Valley Ridge, Calgary
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.
Demographics
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. With a land area of 3.3 km (1.3 sq mi), it had a population density of 1,519/km (3,930/sq mi) in 2012.
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. 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.