Ogden is a

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neighbourhood in the southeast quadrant of

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. It includes the districts of ''Lynnwood'' and ''Millican Estates''. It is bounded by Glenmore Trail to the south,

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and the

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to the west, and the CPR tracks and the industrial areas of Ogden Shops to the north and east. Ogden was established in 1912. It is named after I.G. Ogden, former VP of the

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, while the district of Millican takes its name from the Millican family, homesteaders of the early 1900s. It is represented in the

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by the Ward 9 councillor. The

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in this area is T2C.

Demographics

In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, Ogden had a population of living in dwellings, a 3.2% 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 $47,500 in 2000, and there were 18.1% low income residents living in the neighbourhood. As of 2000, 14.6% of the residents were

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s. A proportion of 19.9% of the buildings were

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s or

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s, and 33.3% of the housing was used for

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Economics

In December 2012, CP Rail decided to relocate its corporate head offices to Ogden. This move will involve building new corporate offices within the existing century-old Ogden rail yard.

Education

The community is served by Banting & Best Elementary and Sherwood Community public schools, as well as St. Bernadette Elementary School (Catholic).

References

External links

Millican - Ogden Community AssociationCatholic Board websitePublic Board website
{{Calgary neighbourhoods Neighbourhoods in Calgary

Demographics

Economics

Education

See also

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