Douglasdale/Douglasglen Explained

Official Name:Douglasdale-Douglasglen
Settlement Type:Neighbourhood
Pushpin Map:Canada Calgary
Pushpin Mapsize:225
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Douglasdale and Douglasglen in Calgary
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:City
Subdivision Type3:Quadrant
Subdivision Name3:SE
Subdivision Type4:Ward
Subdivision Name4:11
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Title1:Administrative body
Leader Name1:Calgary City Council
Leader Title2:Councillor
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1986
Area Total Km2:5.1
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:11,768
Coordinates:50.9408°N -113.9892°W
Elevation M:1040
Website:Douglasdale-Douglasglen Community

Douglasdale is a residential neighbourhood in the southeast quadrant of Calgary, Alberta. It is bounded by 114 Avenue S to the north, 130 Avenue S to the south, Deerfoot Trail to the east and the Bow River to the west. The Fish Creek Provincial Park borders the neighbourhood to the west. Douglasglen is located in the northern area, north of Deerfoot Trail.

The community was established in 1986. It is represented in the Calgary City Council by the Ward 11 councillor.

Demographics

In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, Douglasdale/Glen had a population of living in dwellings, a 1% increase from its 2011 population of .[1] With a land area of 6.4km2, it had a population density of in 2012.[2] [1]

Residents in this community had a median household income of $85,350 in 2000, and there were 2.4% low income residents living in the neighbourhood.[3] As of 2000, 15.2% of the residents were immigrants. All buildings were single-family detached homes, and 1.7% of the housing was used for renting.[4]

Education

This neighbourhood has one public elementary school: Douglasdale Elementary School. (K-4, plus a program for Autistic learners) It also has a public Catholic elementary/junior high school: Monsignor J. S. Smith School (K-9)

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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 12 Profile. https://web.archive.org/web/20070809134712/http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/ward_12_profile.pdf. dead. 2007-08-09. City of Calgary. 2004. 2007-05-11.
  4. Web site: Douglasdale/Douglasglen Community Statistics. City of Calgary. 2006. 2007-05-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20070930211744/http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/douglasdale_glen.pdf. 2007-09-30. dead.