Northwest sector · Established 1967
Dalhousie
A 3.3 km² 1960s–70s community in Calgary’s Northwest sector.
About
20% of the ground is under tree canopy and 13% is parkland; canopy is above the Calgary community median and parkland close to it.
Getting around
58 bus stops inside the boundary; no CTrain station.
Schools
- Dalhousie School · PublicElementary
- H. D. Cartwright School · PublicJunior High
- St. Dominic School · SeparateElementary
- West Dalhousie School · PublicElementary
Parks, paths and trees
5.6 km of pathways and trails, 1.6 km of bike routes and two off-leash areas. The city counts 4,424 public trees here.
When it was built
- 1930s
- Wright Residence (Demolished - 2018) · Craftsman1934
- 1960s
Established 1967
1 resources on the City of Calgary inventory, by construction decade.
Community association
Compared with Calgary
- 19.6%Tree canopyAbove city median 14.6%
- 12.6%ParklandNear city median 11.9%
- 0.1%Natural areaBelow city median 2%
- 5.6 kmPathways and trailsAbove city median 4.1 km
- 1.6 kmBike routesNear city median 1.7 km
Permits and housing
Building permits
72 building permits, 29 development permits and 2 land-use redesignations in the last twelve months, with a declared building value of $6.3M.
Housing stock
The city lists 122 registered secondary suites and 11 licensed short-term rentals.
Dalhousie — common questions
- Which part of Calgary is Dalhousie in?
- Dalhousie is in the Northwest sector of Calgary.
- Is Dalhousie on the CTrain?
- No CTrain station sits inside the Dalhousie boundary; the nearest stations are in neighbouring communities.
- What schools are in Dalhousie?
- Dalhousie has 4 schools inside its boundary: Dalhousie School, H. D. Cartwright School, St. Dominic School, and West Dalhousie School.
- How big is Dalhousie?
- Dalhousie covers about 3.3 square kilometres.
- Which communities border Dalhousie?
- Dalhousie borders Brentwood, Edgemont, Hawkwood, Ranchlands, Silver Springs, and Varsity.
- How many historic resources are in Dalhousie?
- Dalhousie has 1 historic resource on the City of Calgary's heritage inventory.
- Is Dalhousie good for walking and cycling?
- Dalhousie has 1.6 km of bike routes and 5.6 km of pathways and trails.
- What is for sale in Dalhousie?
- Every home for sale in Dalhousie is on the listings map, with prices and photos, scoped to this community.
Sources and notes
- City of Calgary Open Data: community boundaries and classes, permits, parks and off-leash areas, urban forest, pathways and bikeways, historic resources, public art, schools, transit stops, secondary suites, short-term rentals, land supply. Permits, suites and short-term-rental licences refresh daily to weekly.