Hidden Valley, Calgary

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| subdivision_type3 = Quadrant

| subdivision_name3 = NW

| subdivision_type4 = Ward

| subdivision_name4 = 3

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| leader_title = Mayor

| leader_name = {{Calgary City Council|mayor}}

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| leader_name1 = Calgary City Council

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| established_title = Established

| established_date = 1990

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| area_total_km2 = 3.2

| population_as_of = 2006

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| population_total = 11858

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| population_blank1 = $78127

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| website = [http://www.calgaryarea.com/nw/hiddenvalley/hiddenvalley.htm Hidden Valley Community Association]

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Hidden Valley is a residential neighbourhood in the northwest quadrant of Calgary, Alberta. It is located close to the northern edge of the city and is bordered by Stoney Trail to the north, Beddington Trail to the east, Country Hills Boulevard to the south, and Shaganappi Trail to the west. The neighbourhood contains one elementary school, two middle schools, and a small shopping centre. The Hidden Valley Community Association runs multiple annual events for Hidden Valley residents, including pumpkin carving contests and Easter egg hunts.

Hidden Valley was established in 1990. It is represented in the Calgary City Council by the Ward 3 councillor.

History

Hidden Valley was the vicinity of a double homicide in July 2018.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/dustin-duthie-second-degree-murder-toller-boschuk-pennylegion-prelim-1.5416829|title=Man accused of killing his girlfriend, mother and stepfather weeps as preliminary hearing begins|last=Grant|first=Meghan|date=6 January 2020|website=CBC News|access-date=12 January 2020|archive-date=8 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200108081114/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/dustin-duthie-second-degree-murder-toller-boschuk-pennylegion-prelim-1.5416829|url-status=live}}

The first house built in Hidden Valley was in 1991.{{Cite web |url= https://www.hiddenhut.org/board/history.html |title=Hidden Valley and Hanson Ranch – History |website=Hidden Valley Community Association |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200213125638/https://www.hiddenhut.org/board/history.html |archive-date=13 February 2020 |url-status=dead}}

Demographics

In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, Hidden Valley had a population of {{nts|11799}} living in {{nts|3867}} dwellings, a 1.2% increase from its 2011 population of {{nts|11657}}.{{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|4.3|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|11799|4.3|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 $78,127 in 2000, and there were 6.4% low-income residents living in the neighbourhood.{{Cite web|url=http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/ward_4_profile.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930211907/http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/ward_4_profile.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=2007-09-30 |title=Ward 4 Profile |author=City of Calgary |year=2004 |access-date=2007-05-14 }} As of 2000, 20.6% of the residents were immigrants. All buildings were single-family detached homes, and 2.1% of the housing was used for renting.{{Cite web|url=http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/hidden_valley.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061006063904/http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/hidden_valley.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=2006-10-06 |title=Hidden Valley Community Statistics |author=City of Calgary |year=2006 |access-date=2007-05-14 }}

Education

The community is served by public schools Hidden Valley Elementary (K-3), Valley Creek Middle (4-9), Crescent Heights High (10-12) and Catholic schools St. Elizabeth Seton (K-9), and Notre Dame High School (10-12), with the Hidden Valley, Valley Creek, and St. Elizabeth Seton being located directly within the neighbourhood itself.

Politics

Hidden Valley covered by the Provincial Electoral District Calgary-Beddington represented in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta by Amanda Chapman of the Alberta New Democratic Party.{{Cite web|url=https://calgaryherald.com/news/politics/candidates-running-in-calgary-beddington|title=Alberta Election 2019: Candidates running in Calgary-Beddington|publisher=Calgary Herald|date=2019-04-09|language=en|access-date=2020-01-12|archive-date=2019-09-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190922112448/https://calgaryherald.com/news/politics/candidates-running-in-calgary-beddington|url-status=live}}