North Glenmore Park is a
residential
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Housing may vary significantly between, and through, residential areas. These include single-family housing, multi-family residen ...
neighbourhood in the southwest quadrant of
Calgary
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,
Alberta
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. It is bounded by 50 Avenue SW to the north, Glenmore Athletic Park, Lakeview Golf Course and Earl Grey Golf Club to the east, Earl Grey Golf Club to the south and
Crowchild Trail SW to the west.
North Glenmore Park was established in 1959 as a subdivision after it was annexed by Calgary the previous year. It is represented in the
Calgary City Council by the Ward 11 councillor.
Demographics
In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, North Glenmore Park had a population of living in dwellings, a -0.1% increase from its 2011 population of .
With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2012.
median household income
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of $61,175 in 2000, and there were 11.2% low income residents living in the neighbourhood.immigrant
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s. A proportion of 8.3% of the buildings were condominium
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s or apartment
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s, and 21.4% of the housing was used for renting.
Education
The community is served by the Central Memorial/Lord Shaughnessy High School Campus (which houses Juno Beach Academy of Canadian Studies, National Sport Academy and School of Performing and Visual Arts at Central Memorial; a public school
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* State school (known as a public school in many countries), a no-fee school, publicly funded and operated by the government
* Public school (United Kingdom), certain elite fee-charging independent schools in England an ...
), St. James Elementary and Junior High School (Catholic
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), the Emily Follensbee School for severely disabled students and the Calgary Girls' School
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Established in 2003, the school operates at two sites. Grades 4-5 are located at ...
charter school.
See also
*List of neighbourhoods in Calgary
This is a list of neighbourhoods in Calgary, Alberta.
As of 2016, Calgary has 197 neighbourhoods, which are referred to as "communities" by the municipal government, and 42 industrial areas. A further 15 communities were included in the Municip ...
References
External links
North Glenmore Park Community Association
{{Calgary neighbourhoods
Neighbourhoods in Calgary