Arbour Lake, Calgary
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Arbour Lake is a
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neighbourhood in the northwest
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. It is bounded to the north by Country Hills Boulevard, to the south by
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, to the east by Nose Hill Drive, to the west by
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. Arbour Lake was established in 1992, and named after Arbor Lake,
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. It is represented in the
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by the Ward 2 councillor.


Demographics

In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, Arbour Lake had a population of living in dwellings, a 0.7% 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 $70,590 in 2000, and there were 7.4% low income residents living in the neighbourhood. As of 2000, 25.1% of the residents were
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s. A proportion of 8.7% of the buildings were
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s or
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s, and 4.1% of the housing was used for
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.


Education

This neighbourhood has one public middle school, Arbour Lake Middle School (5-9) and one high school, Robert Thirsk High School (10-12) which opened in September 2013, as well as a Catholic school, St. Ambrose Elementary/Jr. High (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 Municip ...


References


External links


Arbour Lake Community Association
{{Calgary neighbourhoods Neighbourhoods in Calgary