Falconridge
title: "Falconridge" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["neighbourhoods-in-calgary"] topic_path: "general/neighbourhoods-in-calgary" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falconridge" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| official_name | Falconridge |
| settlement_type | Neighbourhood |
| pushpin_map | Canada Calgary |
| pushpin_mapsize | 225 |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location of Falconridge in Calgary |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Canada |
| subdivision_type1 | Province |
| subdivision_name1 | Alberta |
| subdivision_type2 | City |
| subdivision_name2 | Calgary |
| subdivision_type3 | Quadrant |
| subdivision_name3 | NE |
| subdivision_type4 | Ward |
| subdivision_name4 | 5 |
| government_footnotes | |
| leader_title | Mayor |
| leader_name | |
| leader_title1 | Administrative body |
| leader_name1 | Calgary City Council |
| leader_title2 | Councillor |
| leader_name2 | |
| established_title | Established |
| established_date | 1979 |
| established_title2 | Annexed |
| established_date2 | 1961 |
| area_total_km2 | 2.1 |
| population_as_of | 2006 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 10229 |
| population_blank1_title | Average Income |
| population_blank1 | $48512 |
| coordinates | |
| elevation_footnotes | |
| elevation_m | 1100 |
| postal_code_type | |
| website | Falconridge Community Association |
| :: |
| official_name = Falconridge | other_name = | settlement_type = Neighbourhood | image_skyline = | imagesize = | image_caption = | pushpin_map = Canada Calgary | pushpin_mapsize = 225 | pushpin_map_caption = Location of Falconridge in Calgary | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Canada | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = Alberta | subdivision_type2 = City | subdivision_name2 = Calgary | subdivision_type3 = Quadrant | subdivision_name3 = NE | subdivision_type4 = Ward | subdivision_name4 = 5 | government_footnotes = | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = | leader_title1 = Administrative body | leader_name1 = Calgary City Council | leader_title2 = Councillor | leader_name2 = | established_title = Established | established_date = 1979 | established_title2 = Annexed | established_date2 = 1961 | area_magnitude = | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 2.1 | population_as_of = 2006 | population_footnotes = | population_total = 10229 | population_density_km2 = | population_blank1_title = Average Income | population_blank1 = $48512 | timezone = | utc_offset = | coordinates = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 1100 | postal_code_type = | postal_code = | area_code = | website = Falconridge Community Association | footnotes = Falconridge is a residential neighbourhood in the northeast quadrant of Calgary, Alberta. It's bounded by Falconridge Boulevard to the west, 64 Avenue N to the north, 68 Street E to the east and McKnight Boulevard to the south
The area was part of the Municipal District of Rocky View until it was annexed to the City of Calgary in 1961. Falconridge was established in 1979. It is represented in the Calgary City Council by the Ward 5 councillor.
Demographics
In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, Falconridge had a population of living in dwellings, a 3.4% increase from its 2011 population of . With a land area of 2.2 km2, it had a population density of in 2012.
Residents in this community had a median household income of $48,512 in 2000, and there were 24.5% low income residents living in the neighbourhood. As of 2000, 32% of the residents were immigrants. A proportion of 6.5% of the buildings were condominiums or apartments, and 33% of the housing was used for renting.
Education
The community is served by Falconridge Elementary, Grant MacEwan Elementary, O. S. Geiger Elementary and Terry Fox Junior High public schools, as well as by John XXIII Elementary & Junior High, Bishop McNally High School and John Paul II Elementary School (Catholic).
References
References
- {{Calgary City Council. ref
- (2012). "2012 Civic Census Results". City of Calgary.
- "Community Boundaries". City of Calgary.
- City of Calgary. (2004). "Ward 3 Profile".
- City of Calgary. (2006). "Falconridge Community Statistics".
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