Falconridge
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Falconridge
| other_name =
| settlement_type = Neighbourhood
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| pushpin_map = Canada Calgary
| pushpin_mapsize = 225
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Falconridge in Calgary
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Canada
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = Alberta
| subdivision_type2 = City
| subdivision_name2 = 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 = 1979
| established_title2 = Annexed
| established_date2 = 1961
| area_magnitude =
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 2.1
| population_as_of = 2006
| population_total = 10229
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| population_blank1_title = Average Income
| population_blank1 = $48512
| timezone =
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| coordinates = {{coord|51|06|19|N|113|56|43|W|region:CA-AB|display=inline,title}}
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 1100
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| website = [http://www.calgaryarea.com/ne/falconcastleridge/falconcastleridge.htm Falconridge Community Association]
| footnotes =
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Falconridge is a residential neighbourhood in the northeast quadrant of Calgary, Alberta. It is bounded by Falconridge Boulevard and 52 Street E to the west, 64 Avenue N to the north, 68 Street E to the east and McKnight Boulevard to the south and is the place where Calgary Officer Andrew Harnett was slain by a 17 year old.
The area was part of the Municipal District of Rocky View until it was annexed to the City of Calgary in 1961. Falconridge was established in 1979. It is represented in the Calgary City Council by the Ward 5 councillor.
Demographics
In the City of Calgary's 2021 municipal census, Falconridge had a population of {{nts|10325}} living in {{nts|3220}} 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|2.2|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|10325|2.2|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 $83,000 in 2021, and there were 13% low income residents living in Falconridge.{{Cite web |url=http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/ward_3_profile.pdf |archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20080411024927/http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/ward_3_profile.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=2008-04-11 |title=Ward 3 Profile |author=City of Calgary |year=2004 |access-date=2007-05-13 }} As of 2021, 45% of the residents were immigrants. A proportion of 6.5% of the buildings were condominiums or apartments, and 37% of the housing was used for renting.{{Cite web |url=http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/falconridge.pdf |archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20080411025638/http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/falconridge.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=2008-04-11 |title=Falconridge Community Statistics |author=City of Calgary |year=2006 |access-date=2007-05-13 }}{{Cite web |last=Strategies |first=Community |title=Falconridge profile |url=https://www.calgary.ca/communities/profiles/falconridge.html |access-date=2024-10-09 |website=www.calgary.ca |language=en}}
Crime
In the May 2023-May 2024 data period, Falconridge had a crime rate of 2.258/100, 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), Whitehorn (1.741/100), Falconridge (2.258/100), 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"
!Year !Crime Rate (/100) |
| 2018
|3.5 |
| 2019
|3.6 |
| 2020
|3.3 |
| 2021
|3.0 |
| 2022
|3.0 |
| 2023
|2.4 |
Education
The community is served by Falconridge Elementary, Grant MacEwan Elementary, O. S. Geiger Elementary and Terry Fox Junior High public schools, as well as by John XXIII Elementary & Junior High, Bishop McNally High School and John Paul II Elementary School (Catholic).
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070128032658/http://www.calgarycommunities.com/communities/falconridge_castleridge.php Falconridge-Castleridge Community Association]
{{Geographic location
| Northwest = Martindale
| North = Taradale
| Northeast =
| West = Castle Ridge
| Centre = Falconridge
| East = Coral Springs
| Southwest = Whitehorn
| South = Temple
| Southeast = Monterey Park
}}
{{Calgary neighbourhoods}}