Valley Ridge, Calgary

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| official_name = Valley Ridge

| other_name =

| settlement_type = Neighbourhood

| image_skyline = Valley Ridge, Calgary.jpg

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| pushpin_map = Canada Calgary

| pushpin_mapsize = 225

| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Valley Ridge 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 = 1

| 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|1}}

| established_title = Established

| established_date = 1992

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| population_as_of = 2006

| population_footnotes = {{Cite web| url= http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/valley_ridge.pdf| title= Valley Ridge Community Statistics| author= City of Calgary | year= 2006 | access-date= 2007-05-08}}

| population_total = 4575

| population_density_km2 =

| population_blank1_title = Average Income

| population_blank1 = $104947

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| coordinates = {{coord|51|05|31|N|114|14|58|W|region:CA-AB|display=inline,title}}

| elevation_footnotes =

| elevation_m = 1030

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| area_code = +1-403, +1-587

| website = [https://vrca.community Valley Ridge Community Association]

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Valley Ridge is a residential neighbourhood in the northwest quadrant of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It is located at the western edge of the city, south of the Bow River and north of the Trans-Canada Highway. The Valley Ridge golf course is located in the northern part of the community. The community is located on the former site of the Happy Valley Campground, a park with slides, which was a destination for visitors to Calgary until it was closed in the 1980s; the campground was located where the golf course is now situated.

Demographics

In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, Valley Ridge had a population of {{nts|5013}} living in {{nts|1768}} dwellings, a -0.6% increase from its 2011 population of {{nts|5042}}.{{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|3.3|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|5013|3.3|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}}

Residents in this community had a median household income of $144,800 in 2010, and there were 4.9% low income residents living in the neighbourhood.{{cite web |title=City of Calgary Community Profiles - Valley Ridge |url=http://www.calgary.ca/CSPS/CNS/Documents/community_social_statistics/Valley%20Ridge_b.pdf |website=calgary.ca |publisher=The City of Calgary}} As of 2010, 17% of the residents were immigrants. Consisting mostly of single-family detached homes, only 1.4% of the housing is used for renting.{{cite web |title=The City of Calgary Community Profiles - Valley Ridge |url=http://www.calgary.ca/CSPS/CNS/Documents/community_social_statistics/Valley%20Ridge_b.pdf |website=calgary.ca |publisher=The City of Calgary}}