Capitol Hill, Calgary Explained

Official Name:Capitol Hill
Settlement Type:Neighbourhood
Pushpin Map:Canada Calgary
Pushpin Mapsize:225
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Capitol Hill in Calgary
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:City
Subdivision Type3:Quadrant
Subdivision Name3:NW
Subdivision Type4:Ward
Subdivision Name4:7
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Title1:Administrative body
Leader Name1:Calgary City Council
Leader Title2:Councillor
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1948
Population As Of:2006
Population Total:4044
Population Blank1 Title:Average Income
Population Blank1:$38670
Coordinates:51.0706°N -114.0947°W
Elevation M:1090
Website:Capitol Hill Community

Capitol Hill is a residential neighbourhood in the northwest quadrant of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It is located immediately north of the Trans-Canada Highway, 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 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 .[1] With a land area of 1.4km2, it had a population density of in 2012.[1] [2]

Residents in this community had a median household income of $38,670 in 2000, and there were 25.8% low income residents living in the neighbourhood.[3] As of 2000, 17.9% of the residents were immigrants. A proportion of 46.4% of the buildings were condominiums or apartments, and 59.8% of the housing was used for renting.[4] Many students of close-by Southern Alberta Institute of Technology and University of Calgary reside here.

Education

The Capitol Hill Elementary public school and the St. Pius Bilingual Elementary School (a Catholic school) are located in the community.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2012 Civic Census Results . City of Calgary . 2012 . February 4, 2013 . June 1, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200601084040/https://www.calgary.ca/CA/city-clerks/Documents/Election-and-information-services/Census2012/Final%202012%20Census%20Results%20book.pdf . dead .
  2. Web site: Community Boundaries . City of Calgary . . February 5, 2013 . October 23, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131023055637/https://cityonline.calgary.ca/Pages/Product.aspx?category=PDCAdministrativeBoundaries&cat=CITYonlineDefault&id=PDC0-99999-99999-00005-P . dead .
  3. Web site: Ward 7 Profile . https://web.archive.org/web/20070809131536/http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/ward_7_profile.pdf . dead . 2007-08-09 . City of Calgary . 2004 . 2007-05-09 .
  4. Web site: Capitol Hill Community Statistics . https://web.archive.org/web/20070930205652/http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/capitol_hill.pdf . dead . 2007-09-30 . City of Calgary . 2006 . 2007-05-09 .