Montgomery is a

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neighbourhood in the northwest quadrant of

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. Its boundaries are Shaganappi Trail to the east, 32nd Avenue and

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to the north, and the

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to the south and west. Immediately across the river to the west is the community of Bowness, itself a town until being annexed by

in 1964. Montgomery was originally established as a community in 1911. In 1943, it was renamed to Montgomery, named after Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, a celebrated British military leader who played an important role in

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and

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. On December 24, 1957, Montgomery incorporated as a town, but changed to village status less than four months later on April 15, 1958. The village was eventually absorbed by the City of

on August 15, 1963, via amalgamation. Montgomery is represented in the

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by the Ward 1 councillor. The community has an area redevelopment plan in place.

Demographics

In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, Montgomery had a population of living in dwellings, a 4.7% 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 $42,795 in 2000, and there were 24.7% low income residents living in the neighbourhood. As of 2000, 18.7% of the residents were

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s. A proportion of 11.4% of the buildings were

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s or

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s, and 32.8% of the housing was used for

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Education

Terrace Road Elementary public school is located in this community
Foundations for the Future Charter
School now occupies the former Montgomery Junior High School.

References

External links

The Montgomery Community Association
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Demographics

Education

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