Official Name: | Castleridge |
Settlement Type: | Neighbourhood |
Pushpin Map: | Canada Calgary |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 225 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Castleridge in Calgary |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Type2: | City |
Subdivision Type3: | Quadrant |
Subdivision Name3: | NE |
Subdivision Type4: | Ward |
Subdivision Name4: | 5 |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Title1: | Administrative body |
Leader Name1: | Calgary City Council |
Leader Title2: | Councillor |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | 1980 |
Established Title2: | Annexed |
Established Date2: | 1961 |
Area Total Km2: | 1.4 |
Population As Of: | 2006 |
Population Total: | 6180 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Average Income |
Population Blank1: | $57923 |
Coordinates: | 51.1081°N -113.9594°W |
Elevation M: | 1090 |
Website: | Castleridge Community Association |
Castleridge is a residential neighbourhood in the northeast quadrant of Calgary, Alberta. It is located east of the Calgary International Airport and is bounded by 64 Avenue NE to the north, Métis Trail to the west, McKnight Boulevard to the south and Falconridge Boulevard to the east.
Castleridge was established in 1980 on land transferred from the Municipal District of Rocky View to the city in 1961. It is represented in the Calgary City Council by the Ward 5 councillor.
In 2008 the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community opened Baitun Nur, the largest mosque in Canada, in Castleridge.[1]
In the City of Calgary's 2021 municipal census, Castleridge had a population of living in dwellings[2] With a land area of 1.2km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[3] [2]
Residents in this community had a median household income of $87,000 in 2021, and 11% of Castleridge residents were low-income.[4] As of 2021, 50% of the residents were immigrants. A proportion of 8% of the buildings were condominiums or apartments, and 31% of the housing was used for renting.[5] 24% of Castleridge residents spent 30%+ of their income on housing, more than the Calgary average of 23%.[6]
In the May 2023-May 2024 data period, Castleridge had a crime rate of 1.615/100, a decrease from the previous data period.[7] [8]
This puts it at this comparison to other Calgary communities: Saddle Ridge (1.358/100), Castleridge (1.615/100), Whitehorn (1.741/100), Rundle (2.342/100), Brentwood (2.348/100), Acadia (2.542/100), Bowness (2.934/100), Shawnessy (3.296/100), Inglewood (3.438/100), Sunnyside (3.650/100), Marlborough (4.703/100), Southwood (5.147/100), Sunalta (5.307/100), Montgomery (5.483/100), Forest Lawn (6.528/100), Rosscarrock (7.049/100), Downtown Commercial Core (12.705/100), Downtown East Village (15.605/100), Manchester (43.368/100).
2018 | 2.1 | |
2019 | 2.2 | |
2020 | 2.9 | |
2021 | 2.7 | |
2022 | 2.3 | |
2023 | 2.1 |