Valley Ridge
Neighbourhood
Valley Ridge is located in Calgary
Valley Ridge
Valley Ridge
Location of Valley Ridge in Calgary
Coordinates: 51°05′31″N 114°14′58″W / 51.09194°N 114.24944°W / 51.09194; -114.24944
Country Canada
Province Alberta
City Calgary
QuadrantNW
Ward1
Established1992
Government
[1]
 • MayorJyoti Gondek
 • Administrative bodyCalgary City Council
 • CouncillorSonya Sharp
Elevation
1,030 m (3,380 ft)
Population
 (2006)[2]
 • Total4,575
 • Average Income
$104,947
Area code(s)+1-403, +1-587
WebsiteValley Ridge Community Association

Valley Ridge is a residential neighbourhood in the northwest quadrant of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It is located at the western edge of the city, south of the Bow River and north of the Trans-Canada Highway. The Valley Ridge golf course is located in the northern part of the community. The community is located on the former site of the Happy Valley Campground, a park with slides, which was a destination for visitors to Calgary until it was closed in the 1980s; the campground was located where the golf course is now situated.

Demographics

In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, Valley Ridge had a population of 5,013 living in 1,768 dwellings, a -0.6% increase from its 2011 population of 5,042.[3] With a land area of 3.3 km2 (1.3 sq mi), it had a population density of 1,519/km2 (3,930/sq mi) in 2012.[4][3]

Residents in this community had a median household income of $144,800 in 2010, and there were 4.9% low income residents living in the neighbourhood.[5] As of 2010, 17% of the residents were immigrants. Consisting mostly of single-family detached homes, only 1.4% of the housing is used for renting.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Calgary Elections". City of Calgary. 2017. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
  2. ↑ City of Calgary (2006). "Valley Ridge Community Statistics" (PDF). Retrieved 2007-05-08.
  3. 1 2 "2012 Civic Census Results" (PDF). City of Calgary. 2012. Retrieved February 4, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Community Boundaries" (Esri shapefile). City of Calgary. Retrieved February 5, 2013.
  5. ↑ "City of Calgary Community Profiles - Valley Ridge" (PDF). calgary.ca. The City of Calgary.
  6. ↑ "The City of Calgary Community Profiles - Valley Ridge" (PDF). calgary.ca. The City of Calgary.


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