Citadel is a community in Northwest Calgary,

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. It is bordered by Stoney Trail on the north and west, Country Hills Blvd on the south, and

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on the east. Public transportation in Citadel is provided by

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bus route 138 to

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Station.

Demographics

In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, Citadel had a population of living in dwellings, a 0.3% 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 $80,085 in 2000, and there were 7.7% low income residents living in the neighbourhood. The neighbourhood is represented in the

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by the Ward 2 councillor. Most common languages spoken by residents include

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Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...

, French and

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Education

This neighbourhood has two public elementary schools: Citadel Park Elementary School (K-4) and St. Brigid Catholic School (K-9). After they finished Citadel Park, students would then attend Arbour Lake School. (5-9). St. Brigid is the other public elementary to junior high school in Citadel, which is part of the Calgary Catholic School District.

References

External links

Citadel Community Association
Neighbourhoods in Calgary {{Calgary-stub