Valley Ridge, Calgary
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Valley Ridge | ||||||||||||||
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  Valley Ridge Location of Valley Ridge in Calgary | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates: 51°05′31″N 114°14′58″W / 51.09194°N 114.24944°W | ||||||||||||||
| Country |  Canada | |||||||||||||
| Province |  Alberta | |||||||||||||
| City |  Calgary | |||||||||||||
| Quadrant | NW | |||||||||||||
| Ward | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Established | 1992 | |||||||||||||
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| • Administrative body | Calgary City Council | |||||||||||||
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| Elevation | 1,030 m (3,380 ft) | |||||||||||||
| Population (2006)[2] | ||||||||||||||
• Total | 4,575 | |||||||||||||
| • Average Income | $104,947 | |||||||||||||
| Area codes | +1-403, +1-587 | |||||||||||||
| Website | Valley Ridge Community Association | |||||||||||||
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Valley Ridge is a residential neighbourhood in the northwest quadrant of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It is located at the western edge of the city, south of the Bow River and north of the Trans-Canada Highway. The Valley Ridge golf course is located in the northern part of the community. The community is located on the former site of the Happy Valley Campground, a park with slides, which was a destination for visitors to Calgary until it was closed in the 1980s; the campground was located where the golf course is now situated.
In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, Valley Ridge had a population of 5,013 living in 1,768 dwellings, a -0.6% increase from its 2011 population of 5,042.[3] With a land area of 3.3 km2 (1.3 sq mi), it had a population density of 1,519/km2 (3,930/sq mi) in 2012.[4][3]
Residents in this community had a median household income of $144,800 in 2010, and there were 4.9% low income residents living in the neighbourhood.[5] As of 2010, 17% of the residents were immigrants. Consisting mostly of single-family detached homes, only 1.4% of the housing is used for renting.[6]
