Brentwood, Calgary

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official_name = Brentwood
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settlement_type = Neighbourhood


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dot_map_caption = Location of Brentwood in Calgary
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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 = 7
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leader_title = Administrative body
leader_name = Calgary City Council
leader_title1 = Alderman
leader_name1 = Druh Farrell
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established_title = Established
established_date = 1960
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population_as_of = 2006
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population_total = 6255
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population_blank1 = $56305
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website = [http://www.calgaryarea.com/nw/brentwood/brentwood.htm Brentwood Community Association]
footnotes = Brentwood is a neighbourhood in the north-west quadrant of Calgary, Alberta. It is bounded by John Laurie Boulevard to the north, Crowchild Trail to the south, Shaganappi Trail to the west, and Nose Hill Park to the east.

Brentwood was established in 1960. It is represented in the Calgary City Council by Ward 7 Alderman Druh Farrell. [Cite web| author= Federation of Calgary Communities | url= http://www.calgaryarea.com/nw/brentwood/brentwood.htm |title= Brentwood Community| accessdate= 2007-05-14"]

It is served by the Brentwood station of the C-Train LRT system. The "Northland Village" shopping center is located in the western extremity of the neighbourhood.

Demographics

In 2006 the neighbourhood had a population of 6,255.Cite web| url=http://www.calgary.ca/DocGallery/BU/cityclerks/popcomparisonbycomm.pdf | author= City of Calgary | title= Community Population Comparison | year=2006 | accessdate= 2007-05-08] 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 neighborhood.Cite web| url= http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/ward_11_profile.pdf | title=Ward 11 Profile| author=City of Calgary| year=2004| accessdate= 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| title= Brentwood Community Statistics| author= City of Calgary | year= 2006 | accessdate= 2007-05-08]

Education

The following schools are located in Brentwood:
*Brentwood Elementary School
*Captain John Palliser Elementary
*Dr. E. W. Coffin Elementary
*Simon Fraser Junior High
*Sir Winston Churchill Senior High
*Ecole St. Luke Bilingual Elementary (catholic)
*Brebeuf Junior High
*Rocky Mountain College

The University of Calgary grounds border the community to the south-west, and the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology is also located close to the neighbourhood.

ee also

*List of neighbourhoods in Calgary

References