Red Carpet is a community in the southeast quadrant of
Calgary
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,
Alberta
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. It is located at the eastern edge of the city, between the
CN tracks,
17 Avenue SE and 68 Street SE. ''Elliston Park'' and Elliston Lake, the site of
GlobalFest fireworks, are located immediately south of the community.
Demographics
In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, Red Carpet had a population of living in dwellings, a -4.6% 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 ]median household income
The median income is the income amount that divides a population into two equal groups, half having an income above that amount, and half having an income below that amount. It may differ from the mean (or average) income. Both of these are ways of ...
of $37,565 in 2000, and there were 25.4% low income residents living in the neighbourhood. As of 2000, 8% of the residents were immigrant
Immigration is the international movement of people to a destination country of which they are not natives or where they do not possess citizenship in order to settle as permanent residents or naturalized citizens. Commuters, tourists, ...
s. A proportion of 27.5% of the buildings were condominium
A condominium (or condo for short) is an ownership structure whereby a building is divided into several units that are each separately owned, surrounded by common areas that are jointly owned. The term can be applied to the building or complex ...
s or apartments, with the remainder (72.5%) being mobile home
A mobile home (also known as a house trailer, park home, trailer, or trailer home) is a prefabricated structure, built in a factory on a permanently attached chassis before being transported to site (either by being towed or on a trailer). Us ...
s, and 28.9% of the housing was used for renting
Renting, also known as hiring or letting, is an agreement where a payment is made for the temporary use of a good, service or property owned by another. A gross lease is when the tenant pays a flat rental amount and the landlord pays for ...
.
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 civic ...
References
External links
Penbrooke Meadows Community Association
Neighbourhoods in Calgary
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