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.
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]
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).