Capitol Hill is a
residential neighbourhood in the northwest quadrant of
Calgary
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,
Alberta
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,
Canada
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. It is located immediately north of the
Trans-Canada Highway
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, and is bisected by 14th Street West. The
Southern Alberta Institute of Technology and the
North Hill shopping center are located south of the community. To the north it is bounded by the
Confederation Park.
Capitol Hill was established in 1948, but contains buildings as old as 1910. Most of the community was built in the 1950s. It is represented in the
Calgary City Council
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by the
Ward 7 councillor.
Demographics
In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, Capitol Hill had a population of living in dwellings, a 0.3% 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 $38,670 in 2000, and there were 25.8% low income residents living in the neighbourhood.immigrant
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s. A proportion of 46.4% of the buildings were condominium
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s or apartments, and 59.8% of the housing was used for renting
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.University of Calgary
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reside here.
Education
The Capitol Hill Elementary public school and the St. Pius Bilingual Elementary School (a Catholic school
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) are located in the community.
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
Capitol Hill Community Association
{{Calgary neighbourhoods
Neighbourhoods in Calgary
1948 establishments in Alberta