Sundance is a residential neighbourhood in the southeast quadrant of

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. It is located east of

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, is bounded to the north and east by

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and

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and to the south by

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. The man-made ''Sundance Lake'' was constructed in the middle of the community, and residents have easy access to the public beach of

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. Sundance was established in 1982. It is represented in the

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by the Ward 14 councillor.

Demographics

In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, Sundance had a population of living in dwellings, a 1.2% decrease 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 $91,623 in 2000, and there were 5% low income residents living in the neighbourhood. As of 2000, 14.6% of the residents were

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s. A proportion of 3.1% of the buildings were

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s or apartments, and 6.5% of the housing was used for

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Education

Schools in Sundance There are two public elementary schools; Fish Creek Elementary School, and Sundance Elementary School. There is one public junior high; MidSun Junior High. There is one public high school; Centennial High School. There is one Catholic (Separate) School; Father James Whelihan School (kindergarten to Grade 9).

References

External links

Midnapore-Sundance Community Association
{{Calgary neighbourhoods Neighbourhoods in Calgary

Demographics

Education

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