Glamorgan is a
residential neighbourhood in the southwest quadrant of
Calgary,
Alberta
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. It is bounded by Richmond Road to the north, by 37 Street W to the east,
Glenmore Trail
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to the south and Sarcee Trail to the west.
Glamorgan was established in 1958. It is represented in the
Calgary City Council
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by the Ward 6 councillor.
Provincially, the community is part of the
electoral district of
Calgary-Elbow, represented by
MLA Doug Schweitzer
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since the
2019 Alberta general election
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. Federally, it is part of the
Calgary Signal Hill
Calgary Signal Hill is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2015.
Calgary Signal Hill was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was leg ...
district, represented by
MP Ron Liepert since the
2015 Canadian federal election
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The election was held to elect ...
.
Demographics
In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, Glamorgan had a population of living in dwellings, a 2.1% 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 $51,192 in 2000, and there were 55.9% low income residents living in the neighbourhood.renting
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.
Education
The community is served by Glamorgan Elementary public school and St. Andrew Elementary School (Catholic).
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
Glamorgan Community Association
{{Calgary neighbourhoods
Neighbourhoods in Calgary