Millrise, Calgary

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| official_name = Millrise

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| settlement_type = Neighbourhood

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| pushpin_map = Canada Calgary

| pushpin_mapsize = 225

| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Millrise 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 = SW

| subdivision_type4 = Ward

| subdivision_name4 = 13

| 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|13}}

| established_title = Established

| established_date = 1982

| established_title2 = Annexed

| established_date2 = 1961

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| area_total_km2 = 1.8

| population_as_of = 2006

| population_footnotes =

| population_total = 6509

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| population_blank1_title = Average Income

| population_blank1 = $70870

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| coordinates = {{coord|50|55|06|N|114|05|05|W|region:CA-AB|display=inline,title}}

| elevation_footnotes =

| elevation_m = 1080

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| website = [http://www.calgaryarea.com/sw/fishcreek/millrise/millrise.htm Millrise Community Association]

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Millrise (The Rise) is a suburban residential neighbourhood in the southwest quadrant of Calgary, Alberta. It is located south of Fish Creek Provincial Park, and is bounded by 146 Avenue S to the north, Macleod Trail to the east, Shawnessy Boulevard to the south and James McKevitt Road to the west.

The land was annexed to the City of Calgary in 1961 and Millrise was established in 1982. It is represented in the Calgary City Council by the Ward 13 councillor.

The community is served by the Fish Creek-Lacombe station of the C-Train LRT system.

Demographics

In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, Millrise had a population of {{nts|6892}} living in {{nts|2635}} dwellings, a 2.6% increase from its 2011 population of {{nts|6717}}.{{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}} With a land area of {{convert|1.8|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|6892|1.8|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}}

Residents in this community had a median household income of $70,870 in 2000, and there were 7.6% low income residents living in the neighbourhood.{{Cite web|url=http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/ward_13_profile.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930181702/http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/ward_13_profile.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=2007-09-30 |title=Ward 13 Profile |author=City of Calgary |year=2004 |access-date=2007-05-13 }} As of 2000, 19.8% of the residents were immigrants. A proportion of 7.5% of the buildings were condominiums or apartments, and 8.5% of the housing was used for renting.{{Cite web| url= http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/millrise.pdf| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070930210254/http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/millrise.pdf| url-status= dead| archive-date= 2007-09-30| title= Millrise Community Statistics| author= City of Calgary| year= 2006| access-date= 2007-05-13}}