Saddle Ridge, Calgary
The Saddletowne CTrain was built in 2012, and is the end of line for Northeast. The CTrain station is located across a plaza that serves many South Asian restaurants as well as Nelson Mandela High School, and YMCA. Saddle Ridge is the largest neighbourhood for its Indian, Pakistani, Punjabi, and small Bengali community. The Bilal Islamic Centre opened up in 2021, and has attracted many Muslims in the Northeast.
The community initially consisted of acreages, with an active community association since the 1970s; intended urbanization was supposed to begin in the 1990s, however, due to drainage, it was pushed to the 2000s. In the mid 2000s, urbanization of the region began and, today, Saddle Ridge primarily refers to the urban community that has developed around the commercial hub formed by Saddletowne Circle, although a number of acreages remain. The western portion of the area is called Saddle Ridge Industrial and started its construction in late 2018. Savanna, a division of the neighbourhood, houses a lot of the Saddle Ridge population.
It is represented in the Calgary City Council by the Ward 5 councillor.
Demographics
In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, Saddle Ridge had a population of 14,372 living in 3,668 dwellings, a 7.3% increase from its 2011 population of 13,388. With a land area of 5.5 km (2.1 sq mi), it had a population density of 2,613/km (6,770/sq mi) in 2012.
Residents in this community had a median household income of $71,101 in 2005, and there were 12.9% low income residents living in the neighbourhood. As of 2006, 47.0% of the residents were immigrants. A proportion of 1.3% of the buildings were apartments and 3.5% of the housing was used for renting.
Education
Saddle Ridge Elementary School serves students, the school accommodates Kindergarten to Grade 4 students residing in Saddle Ridge, alongside Saddle Ridge Elementary school and Hugh A. Bennett School. Peter Lougheed Junior High School which opened in 2016 in Saddle Ridge. Students who’ve competed Kindergarten - Grade 4 are later welcomed to Peter Lougheed. Welcoming students from Grade 5 - Grade 9, Nelson Mandela the high school of students who live in the community of Saddle Ridge.
The Calgary Catholic School Board houses one school, Light of Christ, in the Saddleridge area, it was the first school to open in the community. It is located in Saddlehorn and welcomes those from Kindergarten to Grade 9.
See also
References
- ^ "Calgary Elections". City of Calgary. 2017. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
- ^ City of Calgary (April 2012). "Community Social Statistics: Saddle Ridge" (PDF). Retrieved May 30, 2012.
- ^ "2012 Civic Census Results" (PDF). City of Calgary. 2012. Retrieved February 4, 2013.
- ^ "Community Boundaries" (Esri shapefile). City of Calgary. Retrieved February 5, 2013.