Official Name: | Beddington Heights |
Settlement Type: | Neighbourhood |
Pushpin Map: | Canada Calgary |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 225 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Beddington Heights in Calgary |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Type2: | City |
Subdivision Type3: | Quadrant |
Subdivision Name3: | NW |
Subdivision Type4: | Ward |
Subdivision Name4: | 4 |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Title1: | Administrative body |
Leader Name1: | Calgary City Council |
Leader Title2: | Councillor |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | 1979 |
Area Total Km2: | 8.4 |
Population As Of: | 2006 |
Population Total: | 11926 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Average Income |
Population Blank1: | $56881 |
Coordinates: | 51.1275°N -114.0769°W |
Elevation M: | 1120 |
Website: | Beddington Heights Community Association |
Beddington Heights is an established suburban neighbourhood in northwest Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The community is bounded by Berkshire Boulevard to the north, Beddington Trail to the east, Beddington Boulevard to the south and 14th Street W to the west.
Beddington Heights is in Ward 4.
In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, Beddington Heights had a population of living in dwellings, a 1.1% increase from its 2011 population of .[1] With a land area of 3.2km2, it had a population density of in 2012.[1] [2]
Residents in this community had a median household income of $56,881 in 2000, and there were 14.4% low income residents living in the neighbourhood.[3] As of 2000, 27.5% of the residents were immigrants, and few of the buildings (1.9%) were condominiums or apartments, and 21.4% were used for renting.[4]
The community was originally named after the village of Beddington in Surrey, England. The area's original development began as a Canadian Pacific Railway station.[5] The establishment of the neighbourhood of Beddington Heights occurred in 1979.
As of 2020, there are two schools in the neighborhood:
Beddington Heights contains a concentrated commercial area along Centre Street. Centre Street hosts the Calgary Co-op and Safeway. Additionally, the Beddington Towne Centre and the adjacent area contains multiple bars, restaurants, small stores, banks and a London Drugs location.
Bedford Drive, within the vicinity of Nose Creek Park, contains a small strip mall that houses multiple take-out restaurants and a liquor store.