Citadel, Calgary Explained

Official Name:Citadel
Settlement Type:Neighbourhood
Pushpin Mapsize:230
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Citadel in Calgary
Pushpin Map:Calgary
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:City
Subdivision Type3:Quarant
Subdivision Name3:NW
Subdivision Type4:Ward
Subdivision Name4:2
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Title1:Administrative body
Leader Name1:Calgary City Council
Leader Title2:Councillor
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1993
Established Title2:Annexed
Established Date2:1983
Population As Of:2016
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:10435
Population Blank1 Title:Average Income
Population Blank1:$116851
Coordinates:51.1411°N -114.1733°W
Elevation M:1255
Website:Citadel Community Association

Citadel is a community in Northwest Calgary, Alberta. It is bordered by Stoney Trail on the north and west, Country Hills Blvd on the south, and Sarcee Trail on the east.

Public transportation in Citadel is provided by Calgary Transit bus route 138 to Crowfoot C-Train Station.

Demographics

In the City of Calgary's 2016 municipal census, Citadel had a population of living in dwellings, a 0.3% increase from its 2011 population of .[2] With a land area of 2.7km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[2] [3]

Residents in this community had a median household income of $116,851 in 2016, and there were 7% low income residents living in the neighbourhood. The neighbourhood is represented in the Calgary City Council by the Ward 2 councillor.

The most common languages spoken by residents include English, Mandarin, Cantonese, Spanish, Arabic, and Punjabi.

Education

This neighbourhood is served by 3 public schools. Citadel Park Elementary (K-4) and Arbour Lake School (5-9) are operated by the Calgary Board of Education.[4] St. Brigid Catholic School offers elementary to junior high and is operated by the Calgary Catholic School District.[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The City of Calgary Community Profiles - Citadel . City of Calgary . 30 September 2023 . 5.
  2. 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 .
  3. 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 .
  4. Web site: Archived copy . 2009-07-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090824022933/http://www.cbe.ab.ca/schools/pdfs/2009-2010RegularDesignated.pdf . 2009-08-24 .
  5. Web site: St. Brigid Catholic School - Calgary, Alberta . 2010-06-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100603205520/http://www.stbrigidschool.ca/ . 2010-06-03 . dead .