Edgemont is a residential neighbourhood in northwest

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, Canada, and is located north of the community of Dalhousie. It is also bounded by John Laurie Boulevard to the south, Sarcee Trail to the west, Country Hills Boulevard to the north, and

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to the east. Much of Edgemont is a northwest extension of

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, as evidenced by the steep escarpments at the southeast end of the community. The elevated position of Edgemont (1245m at its highest) provides views of the

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to the south and the

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to the west. The community began development in 1978, and was recently completed. It is represented in the Calgary City Council by the Ward 4 councillor.

Demographics

In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, Edgemont had a population of living in dwellings, a 1.1% decrease from its 2011 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2012. According to statistics from 2000, residents in this community had a

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of $88,442, and there was 8.6% low income residents living in the neighbourhood. As of 2000, 33.9% of the residents were

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s. A proportion of 5.8% of the buildings were

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s or apartments, and 11.1% of the housing was used for

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. Edgemont is divided in subareas: from oldest to newest, the subareas are Edgemont Estates, Edgedale, Edenwold, Edgepark, Edgevalley, Edgebrook, and Edgeridge.

Education

As of 2010, there were three schools in the district: Edgemont Elementary School; Tom Baines Junior High School (public system); and Mother Mary Greene Elementary School in (Catholic). Students in Edgemont continue onto

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in the public system, or St. Francis High School in the Catholic system.

References

External links

Edgemont Community Association Info SiteEdgemont Community Association
{{Calgary neighbourhoods Neighbourhoods in Calgary

Demographics

Education

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