- Valley Ridge, Calgary
Infobox Settlement
official_name = Valley Ridge
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settlement_type = Neighbourhood
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dot_map_caption = Location of Valley Ridge inCalgary
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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 = 1
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leader_title = Administrative body
leader_name =Calgary City Council
leader_title1 = Alderman
leader_name1 = Dale Hodges
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established_title = Established
established_date = 1992
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population_as_of = 2006
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population_total = 4575
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population_blank1_title = Average Income
population_blank1 = $104947
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latd= 51|latm= 05|lats= 31|latNS= N|longd= 114|longm= 14|longs= 58|longEW= W
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elevation_m = 1030
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website = [http://www.calgarycommunities.com/communities/valleyridge.php Valley Ridge Community Association]
footnotes = Valley Ridge is a residential neighborhood in the north-west quadrant ofCalgary ,Alberta . It is located at the western edge of the city, south of theBow River and north of theTrans-Canada Highway . The Valley Ridgegolf course is located in the northern part of the community. The community is located on the former site of the Happy Valley Campground, which was a major destination for visitors to Calgary until it was closed in the 1980s; the actual campground itself was located where the golf course is presently situated.Demographics
In 2006 the neighbourhood had a population of 4,575.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 $104,947 in 2000, and there were 4.9% low income residents living in the neighborhood.Cite web| url= http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/ward_1_profile.pdf | title=Ward 1 Profile| author=City of Calgary| year=2004| accessdate= 2007-05-08] As of 2000, 14% of the residents wereimmigrant s. Consisting mostly ofsingle-family detached home s, only 1.4% of the housing is used forrenting .Cite web| url= http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cns/community_social_statistics/valley_ridge.pdf| title= Valley Ridge Community Statistics| author= City of Calgary | year= 2006 | accessdate= 2007-05-08]ee also
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List of neighbourhoods in Calgary References
External links
*Federation of Calgary Communities - [http://www.calgaryarea.com/nw/valleyridge/valleyridge.htm Valley Ridge Community]
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