Deer Ridge, Calgary Explained

Official Name:Deer Ridge
Settlement Type:Neighbourhood
Pushpin Map:Canada Calgary
Pushpin Mapsize:225
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Deer Ridge in Calgary
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:City
Subdivision Type3:Quadrant
Subdivision Name3:SE
Subdivision Type4:Ward
Subdivision Name4:14
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Title1:Administrative body
Leader Name1:Calgary City Council
Leader Title2:Councillor
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1978
Established Title2:Annexed
Established Date2:1961
Area Total Km2:2.0
Population As Of:2006
Population Total:4344
Population Blank1 Title:Average Income
Population Blank1:$59149
Coordinates:50.9264°N -114.0142°W
Elevation M:1020
Website:Deer Ridge Community Association

Deer Ridge is a residential neighbourhood in the southeast quadrant of Calgary, Alberta. It is located in the Bow River valley, and is bounded to the north by Canyon Meadows Drive, to the east by Deercliff Road and the Bow River, to the south by Deerfield Circle and the community of Deer Run and to the west by Bow Bottom Trail. Fish Creek Provincial Park is located immediately east.

The land was annexed into the City of Calgary in 1961, and Deer Ridge was established in 1978.[1] It is represented in the Calgary City Council by the Ward 14 councillor.

Demographics

In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, Deer Ridge had a population of living in dwellings, a 2.3% increase from its 2011 population of .[2] With a land area of 1.4km2, it had a population density of in 2012.[3] [2]

Residents in this community had a median household income of $59,149 in 2000, and there were 17.1% low income residents living in the neighbourhood.[4] As of 2000, 15.2% of the residents were immigrants. A proportion of 10.5% of the buildings were condominiums or apartments, and 36% of the housing was used for renting.[5]

Education

The community is served by Don Bosco Elementary & Junior High school adjacent from Wilma Hansen Junior High School.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Deer Ridge Community Association . Calgary Communities . 2007 . 2007-05-16 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070425183349/http://www.calgarycommunities.com/communities/deerridge.php . 2007-04-25 .
  2. 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 .
  3. 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 .
  4. Web site: Ward 14 Profile . https://web.archive.org/web/20070809133557/http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/ward_14_profile.pdf . dead . 2007-08-09 . City of Calgary . 2004 . 2007-05-16 .
  5. Web site: Deer Ridge Community Statistics . https://web.archive.org/web/20070930221757/http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/deer_ridge.pdf . dead . 2007-09-30 . City of Calgary . 2006 . 2007-05-16 .