Sandstone Valley, Calgary

{{Infobox settlement

| official_name = Sandstone Valley

| other_name =

| settlement_type = Neighbourhood

| image_skyline = Sandstone Valley in Calgary.JPG

| imagesize =

| image_caption = Sandstone Valley and Nose Hill Park

| pushpin_map = Canada Calgary

| pushpin_mapsize = 220

| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Sandstone Valley 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 = NW

| subdivision_type4 = Ward

| subdivision_name4 = 4

| 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|4}}

| established_title = Established

| established_date = 1982

| area_magnitude =

| area_footnotes =

| area_total_km2 = 1.8

| population_as_of = 2006

| population_footnotes =

| population_total = 6628

| population_density_km2 =

| population_blank1_title = Average Income

| population_blank1 = $75002

| timezone =

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| coordinates = {{coord|51|08|22|N|114|05|48|W|region:CA-AB|display=inline,title}}

| elevation_footnotes =

| elevation_m = 1130

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

| footnotes =

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Sandstone Valley is a suburban neighbourhood in northwest Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Located northwest of the community of Beddington Heights, this primarily low-density residential community is bounded by Country Hills Boulevard to the north, Beddington Trail to the east, Berkshire Boulevard to the south and 14th Street W to the west. The Nose Hill Park is located southwest from the community.

File:Sandstone Valley-Calgary.JPG

It is represented in the Calgary City Council by the Ward 4 councillor.

Development of this community began in 1982, and was recently completed.

Demographics

In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, Sandstone Valley had a population of {{nts|6253}} living in {{nts|2120}} dwellings, a 1.8% increase from its 2011 population of {{nts|6142}}.{{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|6253|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 $75,002 in 2000, and there were 13% 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://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20080411024451/http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/ward_4_profile.pdf| url-status=dead| archive-date=2008-04-11| title=Ward 4 Profile| author=City of Calgary| year=2004| access-date=2007-05-09}} As of 2000, 36.2% of the residents were immigrants. A proportion of 1% of the buildings were condominiums or apartments, and 8.6% of the housing was used for renting.{{Cite web| url= http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/sandstone_valley.pdf| archive-url= https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20080411030212/http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/sandstone_valley.pdf| url-status= dead| archive-date= 2008-04-11| title= Sandstone Valley Community Statistics| author= City of Calgary| year= 2006| access-date= 2007-05-09}}

Education

In 2006, there were two schools in the district:

  • Monsignor N. Anderson Elementary - Separate
  • Simons Valley Elementary School - Public

See also

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