Sunalta is a

residential A residential area is a land used in which housing predominates, as opposed to industrial and commercial areas. Housing may vary significantly between, and through, residential areas. These include single-family housing, multi-family residen ...

neighbourhood in the southwest quadrant of

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. It is located in the inner city, southwest of

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, south of the Bow River, and both east and north of the community of Scarboro. It contains a balanced mix of

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and

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buildings. It is represented in the Calgary City Council by Ward 8 councilor Courtney Walcott, on a provincial level by

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MLA

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, and at federal level by

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MP Greg McLean. The community was established in 1910 on land annexed to the city of Calgary in 1907 and previously owned by the

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. The community has an

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in place. Sunalta has C-Train service through the Sunalta LRT Station.

Demographics

In the City of Calgary's 2019 municipal census, Sunalta had a population of living in dwellings. In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, Sunalta had a population of living in dwellings, a 6.4% increase from its 2011 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2012. Sunalta is a mixed income neighbourhood, with the

median household income The median income is the income amount that divides a population into two equal groups, half having an income above that amount, and half having an income below that amount. It may differ from the mean (or average) income. Both of these are ways of ...

of $32,409 (2000), and 30.1% low-income residents. As of 2000, 21.1% of the residents were

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s. A proportion of 85.8% of the buildings were

s or

s, and 83% of the housing was used for renting.

Education

The community is served by Sunalta Elementary

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and Sacred Heart Elementary school (also publicly funded.)

References

External links

Sunalta Community Association
{{Calgary neighbourhoods Neighbourhoods in Calgary

Demographics

Education

See also

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