Official Name: | Rocky Ridge |
Settlement Type: | Neighbourhood |
Pushpin Map: | Canada Calgary |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 225 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Rocky Ridge in Calgary |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Type2: | City |
Subdivision Type3: | Quadrant |
Subdivision Name3: | NW |
Subdivision Type4: | Ward |
Subdivision Name4: | 1 |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Title1: | Administrative body |
Leader Name1: | Calgary City Council |
Leader Title2: | Councillor |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | 1998 |
Established Title2: | Annexed |
Established Date2: | 1989 |
Population As Of: | 2006 |
Population Total: | 6043 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Average Income |
Population Blank1: | $84282 |
Coordinates: | 51.145°N -114.2433°W |
Elevation M: | 1265 |
Website: | Rocky Ridge Community Association |
Rocky Ridge is a residential neighbourhood in the northwest quadrant of Calgary, Alberta. It is located at the western edge of the city, and is bounded to the north by Country Hills Boulevard, to the east by Rocky Ridge Road, to the south by Crowchild Trail and to the west by Twelve Mile Coulee Road.
The land was annexed to the City of Calgary in 1989 (from the Municipal District of Rocky View), and Rocky Ridge was established in 1998. It is represented in the Calgary City Council by the Ward 1 councillor.
Rocky Ridge is situated at 1265m (4,150feet), and with elevation reaching 1275m (4,183feet).
In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, Rocky Ridge had a population of living in dwellings, a 5.5% increase from its 2011 population of .[1] With a land area of 2.8km2, it had a population density of in 2012.[1] [2]
Residents in this community had a median household income of $84,282 in 2000, and there were 4.5% low income residents living in the neighbourhood.[3] As of 2000, 17.3% of the residents were immigrants. All buildings were single-family detached homes, and 9.1% of the housing was used for renting.[4]
There are many benefits of living in Rocky Ridge, such as the Rocky Ridge Ranch Centre, the community centre. Rocky Ridge is often associated with Royal Oak, the sister community.