Deer Ridge
Neighbourhood
Deer Ridge Location of Deer Ridge in Calgary
Coordinates: 50°55′35″N 114°00′51″W / 50.92639°N 114.01417°W / 50.92639; -114.01417
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
City	Calgary
Quadrant	SE
Ward	14
Established	1978
Annexed	1961
Government [1]
• Mayor
• Administrative body	Calgary City Council
• Councillor
Area
• Total	2.0 km2 (0.77 sq mi)
Elevation	1,020 m (3,350 ft)
Population  (2006)[2]
• Total	4,344
• Average Income	$59,149
Website	Deer Ridge Community Association

Deer Ridge is a residential neighbourhood in the southeast quadrant of Calgary, Alberta. It is located in the Bow River valley, and is bounded to the north by Canyon Meadows Drive, to the east by Deercliff Road and the Bow River, to the south by Deerfield Circle and the community of Deer Run and to the west by Bow Bottom Trail. Fish Creek Provincial Park is located immediately east.

The land was annexed into the City of Calgary in 1961, and Deer Ridge was established in 1978.^[3] It is represented in the Calgary City Council by the Ward 14 councillor.

Deer Valley Marketplace

Deer Valley Marketplace is a defunct shopping mall turned outdoor shopping plaza located in Deer Ridge. It originally opened as an enclosed shopping mall at an unknown time, but would be partially demolished in 2012, with it briefly going through a period of abandonment.

The original anchor tenants of the mall were Calgary Co-op and Zellers, when the Zellers closed, it would be converted into a Walmart Canada location. The Walmart location at the shopping centre would shutter in 2022 and be left vacant for several years, before being replaced with an indoor entertainment complex.

Demographics

In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, Deer Ridge had a population of 4,084 living in 1,501 dwellings, a 2.3% increase from its 2011 population of 3,991.^[4] With a land area of 1.4 km² (0.54 sq mi), it had a population density of 2,920/km² (7,560/sq mi) in 2012.^[5][4]

Residents in this community had a median household income of $59,149 in 2000, and there were 17.1% low income residents living in the neighbourhood.^[6] As of 2000, 15.2% of the residents were immigrants. A proportion of 10.5% of the buildings were condominiums or apartments, and 36% of the housing was used for renting.^[2]

Education

The community is served by Don Bosco Elementary & Junior High school adjacent from Wilma Hansen Junior High School.

See also

• List of neighbourhoods in Calgary

References

External links

• Deer Ridge Community Association