Ogilvie Ridge is a residential neighbourhood in south west
Edmonton
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overlooking the
Whitemud Creek ravine. It is bounded by the ravine to the east and north. On the west the neighbourhood is bounded by Rabbit Hill Road and on the south by a utility corridor located just north of 29 Avenue.
According to the 2001 federal census, three out of four (76%) of all residences in the neighbourhood were built during the 1980s. Almost all remaining residences (22%) were built after 1990, though a small number (2%) were constructed before 1980.
The most common type of residence in the neighbourhood, according to the 2005 municipal census, is the
single-family dwelling. These account for more than four out of every five (83%) of all residences in the neighbourhood. The remaining one in five (17%) are
duplexes
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. All but one of the 358 residences in the neighbourhood was owner occupied.
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The community is represented by the Ogilvie Ridge ]Community League
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, established in 1997.
Demographics
In the City of Edmonton's 2012 municipal census, Ogilvie Ridge had a population of living in dwellings,[
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Surrounding neighbourhoods
References
External links
Ogilvie Ridge Neighbourhood Profile
{{Edmonton neighbourhoods
Neighbourhoods in Edmonton