Tuscany is a

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community in the northwest quadrant of

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. It is located at the western edge of the city, and is bounded to the north by

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, to the east by

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, Nose Hill Drive and the Two Toed Pond to the south and Twelve Mile Coulee Road and the recently annexed community of Lynx Ridge and the rural acreages of Bearspaw to the west. Tuscany was established in 1994 and it was named for the region of

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. It is represented in the

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by the Ward 1 councillor.

Demographics

In the City of Calgary's 2019 municipal census, Tuscany had a population of living in dwellings, a 0.8% increase from its 2018 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2013. Residents in this community had a

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of $92,453 in 2005, and there were 7.1% low income residents living in the neighbourhood. As of 2006, 18.5% of the residents were

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s. A proportion of 7.6% of the buildings were

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s or

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s, and 2.7% of the housing was used for

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Education

This neighbourhood has two public elementary schools, Tuscany Elementary School (K-4) and Eric Harvie School (K-4), as well as a public middle school, Twelve Mile Coulee School (5-9).Twelve Mile Coulee School
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'' There is also a Catholic school, St. Basil (K-9).

External links

Tuscany Community Association
{{Calgary neighbourhoods Neighbourhoods in Calgary

Demographics

Education

See also

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