Deer Run, Calgary Explained

Official Name:Deer Run
Settlement Type:Neighbourhood
Pushpin Map:Canada Calgary
Pushpin Mapsize:225
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Deer Run 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 Km2:1.1
Population As Of:2016
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:5120
Population Blank1 Title:Average Income
Population Blank1:$106,486
Coordinates:50.9181°N -114.0083°W
Elevation M:1020
Website:Deer Run Community Association

Deer Run is a residential neighbourhood in the southeast quadrant of Calgary, Alberta. It is located in a bend of the Bow River, and is surrounded to the east and south by the Fish Creek Provincial Park. It is bounded to the north by North Deersaxon Circle and the community of Deer Ridge and to the west by Bow Bottom Trail.

The land was annexed to the City of Calgary in 1961 and Deer Run was established in 1978.[2] It is represented in the Calgary City Council by the Ward 14 councillor.

Demographics

In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, Deer Run had a population of living in dwellings, a -0.9% increase from its 2011 population of .[3] With a land area of 1.9km2, it had a population density of in 2012.[3] [4]

Residents in this community had a median household income of $106,486 in 2015, and there were 6% low income residents living in the neighbourhood. As of 2016, 17% of the residents were immigrants and 2% of residents identified as either First Nations or Métis. As of 2016 12% of the buildings were condominiums or apartments, and 19% of the housing was used for renting.[5]

Education

The community is served by Deer Run Elementary public school, and designated out of district junior high school and high school is provided by Wilma Hansen Junior High and Lord Beaverbrook High School.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Deer Run Community Statistics . https://web.archive.org/web/20070930205628/http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/deer_run.pdf . dead . 2007-09-30 . City of Calgary . 2006 . 2007-05-16 .
  2. Web site: Deer Run Community Association . Calgary Communities . 2007 . 2007-05-16 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070603042454/http://www.calgarycommunities.com/communities/deerrun.php . 2007-06-03 .
  3. 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 .
  4. 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 .
  5. Web site: City of Calgary . 2019 . City of Calgary Community Profiles - Deer Run .