Crescent Heights is a neighbourhood (formerly its own village) located in

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. It is located in the

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, immediately north from

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. It is bounded to the north by the

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, on the east by

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, on the west by 4th Street NW, and to the south by Memorial Drive and the

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. Crescent Heights was originally incorporated as a village on May 1, 1908. It was subsequently annexed by the City of Calgary in 1911 and established as a neighbourhood in 1914. Crescent Heights is represented in the

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by the Ward 7 councillor. The community has an area redevelopment plan in place. The community will be linked to the city's

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History

Crescent Heights was founded in 1895 by Archibald J. McArthur.

Demographics

In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, Crescent Heights 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. Residents in this community had a

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of $43,123, and there were 19.7% low income residents living in the neighbourhood. As of 2000, 18.7% of the residents were

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s. A proportion of 9.5% of the buildings were

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s or

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s, and 6.8% of the housing was used for

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Education

The community (and others) is served by Crescent Heights High public school. Due to a shortage of high schools in northeast Calgary, Crescent Heights had a proportion of students bused in from Abbeydale, Taradale, Saddletowne, Marlborough, Marlborough Park and surrounding areas in the 1980s and 1990s, as well as in present times.

References

External links

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Crescent Heights Community Association - calgaryarea.com page
{{Calgary neighbourhoods Neighbourhoods in Calgary

History

Demographics

Education

See also

References

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