Taradale, Calgary

{{Other uses|Taradale (disambiguation){{!}}Taradale}}

{{Infobox settlement

| official_name = Taradale

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| settlement_type = Neighbourhood

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| pushpin_map = Canada Calgary

| pushpin_mapsize = 225

| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Taradale 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 = NE

| subdivision_type4 = Ward

| subdivision_name4 = 3

| 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|3}}

| established_title = Established

| established_date = 1984

| established_title2 = Annexed

| established_date2 = 1961

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| area_footnotes =

| area_total_km2 = 2.4

| population_as_of = 2006

| population_footnotes =

| population_total = 9959

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| population_blank1_title = Average Income

| population_blank1 = $58309

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| coordinates = {{coord|51|07|06|N|113|56|12|W|region:CA-AB|display=inline,title}}

| elevation_footnotes =

| elevation_m = 1100

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| website = [http://www.calgaryarea.com/ne/taradale/taradale.htm Taradale Community Association]

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Taradale is a residential neighbourhood in the northeast quadrant of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It is located at the eastern edge of the city, and it is bounded to the north by Taradale Drive, to the east by 68 Street E, to the south by 64 Avenue N and to the west by Falconridge Boulevard.

The land was annexed to the City of Calgary in 1961, and Taradale was established in 1984. It is represented in the Calgary City Council by the Ward 3 councillor. Taradale is reportedly named after one of the community's developers children: Martin and Tara.

Demographics

In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, Taradale had a population of {{nts|16841}} living in {{nts|4559}} dwellings, a 4.5% increase from its 2011 population of {{nts|16110}}.{{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|2.9|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|16841|2.9|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}} Taradale is home to a large South Asian population, mainly Indians and Pakistanis, with a small Afghan community. There is also a Filipino population.

Residents in this community had a median household income of $58,309 in 2000, and there were 13.4% low income residents living in the neighbourhood.{{Cite web| url=http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/ward_3_profile.pdf| title=Ward 3 Profile| author=City of Calgary| year=2004| access-date=2007-05-17| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20080411024927/http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/ward_3_profile.pdf| archive-date=2008-04-11}} As of 2000, 27.8% of the residents were immigrants. All buildings were single-family detached homes, and 10.4% of the housing was used for renting.{{Cite web| url= http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/taradale.pdf| title= Taradale Community Statistics| author= City of Calgary | year= 2006 | access-date= 2007-05-17}}

Crime

Taradale is a very safe community, with it being among the safest in the city of Calgary

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|+Crime Data{{Cite web |title=Data |url=https://data.calgarypolice.ca/ |access-date=2024-11-13 |website=data.calgarypolice.ca}}

!Year

!Crime Rate (/100)

2018

|1.7

2019

|1.5

2020

|1.5

2021

|1.7

2022

|1.3

2023

|1.0

Education

Public schools in Taradale include Taradale Elementary School and Ted Harrison Middle School.{{cite web |url=https://school.cbe.ab.ca/school/taradale/Pages/default.aspx|title=Taradale School |website=Taradale School |publisher=Calgary Board of Education |access-date=30 September 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://school.cbe.ab.ca/school/TedHarrison/Pages/default.aspx|title=Ted Harrison Middle School |website=Ted Harrison Middle School |publisher=Calgary Board of Education |access-date=30 September 2023}}