : A History west of Calgary. Volume 1|year=1976|publisher=Foothills Historical Society|page=89|url=http://www.ourfutureourpast.ca/loc_hist/page.aspx?id=854607|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130620231055/http://www.ourfutureourpast.ca/loc_hist/page.aspx?id=854607|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 20, 2013}}</ref> because of the numerous springs breaking out of the sides of the lesser coulees all over the district. Most of the early settlers located near the springs.

== Attractions ==
[[Calaway Park]], an outdoor family amusement park, is located in Springbank.

[[Golf|Golf courses]] in Springbank include the Pinebrook Golf Club, Glencoe Golf and Country Club, Springbank Links Golf Course and Elbow Springs Golf Course.{{citation needed|date=November 2012}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pinebrookgolfclub.com/|title=Home - Pinebrook Golf and Country Club|website=www.pinebrookgolfclub.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://glencoegolf.org/|title=Home - The Glencoe Club|website=glencoegolf.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.springbanklinks.com/|title=Springbank Links Golf Club &#124;}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elbowsprings.com/|title=Golf Course &#124; Elbow Springs Golf Club &#124; Calgary|website=Elbow Springs Golf}}</ref>

== Transportation ==
The Springbank Airport is located within Springbank. It was the 12th busiest airport in Canada in 2011 in terms of total aircraft movements.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/51-209-x/51-209-x2012001-eng.pdf | publisher=Statistics Canada | title=Aircraft Movement Statistics: NAV CANADA Towers and Flight Service Stations: Annual Report (TP 577), 2011 | page=18 | date=May 2012 | accessdate=December 2, 2012}}</ref>

==Climate==
Springbank, Alberta is on the border of a semi-monsoonal [[humid continental climate]] (Dwb) and a semi-monsoonal [[subarctic climate]] (Dwc) with the [[Köppen climate classification|Koppen classification system.]]{{Springbank Hill, Calgary weatherbox}}

== Education ==
Schools located in Springbank, operated by Rocky View Schools, include:<ref name=RVS>{{cite web | url=http://www.rockyview.ab.ca/schools | title=Our Schools | publisher=Rocky View Schools | accessdate=2012-11-14}}</ref>
*Elbow Valley Elementary School (kindergarten to grade 4);
*Springbank Middle School (grades 5 to 8); and
*[[Springbank Community High School]] (grades 9 to 12).

The high school is located within the Springbank Park For All Seasons, which also includes an ice arena and a curling rink.<ref name=SPFAS>{{cite web | url=http://www.springbank.ab.ca/ | title=About Springbank Park | publisher=Springbank Park For All Seasons Agricultural Society | accessdate=2012-11-14}}</ref>

Private schools in the area are Webber Academy, Rundle College, and Edge School for Athletes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.google.ca/maps|title=Google Maps|website=Google Maps}}</ref>

== Shopping ==
Springbank has a business park and shopping area located along the [[Trans-Canada Highway]] south of [[Alberta Highway 1|Highway 1]] between Range Roads 32 and 35. The area has a few businesses including a [[bottle recycling]] depot, a seasonal farmers market, pet hospital, truck/RV repair shop and some commercial offices.

== Notable residents ==
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*[[Jann Arden]], musician
*[[Lanny McDonald]], former professional hockey player<ref>{{cite web| url = https://calgaryherald.com/sports/behind+moustache/8365128/story.html| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170227231611/http://www.calgaryherald.com/sports/behind+moustache/8365128/story.html| archive-date = 2017-02-27| title = The man behind the moustache}} </ref>
*[[Darryl Sutter]], head coach of the [[Calgary Flames]]
*[[Roman Turek]], former professional hockey player

== References ==
{{Reflist}}
*Karamitsanis, Aphrodite (1992). ''Place Names of Alberta – Volume II, Southern Alberta'', University of Calgary Press, Calgary, Alberta.
*Read, Tracey (1983). ''Acres and Empires – A History of the Municipal District of Rocky View'', Calgary, Alberta.

== External links ==
* {{Official website|http://www.rockyview.ca/|Rocky View County's official website}}
*[http://www.springbank.ab.ca/ Springbank community website]

{{Subdivisions of Alberta}}
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[[Category:Rocky View County]]
[[Category:Calgary Region]]