Official Name: | Glenbrook |
Settlement Type: | Neighbourhood |
Pushpin Map: | Canada Calgary |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 225 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Glenbrook in Calgary |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Type2: | City |
Subdivision Type3: | Quadrant |
Subdivision Name3: | SW |
Subdivision Type4: | Ward |
Subdivision Name4: | 6 |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Title1: | Administrative body |
Leader Name1: | Calgary City Council |
Leader Title2: | Councillor |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | 1958 |
Established Title2: | Annexed |
Established Date2: | 1954 |
Area Total Km2: | 1.9 |
Population As Of: | 2006 |
Population Total: | 6827 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Average Income |
Population Blank1: | $42845 |
Coordinates: | 51.0269°N -114.1525°W |
Elevation M: | 1140 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | T3E |
Website: | Glenbrook Community Association |
Glenbrook is a residential neighbourhood in the southwest quadrant of Calgary, Alberta. It is bounded by 26 Avenue S to the north, 37 Street W to the east, Richmond Road to the south and Sarcee Trail to the west.
The land was partly annexed to the City of Calgary in 1954, and partly in 1956. Glenbrook was established in 1958. It is represented in the Calgary City Council by the Ward 6 councillor.
In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, Glenbrook had a population of living in dwellings, a 2.4% increase from its 2011 population of .[1] With a land area of 1.9km2, it had a population density of in 2012.[2] [1]
Residents in this community had a median household income of $42,845 in 2000, and there were 23.3% low income residents living in the neighbourhood.[3] As of 2000, 20.5% of the residents were immigrants. A proportion of 35.6% of the buildings were condominiums or apartments, and 46.1% of the housing was used for renting.[4]
The community is served by A.E. Cross Junior High, Glenbrook Elementary public schools and Calgary Christian, St. Gregory Elementary-Junior High (4-9) and St. Thomas Aquinas Elementary (K-3) (Catholic schools).