Arbour Lake is a

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neighbourhood in the northwest quadrant of

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. It is bounded to the north by Country Hills Boulevard, to the south by

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, to the east by Nose Hill Drive, to the west by Stoney Trail. Arbour Lake was established in 1992, and named after Arbor Lake,

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. It is represented in the

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by the Ward 2 councillor.

Demographics

In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, Arbour Lake had a population of living in dwellings, a 0.7% increase from its 2011 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2012. Residents in this community had a

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of $70,590 in 2000, and there were 7.4% low income residents living in the neighbourhood. As of 2000, 25.1% of the residents were

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s. A proportion of 8.7% of the buildings were

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s or

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s, and 4.1% of the housing was used for

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Education

This neighbourhood has one public middle school, Arbour Lake Middle School (5-9) and one high school, Robert Thirsk High School (10-12) which opened in September 2013, as well as a Catholic school, St. Ambrose Elementary/Jr. High (K-9).

References

External links

Arbour Lake Community Association
{{Calgary neighbourhoods Neighbourhoods in Calgary

Demographics

Education

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