Brentwood, Calgary
{{Other uses|Brentwood (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Brentwood
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| settlement_type = Neighbourhood
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| pushpin_map = Canada Calgary
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Brentwood in Calgary
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{CAN}}
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = {{AB}}
| subdivision_type2 = City
| subdivision_name2 = {{flag|Calgary}}
| subdivision_type3 = Quadrant
| subdivision_name3 = NW
| subdivision_type4 = Ward
| subdivision_name4 = 4
| government_footnotes = {{Calgary City Council|ref}}
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = {{Calgary City Council|mayor}}
| leader_title1 = Administrative body
| leader_name1 = Calgary City Council
| leader_title2 = Councillor
| leader_name2 = {{Calgary City Council|4}}
| established_title = Established
| established_date = 1960
| area_magnitude =
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 2.9
| population_as_of = 2006
| population_total = 6255
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| population_blank1_title = Average Income
| population_blank1 = $56305
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| coordinates = {{coord|51|05|55|N|114|08|04|W|region:CA-AB|display=inline,title}}
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 1115
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| website = [https://brentwoodcommunity.com Brentwood Community Association]
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Brentwood is a neighbourhood in the northwest quadrant of Calgary, Alberta. The neighbourhood is bordered by John Laurie Boulevard to the north, Crowchild Trail to the south, Shaganappi Trail to the west, and Brisebois Drive & Charleswood Drive on the east.
Brentwood was established as a neighbourhood in 1960 and is currently represented in the Calgary City Council by the Ward 4 councillor.
The neighbourhood is served by the Brentwood LRT Station.
Demographics
In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, Brentwood had a population of {{nts|6059}} living in {{nts|2595}} dwellings, a 0.2% increase from its 2011 population of {{nts|6049}}.{{cite web | url=http://www.calgary.ca/CA/city-clerks/Documents/Election-and-information-services/Census2012/Final%202012%20Census%20Results%20book.pdf | title=2012 Civic Census Results | publisher=City of Calgary | year=2012 | access-date=February 4, 2013 | archive-date=June 1, 2020 | archive-url=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 | url-status=dead }} With a land area of {{convert|2.9|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|6059|2.9|km2|sqmi}} in 2012.{{cite web | url=https://cityonline.calgary.ca/Pages/Product.aspx?category=PDCAdministrativeBoundaries&cat=CITYonlineDefault&id=PDC0-99999-99999-00005-P | title=Community Boundaries | publisher=City of Calgary | format=Esri shapefile | access-date=February 5, 2013 | archive-date=October 23, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023055637/https://cityonline.calgary.ca/Pages/Product.aspx?category=PDCAdministrativeBoundaries&cat=CITYonlineDefault&id=PDC0-99999-99999-00005-P | url-status=dead }}
Residents in this community had a median household income of $56,305 in 2000, and there were 14.3% low income residents living in the neighbourhood.{{Cite web|url=http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/ward_11_profile.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070809132001/http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/ward_11_profile.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=2007-08-09 |title=Ward 11 Profile |author=City of Calgary |year=2004 |access-date=2007-05-08 }} As of 2000, 22.7% of the residents were immigrants. A proportion of 15.7% of the buildings were condominiums or apartments, and 27.3% were used for renting.{{Cite web|url=http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/brentwood.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061006063815/http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/brentwood.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=2006-10-06 |title=Brentwood Community Statistics |author=City of Calgary |year=2006 |access-date=2007-05-08 }}
Education
Brentwood has one high school and one college located within its boundaries, Sir Winston Churchill High School, and Rocky Mountain College.
Junior high and elementary schools include, Brentwood School, Captain John Palliser School, Dr. E.W. Coffin School, Simon Fraser School, St. Luke Elementary School (Catholic), St. Jean Brebeuf School (Catholic).
The University of Calgary campus borders the community to the southwest, and the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology is located nearby the community being approximately 5 kilometers in distance from the centre of the neighbourhood.
Amenities
Brentwood has two shopping malls within its area, Brentwood Village Shopping Centre, and Northland Mall. Nose Hill Library and the Sir Winston Churchill Aquatic Centre are located on the west end of the neighbourhood.
The community is also south of Nose Hill Park, which is known for its natural landscape.
Crime
In the May 2023-May 2024 data period, Brentwood had a crime rate of 2.348/100, a decrease from the previous data period.{{Cite web |last=Service |first=Calgary Police |title=Calgary Police statistical reports |url=https://www.calgary.ca/cps/statistics/calgary-police-statistical-reports.html |access-date=2024-10-06 |website=www.calgary.ca |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Strategies |first=Community |title=Community Profiles |url=https://www.calgary.ca/communities/profiles.html |access-date=2024-10-06 |website=www.calgary.ca |language=en}}
This puts it at this comparison to other Calgary communities: Saddle Ridge (1.358/100), Whitehorn (1.741/100), Rundle (2.342/100), Brentwood (2.348/100), Acadia (2.542/100), Bowness (2.934/100), Shawnessy (3.296/100), Inglewood (3.438/100), Sunnyside (3.650/100), Marlborough (4.703/100), Southwood (5.147/100), Sunalta (5.307/100), Montgomery (5.483/100), Forest Lawn (6.528/100), Rosscarrock (7.049/100), Downtown Commercial Core (12.705/100), Downtown East Village (15.605/100), Manchester (43.368/100).
= Crime Data by Year =
| class="wikitable"
!Year !Crime Rate (/100) |
| 2018
|3.2 |
| 2019
|3.2 |
| 2020
|3.2 |
| 2021
|3.2 |
| 2022
|4.2 |
| 2023
|2.6 |
= Historic Incidents =
{{Main article|2014 Calgary stabbing}}
During April 15, 2014, five young adults were stabbed to death at a house party located within the neighbourhood. The party was held to mark the end of the school year. The age of the victims ranged from 21 to 27 years old.{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Alexander |date=April 15, 2014 |title=Five Stabbed to Death at College House Party in Calgary |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/five-stabbed-death-college-house-party-calgary-n80841 |url-status= |access-date=2024-04-19 |website=NBC News |language=en}}
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://brentwoodcommunity.com/ Brentwood Community Association]
{{Geographic location
| Northwest = Dalhousie
| North = Edgemont
| Northeast = Nose Hill Park
| West = Varsity
| Centre = Brentwood
| East = Nose Hill Park
| Southwest = University of Calgary
| South = Banff Trail
| Southeast = Charleswood
}}
{{Calgary neighbourhoods}}