Valley Ridge is a

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neighbourhood in the northwest quadrant of

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. It is located at the western edge of the city, south of the

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and north of the

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. The Valley Ridge

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is located in the northern part of the community. The community is located on the former site of the Happy Valley Campground a fun park with slides, which was a major 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 living in dwellings, a -0.6% increase from its 2011 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2012. Residents in this community had a

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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

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s. Consisting mostly of

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s, only 1.4% of the housing is used for

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*Federation of Calgary Communities
Valley Ridge Community
Neighbourhoods in Calgary {{Calgary-stub

Demographics

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