Richmond, Calgary

Neighbourhood in Calgary, Alberta, Canada

51°01′53″N 114°06′48″W / 51.03139°N 114.11333°W / 51.03139; -114.11333Country

CanadaProvince

AlbertaCity

CalgaryQuadrantSWWard8Established1950Annexed1907Government

^[1]

• MayorJyoti Gondek • Administrative bodyCalgary City Council • CouncillorCourtney WalcottArea

• Total1.6 km² (0.6 sq mi)Elevation

1,105 m (3,625 ft)Population

(2008)^[2]

• Total3,892 • Average Income

$49,954WebsiteRichmond Community Association

Richmond is a residential neighbourhood in the southwest quadrant of Calgary, Alberta.

It is located on both sides of the Crowchild Trail, south of 17th Avenue SW.^[3] It was the location of Alberta Children's Hospital until 2007, when the new facility was opened in the northwest quadrant. The community has an area redevelopment plan in place.^[4]

Richmond was established in 1950. It is represented in the Calgary City Council by the Ward 8 councillor,^[1] on a provincial level by Calgary-Currie MLA Brian Malkinson, and is currently represented at the federal level by Calgary Centre MP Kent Hehr.

Demographics

In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, Richmond had a population of 4,229 living in 2,259 dwellings, a 2.8% increase from its 2011 population of 4,113.^[5] With a land area of 1.8 km² (0.69 sq mi), it had a population density of 2,350/km² (6,090/sq mi) in 2012.^[5]^[6]

Residents in this community had a median household income of $49,954, and there were 17.6% low income residents living in the neighbourhood.^[7] Most buildings are single-family detached home (48.3%).^[2]

Education

The community is served by Richmond Elementary and Chinook College for Continuing Education public schools, as well as various private schools.

References

^ ^a ^b "Calgary Elections". City of Calgary. 2017. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
^ ^a ^b City of Calgary (2006). "Richmond Community Statistics" (PDF). Retrieved 2007-07-05.
^ City of Calgary (2003). "Community Map" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2003-10-06. Retrieved 2007-05-07.
^ City of Calgary Planning (2005). "Richmond Area Redevelopment Plan" (PDF). Retrieved March 17, 2016.
^ ^a ^b "2012 Civic Census Results" (PDF). City of Calgary. 2012. Retrieved February 4, 2013.
^ "Community Boundaries" (Esri shapefile). City of Calgary. Retrieved February 5, 2013.
^ City of Calgary (2004). "Ward 8 Profile" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-08-09. Retrieved 2007-05-05.