Douglasdale is a
residential neighbourhood in the southeast quadrant of
Calgary,
Alberta
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. It is bounded by 114 Avenue S to the north, 130 Avenue S to the south,
Deerfoot Trail
Deerfoot Trail is a freeway segment of Highway 2 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It stretches the entire length of the city from south to north and links suburbs to downtown via Memorial Drive and 17 Avenue SE. The freewa ...
to the east and the
Bow River
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to the west. The
Fish Creek Provincial Park
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borders the neighbourhood to the west. Douglasglen is located in the northern area, north of Deerfoot Trail.
The community was established in 1986. It is represented in the
Calgary City Council
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by the Ward 12 councillor.
Demographics
In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, Douglasdale/Glen had a population of living in dwellings, a 1% 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 ]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 o ...
of $85,350 in 2000, and there were 2.4% low income residents living in the neighbourhood.renting
Renting, also known as hiring or letting, is an agreement where a payment is made for the temporary use of a good, service or property owned by another. A gross lease is when the tenant pays a flat rental amount and the landlord pays for a ...
.
Education
This neighbourhood has one public elementary school: Douglasdale Elementary School. (K-4, plus a program for Autistic learners) It also has a public Catholic elementary/junior high school: Monsignor J. S. Smith School (K-9)
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
Douglasdale Community Information
Neighbourhoods in Calgary
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