Glamorgan, Calgary

{{other uses|Glamorgan (disambiguation)}}

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| settlement_type = Neighbourhood

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| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Glamorgan in Calgary

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| subdivision_type2 = City

| subdivision_name2 = {{flag|Calgary}}

| subdivision_type3 = Quadrant

| subdivision_name3 = SW

| subdivision_type4 = Ward

| subdivision_name4 = 6

| 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|6}}

| established_title = Established

| established_date = 1958

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| area_total_km2 = 1.9

| population_as_of = 2006

| population_footnotes =

| population_total = 6317

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| population_blank1_title = Average Income

| population_blank1 = $51192

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| coordinates = {{coord|51|00|48|N|114|09|15|W|region:CA-AB|display=inline,title}}

| elevation_footnotes =

| elevation_m = 1140

| postal_code_type = Postal code

| postal_code = T3E

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| website = [https://myglamorgan.ca/ Glamorgan Community Association]

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Glamorgan is a residential neighbourhood in the southwest quadrant of Calgary, Alberta. It is bounded by Richmond Road to the north, by 37 Street W to the east, Glenmore Trail to the south and Sarcee Trail to the west.

Glamorgan was established in 1958. It is represented in the Calgary City Council by the Ward 6 councillor. Provincially, the community is part of the electoral district of Calgary-Elbow, represented by MLA Doug Schweitzer{{Cite web| author= Legislative Assembly of Alberta| url= https://www.assembly.ab.ca/members/members-of-the-legislative-assembly/member-information?mid=0943&legl=30&from=mla_home|title= Honourable Doug Schweitzer, QC| access-date= 2020-11-22}} since the 2019 Alberta general election. Federally, it is part of the Calgary Signal Hill district, represented by MP Ron Liepert since the 2015 Canadian federal election.

Demographics

In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, Glamorgan had a population of {{nts|6376}} living in {{nts|2988}} dwellings, a 2.1% increase from its 2011 population of {{nts|6242}}.{{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|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|6376|2|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 $51,192 in 2000, and there were 55.9% low income residents living in the neighbourhood.{{Cite web|url=http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/ward_6_profile.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080411024357/http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/ward_6_profile.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=2008-04-11 |title=Ward 6 Profile |author=City of Calgary |year=2004 |access-date=2007-05-14 }} As of 2000, 15.9% of the residents were immigrants. A proportion of 30.8% of the buildings were condominiums or apartments, and 37.1% of the housing was used for renting.{{Cite web|url=http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/glamorgan.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930204328/http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/glamorgan.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=2007-09-30 |title=Glamorgan Community Statistics |author=City of Calgary |year=2006 |access-date=2007-05-14 }}

Education

The community is served by Glamorgan Elementary public school and St. Andrew Elementary School (Catholic).

See also

References

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