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{{other uses|Mount Royal (disambiguation)}}
<!-- Infobox begins -->{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Mount Royal
| other_name =
| settlement_type = Neighbourhood
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| image_caption
| pushpin_map = Canada Calgary
| pushpin_mapsize = 225
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Mount Royal in [[Calgary]]
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{CAN}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[Provinces and territories of Canada|Province]]
| subdivision_name1 = {{AB}}
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of communities in Alberta#Cities|City]]
| subdivision_name2 = {{flag|Calgary}}
| subdivision_type3 = Quadrant
| subdivision_name3 = SW
| subdivision_type4 = Ward
| subdivision_name4 = [[Calgary City Council#Ward 8|8]]
| government_footnotes = <ref name="councillors">{{Calgary City Council|ref}}</ref>
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = {{Calgary City Council|mayor}}
| leader_title1 = Administrative body
| leader_name1 = [[Calgary City Council]]
| leader_title2 = Councillor
| leader_name2 = {{Calgary City Council|8}}
| established_title = Established
| established_date = 1904
| area_magnitude =
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 2.5
| population_as_of = 2006
| population_footnotes = <ref name=lower/><ref name=upper/>
| population_total = 3,139 (Lower)<br>2,610 (Upper)
| population_density_km2 =
| population_blank1_title = [[median household income|Average Income]]
| population_blank1 = [[Canadian dollar|$]]35,570 (Lower)<br>[[Canadian dollar|$]]127,135 (Upper)
| timezone =
| utc_offset =
| coordinates = {{coord|51|01|57|N|114|05|01|W|region:CA-AB|display=inline,title}}
| elevation_footnotes = <!--for references: use<ref> </ref> tags-->
| elevation_m = 1080
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| postal_code = [[List of T postal codes of Canada|T2T 3E3]]
| area_code =
| website = [https://mrca.ca/ Mount Royal Community Association]
| footnotes =
}}
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'''Mount Royal''' is an area of [[Calgary]], [[Alberta]] and is home to the neighbourhoods of Upper Mount Royal (to the south) and Lower Mount Royal (the northern section, on flat terrain), which are separated by an [[escarpment]] that runs along Cameron and Royal Avenues in an east-west direction.<ref name=APR2>{{Cite web| url= http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/BU/planning/pdf/lower_mount_royal_arp/lower_mount_royal_arp.pdf | title=Lower Mount Royal Area Redevelopment Plan| author=City of Calgary Planning| year=2008| access-date= 2008-10-11}}</ref> Upper Mount Royal has an [[area redevelopment plan]] in place.<ref name=APR>{{Cite web| url= http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/planning/pdf/upper_mount_royal_arp.pdf | title=Upper Mount Royal Area Redevelopment Plan| author=City of Calgary Planning| year=2005| access-date= 2007-05-11}}</ref>
Upper Mount Royal (along with [[Elbow Park, Calgary|Elbow Park]] and [[Roxboro,_Calgary|Roxboro]]) is one of Calgary's wealthiest neighbourhoods and is home to some of the city's most expensive estates ranging in age from nearly 100 years old to new. Originally an enclave of the city's [[United States|American]] born business elite, the neighbourhood was originally known as 'American hill'. As of 2001, American immigrants still made up 29.2% of the residents.<ref name=upper>{{Cite web| url= http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/upper_mount_royal.pdf | title= Upper Mount Royal - Community Social Statistics | author= City of Calgary | year=2006 | access-date= 2007-05-04}}</ref> This informal name eventually gave way to the more Canadian name of Mount Royal. These neighbourhoods are concentrated in the [[Elbow River]] valley. The area of both neighbourhoods is bounded on the north by 17th Avenue SW and on the west by 14th Street SW.
Despite its name, Mount Royal is not home to the city's [[Mount Royal University]].
==Demographics==
In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, Lower Mount Royal had a population of {{nts|3180}} living in {{nts|2266}} dwellings, a 6.7% increase from its 2011 population of {{nts|2981}}.<ref name=2012censusreport>{{cite web | url=http://www.calgary.ca/CA/city-clerks/Documents/Election-and-information-services/Census2012/Final%202012%20Census%20Results%20book.pdf | title=2012 Civic Census Results | publisher=City of Calgary | year=2012 | access-date=February 4, 2013}}</ref> With a land area of {{convert|0.3|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|3180|0.3|km2|sqmi}} in 2012.<ref name=opendatacommunities>{{cite web | url=https://cityonline.calgary.ca/Pages/Product.aspx?category=PDCAdministrativeBoundaries&cat=CITYonlineDefault&id=PDC0-99999-99999-00005-P | title=Community Boundaries | publisher=City of Calgary | format=[[Esri]] [[shapefile]] | access-date=February 5, 2013}}</ref><ref name=2012censusreport/> Also in the municipal census, Upper Mount Royal had a population of {{nts|2542}} living in {{nts|1071}} dwellings, a 0.2% increase from its 2011 population of {{nts|2536}}.<ref name=2012censusreport/> With a land area of {{convert|1.3|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|2542|1.3|km2|sqmi}} in 2012.<ref name=opendatacommunities/><ref name=2012censusreport/>
In Calgary's nonpartisan municipal politics, Courtney Walcott, councillor for Ward 8, represents Mount Royal on [[Calgary City Council]].<ref name="councillors"/> He has served since [[2021 Calgary municipal election|2021]]. In provincial politics, [[Samir Kayande]] represents the neighbourhood in the [[Legislative Assembly of Alberta]] as the [[Member of the Legislative Assembly|MLA]] for the [[Calgary-Elbow]] [[Electoral district (Canada)|riding]]. He is a member of the [[Alberta New Democratic Party|New Democratic Party]] and has served since [[2023 Alberta general election|2023]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Election Results |url=http://www.elections.ab.ca/voters/voterlink/ |access-date=2023-08-18 |website=Elections Alberta |language=en}}</ref> In federal politics, [[Greg McLean (politician)|Greg McLean]] represents the neighbourhood in the [[House of Commons of Canada]] as the [[Member of Parliament (Canada)|MP]] for [[Calgary Centre]]. He is a member of the [[Conservative Party of Canada|Conservative Party]] and has served since [[2019 Canadian federal election|2019]].
Residents of Upper Mount Royal had a [[median household income]] of [[Canadian dollar|$]]127,135 in 2000,<ref name=upper/> while those in Lower Mount Royal made far less at an average of $35,570.<ref name=lower>{{Cite web| url= http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/mount_royal_lower.pdf | title= Lower Mount Royal - Community Social Statistics | author= City of Calgary | year=2006 | access-date= 2007-05-04}}</ref> 11.7% and 26.7% [[low-income]] residents live in Upper and Lower Mount Royal respectively. While the majority of buildings in Upper Mount Royal (87.2%) are [[single-family detached home]]s,<ref name=upper/> in Lower Mount Royal [[Condominium (living space)|condominium]]s and [[apartment]] buildings are prevailing at 88.7%, with 77.5% used for [[renting]] in 2001.<ref name=lower/>
== Crime ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+Crime Data<ref>{{Cite web |title=Data |url=https://data.calgarypolice.ca/ |access-date=2024-11-22 |website=data.calgarypolice.ca}}</ref>
!Year
!Crime Rate (/100 pop.)
|-
|2018
|7.6
|-
|2019
|7.8
|-
|2020
|5.9
|-
|2021
|4.6
|-
|2022
|5.3
|-
|2023
|3.2
|}
==Education==
The community is served by Earl Grey Elementary School, William Reid Elementary School, Mount Royal Junior High and Western Canada High School.
==Notable residents==
*[[Charlene Prickett]]: "It Figures" exercise host and Calgary television personality from the late 1970s to the 1990s; member of the Mount Royal Community Association
==See also==
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==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
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{{Geographic ___location
| Northwest = [[Bankview, Calgary|Bankview]]
| North = [[Beltline, Calgary|Beltline]]
| Northeast = [[Mission, Calgary|Mission]]
| West = [[South Calgary, Calgary|South Calgary]]
| Centre = Mount Royal
| East = [[Cliff Bungalow, Calgary|Cliff Bungalow]]
| Southwest = [[Altadore, Calgary|Altadore]] ([[Marda Loop, Calgary|Marda Loop]])
| South = [[Elbow Park, Calgary|Elbow Park]]
| Southeast = [[Roxboro, Calgary|Roxboro]]
}}
[[Category:Neighbourhoods in Calgary]]
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