Red Carpet, Calgary

{{Infobox settlement

| official_name = Red Carpet

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| settlement_type = Neighbourhood

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| pushpin_map = Canada Calgary

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| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Red Carpet 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 = 9

| 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|9}}

| established_title = Established

| established_date = 1969

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| area_total_km2 = 0.5

| population_as_of = 2006

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| population_total = 1765

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| population_blank1_title = Average Income

| population_blank1 = $37565

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| coordinates = {{coord|51|02|26|N|113|56|22|W|region:CA-AB|display=inline,title}}

| elevation_footnotes =

| elevation_m = 1055

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| website = [http://www.calgarycommunities.com/communities/penbrooke_meadows.php Red Carpet Community Association]

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Red Carpet is a community in the southeast quadrant of Calgary, Alberta. It is located at the eastern edge of the city, between the CN tracks, 17 Avenue SE and 68 Street SE. Elliston Park and Elliston Lake, the site of GlobalFest fireworks, are located immediately south of the community.File:Red-Carpet-Szmurlo.jpg

Demographics

In the City of Calgary's 2021 municipal census, Red Carpet had a population of {{nts|1745}} living in {{nts|915}} 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}} With a land area of {{convert|0.6|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|1745|0.6|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}}

Residents in this community had a median household income of $59,200 in 2021, and 17% of Red Carpet residents were low-income.{{Cite web| url=http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/ward_9_profile.pdf| title=Ward 9 Profile| author=City of Calgary| year=2004| access-date=2007-05-09| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20070809132003/http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/ward_10_profile.pdf| archive-date=2007-08-09}} As of 2021, 23% of the residents were immigrants. A proportion of 27.5% of the buildings were condominiums or apartments, with the remainder (72.5%) being mobile homes, and 32% of the housing was used for renting.{{Cite web| url= http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/red_carpet_mountview_mobile_park.pdf| archive-url= https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20080411024329/http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/red_carpet_mountview_mobile_park.pdf| url-status= dead| archive-date= 2008-04-11| title= Red Carpet Community Statistics| author= City of Calgary| year= 2006| access-date= 2007-05-09}} 30% of Red Carpet residents spent 30%+ of their income on housing, compared to the Calgary average of 23%.{{Cite web |last=Strategies |first=Community |title=Red Carpet Profile |url=https://www.calgary.ca/communities/profiles/red-carpet.html |access-date=2024-10-09 |website=www.calgary.ca |language=en}}

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|+Pop. Overtime{{Cite web |last=Clerks |first=City |title=Civic Census |url=https://maps.calgary.ca/census/ |access-date=2025-03-30 |website=maps.calgary.ca}}

!Year

!Population

2014

|1705

2015

|1668

2016

|1727

2017

|1605

2018

|1596

2019

|1594

2021

|1745

Crime

In the May 2023-May 2024 data period, Red Carpet had a crime rate of 2.636/100, an increase 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), Rundle (2.342/100), Brentwood (2.348/100), Acadia (2.542/100), Red Carpet (2.636/100), 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).