Bridlewood, Calgary Explained

Official Name:Bridlewood
Settlement Type:Neighbourhood
Pushpin Map:Canada Calgary
Pushpin Mapsize:220
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Bridlewood in Calgary
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:City
Subdivision Type3:Quadrant
Subdivision Name3:SW (Southwest)
Subdivision Type4:Ward
Subdivision Name4:13
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Xavier Hughes
Leader Title1:Administrative body
Leader Name1:Calgary City Council
Leader Title2:Councillor
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1997
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:11,641
Coordinates:50.9003°N -114.1061°W
Elevation M:1100
Website:Bridlewood Community Association

Bridlewood is a suburban residential neighbourhood in the southwest quadrant of Calgary, Alberta. It is located at the southwestern edge of the city, north of Stoney Trail and south of the community of Evergreen. To the east it borders the Bridlewood Creek Wetland, a wetland created by the City of Calgary as a stormwater retention pond. The Spruce Meadows equestrian facility is located immediately south.

It is represented in the Calgary City Council by the Ward 13 councillor.

Demographics

In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, Bridlewood had a population of living in dwellings, a 1.7% increase from its 2011 population of .[1] With a land area of 3.2km2, it had a population density of in 2012.[2] [1]

Residents in this community had a median household income of $70,477 in 2000, and there were 6.2% low income residents living in the neighbourhood.[3] As of 2000, 15.9% of the residents were immigrants. All buildings were single-family detached homes, and 4.3% of the housing was used for renting.[4]

Education

Bridlewood has 1 catholic (Monsignor J.J O'Brien), (Grades K-9), 1 Christian (Glenmore Christian Academy), (Grades K-9) and 1 public school (Bridlewood Elementary), (Grades K-6).

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2012 Civic Census Results . City of Calgary . 2012 . February 4, 2013 . June 1, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200601084040/https://www.calgary.ca/CA/city-clerks/Documents/Election-and-information-services/Census2012/Final%202012%20Census%20Results%20book.pdf . dead .
  2. Web site: Community Boundaries . City of Calgary . . February 5, 2013 . October 23, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131023055637/https://cityonline.calgary.ca/Pages/Product.aspx?category=PDCAdministrativeBoundaries&cat=CITYonlineDefault&id=PDC0-99999-99999-00005-P . dead .
  3. Web site: Ward 13 Profile. https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20080411024247/http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/ward_13_profile.pdf. dead. 2008-04-11. City of Calgary. 2004. 2007-05-09.
  4. Web site: Bridlewood Community Statistics. https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20080411024348/http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/bridlewood.pdf. dead. 2008-04-11. City of Calgary. 2006. 2007-05-09.