Brentwood is a neighbourhood in the northwest quadrant of
Calgary,
Alberta
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. It is bounded by
John Laurie Boulevard to the north,
Crowchild Trail
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to the south,
Shaganappi Trail
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to the west, and Brisbois Drive & Charleswood Drive on the east. Nose Hill Park lies to the north of John Laurie Boulevard and is not part of Brentwood.
Brentwood was established in 1960. It is represented in the
Calgary City Council
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by the Ward 4 councillor.
is in Brentwood and about seven bus lines run through the neighborhood.
The
Northland Village Mall
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is located in the western extremity of the neighbourhood.
Brentwood was scene to the
2014 Calgary stabbings.
Demographics
In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, Brentwood had a population of living in dwellings, a 0.2% 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 $56,305 in 2000, and there were 14.3% low income residents living in the neighbourhood.renting
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.
Education
The following schools are located in Brentwood:
*Brentwood Elementary School
*Captain John Palliser Elementary
*Dr. E. W. Coffin Elementary
*Simon Fraser Junior High
* Sir Winston Churchill Senior High
*Ecole St. Luke Bilingual Elementary (Catholic)
*Brebeuf Junior High
*Rocky Mountain College
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The University of Calgary
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grounds border the community to the southwest, and the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology
The Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) is a polytechnic institute in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. SAIT offers more than 110 career programs in technology, trades and business. Established in 1916, it is Calgary's second oldest post-se ...
is also located close to the neighbourhood.
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 civic ...
References
External links
Brentwood Community Association
{{Calgary neighbourhoods
Neighbourhoods in Calgary