Valley Ridge, Calgary

Valley Ridge
Neighbourhood
Valley Ridge Location of Valley Ridge in Calgary
Coordinates: 51°05′31″N 114°14′58″W / 51.09194°N 114.24944°W / 51.09194; -114.24944
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
City	Calgary
Quadrant	NW
Ward	1
Established	1992
Government [1]
• Mayor	Jyoti Gondek
• Administrative body	Calgary City Council
• Councillor	Sonya Sharp
Elevation	1,030 m (3,380 ft)
Population  (2006)[2]
• Total	4,575
• Average Income	$104,947
Area code(s)	+1-403, +1-587
Website	Valley Ridge Community Association

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]

• List of neighbourhoods in Calgary

• Federation of Calgary Communities - Valley Ridge Community