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{{dablink|This article is about the neighborhood in Vancouver, B.C.; for other uses, see [[Shaughnessy (disambiguation)]].}}
[[Image:Vancouver Shaughnessy.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Location of Shaughnessy in Vancouver.]]
'''Shaughnessy''' is an almost entirely residential neighbourhood in [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]], Canada, spanning about 447 hectares<ref name="Shaughnessy stats">{{Cite web
| title = Community Statistics Census Data: Shaughnessy
| year = 2001
| url = http://www.city.vancouver.bc.ca/commsvcs/Census2001/Shaughnessy03.pdf
| accessdate = 2007-07-09 }}</ref> 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<ref name="Shaughnessy stats"/>.
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<ref name="Shaughnessy stats"/> it is the wealthiest neighbourhood in Vancouver<ref name="Community redirect">{{Cite 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 }}</ref>. It is also the site of many historical homes, especially in First Shaughnessy. 51.5% of the neighbourhood's homes were built before or during [[World War II]], compared with 20.8% for the city at large<ref name="Shaughnessy stats"/>. 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 density<ref name="First Shaughnessy Official Development Plan">{{cite 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 }}</ref>.
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, Vancouver|West End]], which was the traditional home for the budding city's elite<ref name="Shaughnessy history">{{Cite 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 }}</ref>. 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.
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