Official Name: | Oakridge |
Settlement Type: | Neighbourhood |
Pushpin Map: | Canada Calgary |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 225 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Oakridge in Calgary |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Type2: | City |
Subdivision Type3: | Quadrant |
Subdivision Name3: | SW |
Subdivision Type4: | Ward |
Subdivision Name4: | 11 |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Title1: | Administrative body |
Leader Name1: | Calgary City Council |
Leader Title2: | Councillor |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | 1968 |
Established Title2: | Annexed |
Established Date2: | 1956 |
Area Total Km2: | 2.4 |
Population As Of: | 2006 |
Population Total: | 6041 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Average Income |
Population Blank1: | $72674 |
Coordinates: | 50.9678°N -114.1294°W |
Elevation M: | 1110 |
Website: | Oakridge Community Association |
Oakridge is a residential neighbourhood in the southwest quadrant of Calgary, Alberta. It is bounded to the north by 90 Avenue S, to the east by 24 Street W and the West/South by Southland Drive. To the north it borders the Glenmore Reservoir and the Weaselhead Natural Area.
Oakridge was under the jurisdiction of the Municipal District of Rocky View until being annexed to the City of Calgary in 1956. It was subsequently established as a neighbourhood in 1968, with home and business construction beginning the following year in 1969. It is represented in the Calgary City Council by the Ward 11 councillor.
In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, Oakridge had a population of living in dwellings, a -1.2% increase from its 2011 population of .[1] With a land area of 2.4km2, it had a population density of in 2012.[1] [2]
Residents in this community had a median household income of $72,674 in 2000, and there were 6.9% low income residents living in the neighbourhood.[3] As of 2000, 21.3% of the residents were immigrants. A proportion of 1.8% of the buildings were condominiums or apartments, and 8.4% of the housing was used for renting.[4]
The community is served by Louis Riel Elementary & Junior High public school which houses the Science Program and the GATE Program.