Dalhousie is a

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in the northwest area of

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. It is bounded to the north by John Laurie Boulevard, to the east by

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, to the south by

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and to the west by Sarcee Trail. Dalhousie was established in 1967 and was named for

George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie General George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie, (23 October 1770 – 21 March 1838), styled Lord Ramsay until 1787, was a British Army officer and colonial administrator. He served as the Governor of Nova Scotia from 1816 to 1820, Governor Genera ...

. It is represented in the

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by the Ward 7 councillor. The community is served by the Dalhousie station of the

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LRT system.

Demographics

In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, Dalhousie had a population of living in dwellings, a 1.9% increase from its 2011 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2012. Residents in this community had a

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of $59,298 in 2000, and there were 17.1% low income residents living in the neighbourhood. As of 2000, 24.1% of the residents were

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s. A proportion of 25.1% of the buildings were

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s or

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s, and 26.8% were used for

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Education

As of 2006, there are four schools in the district: Dalhousie Elementary School, West Dalhousie Elementary School and H.D. Cartwright Junior High School in the public system, and St. Dominic in the Separate (Catholic) system. Students in Dalhousie continue on to Sir Winston Churchill High School in the public system, or St. Francis High School in the Catholic system.

References

External links

Dalhousie Community Association
{{Calgary neighbourhoods Neighbourhoods in Calgary

Demographics

Education

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