Castleridge is a
residential
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Housing may vary significantly between, and through, residential areas. These include ...
neighbourhood in the northeast quadrant of
Calgary
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,
Alberta
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. It is located east of the
Calgary International Airport
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and is bounded by 64 Avenue NE to the north,
Métis Trail
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to the west,
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Notable people with the surname include
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* Allen McKnight (born 1964), Northern Irish footballer
* Angela V. McKn ...
to the south and Falconridge Boulevard to the east.
Castleridge was established in 1980 on land transferred from the
Municipal District of Rocky View to the city in 1961. It is represented in the
Calgary City Council
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by the Ward 5 councillor.
In 2008 the
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
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opened
Baitun Nur, the largest mosque in
Canada
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, in Castleridge.
Demographics
In the City of Calgary's 2021 municipal census, Castleridge had a population of living in dwellings
With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
[
Residents in this community had a ]median household income
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of $87,000 in 2021, and 11% of Castleridge residents were low-income.immigrant
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s. A proportion of 8% of the buildings were condominium
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s or apartment
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s, and 31% of the housing was used for renting
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.
Crime
In the May 2023-May 2024 data period, Castleridge had a crime rate of 1.615/100, a decrease from the previous data period.Rundle
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Notable people with the surname include:
* Adam Rundle, English football player
* David Rundle, South African cricketer
* David Allen Rundle, Am ...
(2.342/100), Brentwood (2.348/100), Acadia
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(2.542/100), Bowness (2.934/100), Shawnessy (3.296/100), Inglewood Inglewood may refer to:
Places
Australia
*Inglewood, Queensland
* Shire of Inglewood, Queensland, a former local government area
*Inglewood, South Australia
*Inglewood, Victoria
*Inglewood, Western Australia
Canada
* Inglewood, Ontario
*Inglewoo ...
(3.438/100), Sunnyside (3.650/100), Marlborough
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* Marlborough, Queensland
* Principality of Marlborough, a short-lived micronation in 1993
* Marlborough Highway, Tasmania; Malborough was an historic name for the place at the sou ...
(4.703/100), Southwood (5.147/100), Sunalta (5.307/100), Montgomery (5.483/100), Forest Lawn (6.528/100), Rosscarrock
Rosscarrock is a residential neighbourhood in the southwest quadrant of Calgary, Alberta. It is bounded to the north by Bow Trail to the east by 33 Street W, to the south by 17 Avenue S and to the west by 45 Street W. The Westbrook Mall is locate ...
(7.049/100), Downtown Commercial Core (12.705/100), Downtown East Village (15.605/100), Manchester (43.368/100).
Crime Data by Year
See also
*List of neighbourhoods in Calgary
This is a list of neighbourhoods in Calgary, Alberta.
As of 2016, Calgary has 197 neighbourhoods, which are referred to as "communities" by the municipal government, and 42 industrial areas. A further 15 communities were included in the Municip ...
References
External links
Falconridge/Castleridge Community Association
Neighbourhoods in Calgary
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