Deer Ridge, Calgary
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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Deer Ridge
| other_name =
| settlement_type = Neighbourhood
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| pushpin_map = Canada Calgary
| pushpin_mapsize = 225
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Deer Ridge 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 = SE
| subdivision_type4 = Ward
| subdivision_name4 = 14
| 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|14}}
| established_title = Established
| established_date = 1978
| established_title2 = Annexed
| established_date2 = 1961
| area_magnitude =
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 2.0
| population_as_of = 2006
| population_total = 4344
| population_density_km2 =
| population_blank1_title = Average Income
| population_blank1 = $59149
| timezone =
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| coordinates = {{coord|50|55|35|N|114|00|51|W|region:CA-AB|display=inline,title}}
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 1020
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| website = [http://www.deerridgeca.com Deer Ridge Community Association]
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}}
Deer Ridge is a residential neighbourhood in the southeast quadrant of Calgary, Alberta. It is located in the Bow River valley, and is bounded to the north by Canyon Meadows Drive, to the east by Deercliff Road and the Bow River, to the south by Deerfield Circle and the community of Deer Run and to the west by Bow Bottom Trail. Fish Creek Provincial Park is located immediately east.
The land was annexed into the City of Calgary in 1961, and Deer Ridge was established in 1978.{{Cite web |url=http://www.calgarycommunities.com/communities/deerridge.php |title=Deer Ridge Community Association |author=Calgary Communities |year=2007 |access-date=2007-05-16 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070425183349/http://www.calgarycommunities.com/communities/deerridge.php |archive-date=2007-04-25 }} It is represented in the Calgary City Council by the Ward 14 councillor.
Demographics
In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, Deer Ridge had a population of {{nts|4084}} living in {{nts|1501}} dwellings, a 2.3% increase from its 2011 population of {{nts|3991}}.{{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|1.4|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|4084|1.4|km2|sqmi}} in 2012.{{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 $59,149 in 2000, and there were 17.1% low income residents living in the neighbourhood.{{Cite web|url=http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/ward_14_profile.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070809133557/http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/ward_14_profile.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=2007-08-09 |title=Ward 14 Profile |author=City of Calgary |year=2004 |access-date=2007-05-16 }} As of 2000, 15.2% of the residents were immigrants. A proportion of 10.5% of the buildings were condominiums or apartments, and 36% of the housing was used for renting.{{Cite web|url=http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/deer_ridge.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930221757/http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/deer_ridge.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=2007-09-30 |title=Deer Ridge Community Statistics |author=City of Calgary |year=2006 |access-date=2007-05-16 }}
| class="wikitable"
!Year !Population |
| 2014
|4176 |
| 2015
|4327 |
| 2016
|4121 |
| 2017
|4097 |
| 2018
|4042 |
| 2019
|3973 |
| 2021
|3795 |
Education
The community is served by Don Bosco Elementary & Junior High school adjacent from Wilma Hansen Junior High School.
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.deerridgeca.com Deer Ridge Community Association]
{{Geographic location
| Northwest = Lake Bonavista
| North = Queensland
| Northeast = Bow River
| West = Parkland
| Centre = Deer Ridge
| East = Fish Creek Provincial Park
| Southwest = Parkland
| South = Deer Run
| Southeast = Deer Run
}}
{{Calgary neighbourhoods}}
Category:Neighbourhoods in Calgary
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