Westridge is a residential neighbourhood in west

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. The neighbourhood is bounded to the north and northeast by Patricia Ravine and to the south by Wolf Willow Ravine. The southeast tip overlooks the

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valley. The western boundary is 170 Street. Access to the neighbourhood is exclusively by way of Wolf Willow Road. According to the 2001 federal census, four out of five (80.2%) of the residences in Westridge were built during the 1970s. The remaining one in five (19.8%) were built during the 1980s. Almost all of the houses in the neighbourhood (93.5%), according to the 2005 municipal census, are single-family dwellings. The remainder (6.5%) are row houses. Almost all residences in the neighbourhood are owner-occupied, with less than 1% being

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. The north west corner of the neighbourhood is close to the 170 Street interchange with

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. This provides people in the neighbourhood with good access to destinations on the south side including: the

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, and

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is located to the north of the neighbourhood along 170 Street. Residents also enjoy comparatively good access to the

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. The community is represented by the Westridge Wolf Willow Country Club

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, established in 1977, which maintains a

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, outdoor rink and tennis courts located at Wolf Willow Road and Westridge Road.

Demographics

In the City of Edmonton's 2012 municipal census, Westridge had a population of living in dwellings, a -6.2% change from its 2009 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of people/km² in 2012.

Surrounding neighbourhoods

References

External links

Westridge Neighbourhood Profile
{{Edmonton neighbourhoods Neighbourhoods in Edmonton

Demographics

Surrounding neighbourhoods

See also

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