Beddington Heights, Calgary

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official_name = Beddington Heights
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settlement_type = Neighbourhood


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dot_map_caption = Location of Beddington Heights in Calgary
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = CAN
subdivision_type1 = Province
subdivision_name1 = AB
subdivision_type2 = City
subdivision_name2 = flag|Calgary
subdivision_type3 = Quadrant
subdivision_name3 = NW
subdivision_type4 = Ward
subdivision_name4 = 4
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leader_title = Administrative body
leader_name = Calgary City Council
leader_title1 = Alderman
leader_name1 = Bob Hawkesworth
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established_title = Established
established_date = 1979
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area_total_km2 = 8.4
population_as_of = 2006
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population_total = 11926
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population_blank1_title = Average Income
population_blank1 = $56881
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elevation_m = 1120
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website = [http://www.calgarycommunities.com/communities/beddingtonheights.php Beddington Heights Community Association]
footnotes = Beddington Heights is an established suburban neighbourhood in northwest Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The community is bounded by Berkshire Boulevard to the north, Beddington Trail to the east, Beddington Boulevard to the south and 14th Street W to the west.

Beddington Heights is located in Ward 4, and represented in the city council by alderman Bob Hawkesworth.

Demographics

In 2006 the neighbourhood had a population of 11,926.Cite web| url=http://www.calgary.ca/DocGallery/BU/cityclerks/popcomparisonbycomm.pdf | author= City of Calgary | title= Community Population Comparison | year=2006 | accessdate= 2007-05-08] Residents in this community had a median household income of $56,881 in 2000, and there were 14.4% low income residents living in the neighborhood.Cite web| url= http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/ward_11_profile.pdf | title=Ward 11 Profile| author=City of Calgary| year=2004| accessdate= 2007-05-08] As of 2000, 27.5% of the residents were immigrants, and few of the buildings (1.9%) were condominiums or apartments, and 21.4% were used for renting.Cite web| url= http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/beddington_heights.pdf| title= Beddington Heights Community Statistics| author= City of Calgary | year= 2006 | accessdate= 2007-05-08]

History

The community was originally named after the city of Beddington in Surrey, England, and began as a Canadian Pacific Railway station. The establishment of the neighbourhood of Beddington Heights occurred in 1979.

Education

In 2007, there were two schools in the district:
* Beddington Heights Elementary School - Public
* St. Bede Elementary School - Separate

ee also

*List of neighbourhoods in Calgary

References