Castleridge, Calgary

{{Infobox settlement

| official_name = Castleridge

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| settlement_type = Neighbourhood

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| pushpin_map = Canada Calgary

| pushpin_mapsize = 225

| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Castleridge in Calgary

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{CAN}}

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = {{AB}}

| subdivision_type2 = City

| subdivision_name2 = {{flag|Calgary}}

| subdivision_type3 = Quadrant

| subdivision_name3 = NE

| subdivision_type4 = Ward

| subdivision_name4 = 5

| government_footnotes = {{Calgary City Council|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|5}}

| established_title = Established

| established_date = 1980

| established_title2 = Annexed

| established_date2 = 1961

| area_magnitude =

| area_footnotes =

| area_total_km2 = 1.4

| population_as_of = 2006

| population_footnotes =

| population_total = 6180

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| population_blank1_title = Average Income

| population_blank1 = $57923

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| coordinates = {{coord|51|06|29|N|113|57|34|W|region:CA-AB|display=inline,title}}

| elevation_footnotes =

| elevation_m = 1090

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| website = [http://www.calgaryarea.com/ne/falconcastleridge/falconcastleridge.htm Castleridge Community Association]

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Castleridge is a residential neighbourhood in the northeast quadrant of Calgary, Alberta. It is located east of the Calgary International Airport and is bounded by 64 Avenue NE to the north, Métis Trail to the west, McKnight Boulevard to the south and Falconridge Boulevard to the east.

Castleridge was established in 1980 on land transferred from the Municipal District of Rocky View to the city in 1961. It is represented in the Calgary City Council by the Ward 5 councillor.

In 2008 the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community opened Baitun Nur, the largest mosque in Canada, in Castleridge.{{cite news|url=http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/story.html?id=04fc055c-7361-4caa-a974-ae57846fae2d|title=Canada's largest mosque opens in Calgary|last=Morton|first=Graeme|date=2008-07-06|work=Calgary Herald|publisher=Canwest|access-date=2008-07-12}}

Demographics

In the City of Calgary's 2021 municipal census, Castleridge had a population of {{nts|6130}} living in {{nts|1880}} dwellings{{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 | archive-date=June 1, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200601084040/https://www.calgary.ca/CA/city-clerks/Documents/Election-and-information-services/Census2012/Final%202012%20Census%20Results%20book.pdf | url-status=dead }} With a land area of {{convert|1.2|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|6130|1.2|km2|sqmi}} in 2021.{{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 | archive-date=October 23, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023055637/https://cityonline.calgary.ca/Pages/Product.aspx?category=PDCAdministrativeBoundaries&cat=CITYonlineDefault&id=PDC0-99999-99999-00005-P | url-status=dead }}

Residents in this community had a median household income of $87,000 in 2021, and 11% of Castleridge residents were low-income.{{Cite web| url=http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/ward_3_profile.pdf| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060628001227/http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/ward_3_profile.pdf| url-status=dead| archive-date=2006-06-28| title=Ward 3 Profile| author=City of Calgary| year=2004| access-date=2007-05-11}} As of 2021, 50% of the residents were immigrants. A proportion of 8% of the buildings were condominiums or apartments, and 31% of the housing was used for renting.{{Cite web| url= http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/castleridge.pdf| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20061006064400/http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/castleridge.pdf| url-status= dead| archive-date= 2006-10-06| title= Castleridge Community Statistics| author= City of Calgary| year= 2006| access-date= 2007-05-11}} 24% of Castleridge residents spent 30%+ of their income on housing, more than the Calgary average of 23%.{{Cite web |last=Strategies |first=Community |title=Castleridge profile |url=https://www.calgary.ca/communities/profiles/castleridge.html |access-date=2024-10-09 |website=www.calgary.ca |language=en}}

Crime

In the May 2023-May 2024 data period, Castleridge had a crime rate of 1.615/100, a decrease from the previous data period.{{Cite web |last=Service |first=Calgary Police |title=Calgary Police statistical reports |url=https://www.calgary.ca/cps/statistics/calgary-police-statistical-reports.html |access-date=2024-10-06 |website=www.calgary.ca |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Strategies |first=Community |title=Community Profiles |url=https://www.calgary.ca/communities/profiles.html |access-date=2024-10-06 |website=www.calgary.ca |language=en}}

This puts it at this comparison to other Calgary communities: Saddle Ridge (1.358/100), Castleridge (1.615/100), Whitehorn (1.741/100), Rundle (2.342/100), Brentwood (2.348/100), Acadia (2.542/100), Bowness (2.934/100), Shawnessy (3.296/100), Inglewood (3.438/100), Sunnyside (3.650/100), Marlborough (4.703/100), Southwood (5.147/100), Sunalta (5.307/100), Montgomery (5.483/100), Forest Lawn (6.528/100), Rosscarrock (7.049/100), Downtown Commercial Core (12.705/100), Downtown East Village (15.605/100), Manchester (43.368/100).

= Crime Data by Year =

class="wikitable"

|+Crime Data{{Cite web |title=Data |url=https://data.calgarypolice.ca/ |access-date=2024-11-21 |website=data.calgarypolice.ca}}

!Year

!Crime Rate (/100 pop.)

2018

|2.1

2019

|2.2

2020

|2.9

2021

|2.7

2022

|2.3

2023

|2.1

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20070128032658/http://www.calgarycommunities.com/communities/falconridge_castleridge.php Falconridge/Castleridge Community Association]

{{Geographic location

| Northwest = Calgary International Airport

| North = Martindale

| Northeast = Taradale

| West = Calgary International Airport

| Centre = Castleridge

| East = Falconridge

| Southwest = Westwinds Industrial Area

| South = Whitehorn

| Southeast = Temple

}}

Category:Neighbourhoods in Calgary