Falconridge Explained

Official Name:Falconridge
Settlement Type:Neighbourhood
Pushpin Map:Canada Calgary
Pushpin Mapsize:225
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Falconridge in Calgary
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Alberta
Subdivision Type2:City
Subdivision Name2:Calgary
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:1979
Established Title2:Annexed
Established Date2:1961
Area Total Km2:2.1
Population As Of:2006
Population Total:10229
Population Blank1 Title:Average Income
Population Blank1:$48512
Coordinates:51.1053°N -113.9453°W
Elevation M:1100
Website:Falconridge Community Association

Falconridge is a residential neighbourhood in the northeast quadrant of Calgary, Alberta. It is bounded by Falconridge Boulevard and 44 Street E to the west, 64 Avenue N to the north, 68 Street E to the east and McKnight Boulevard to the south and is the place where Calgary Officer Andrew Harnett was slain by a 17 year old.

The area was part of the Municipal District of Rocky View until it was annexed to the City of Calgary in 1961. Falconridge was established in 1979. It is represented in the Calgary City Council by the Ward 5 councillor.

Demographics

In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, Falconridge had a population of living in dwellings, a 3.4% increase from its 2011 population of .[1] With a land area of 2.2km2, it had a population density of in 2012.[2] [1]

Residents in this community had a median household income of $48,512 in 2000, and there were 24.5% low income residents living in the neighbourhood.[3] As of 2000, 32% of the residents were immigrants. A proportion of 6.5% of the buildings were condominiums or apartments, and 33% of the housing was used for renting.[4]

Education

The community is served by Falconridge Elementary, Grant MacEwan Elementary, O. S. Geiger Elementary and Terry Fox Junior High public schools, as well as by John XXIII Elementary & Junior High, Bishop McNally High School and John Paul II Elementary School (Catholic).

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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 3 Profile . https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20080411024927/http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/ward_3_profile.pdf . dead . 2008-04-11 . City of Calgary . 2004 . 2007-05-13 .
  4. Web site: Falconridge Community Statistics . https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20080411025638/http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/falconridge.pdf . dead . 2008-04-11 . City of Calgary . 2006 . 2007-05-13 .