Eagle Ridge is a small residential

Residential area

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 neighbourhood in the south-west quadrant of Calgary

Calgary

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, Alberta

Alberta

Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...

, Canada

Canada

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. It is bounded by 14 Street W to the east, Heritage Drive to the south, Glenmore Trail to the north, and Glenmore Reservoir

Glenmore Reservoir

The Glenmore Reservoir is a large artificial reservoir on the Elbow River in the southwest quadrant of Calgary, Alberta. The Glenmore Dam is the concrete structure that holds back the reservoir. The reservoir is a primary source of drinking water to the city...

 to the west. The Heritage Park Historical Village

Heritage Park Historical Village

Heritage Park Historical Village is a historical park located in Calgary, Alberta. The park is located on of parkland on the banks of the Glenmore Reservoir, along the city's southwestern edge. As Canada's largest living history museum by number of exhibits, it is one of the city's most visited...

 borders the community to the west, and the Rockyview General Hospital

Rockyview General Hospital

Rockyview General Hospital is a large hospital in Alberta, Canada. It is located in the city of Calgary, on the shores of the Glenmore Reservoir and is administered by the Alberta Health Services and formerly by the Calgary Health Region....

 is located immediately north.

It is represented in the Calgary City Council

Calgary City Council

The Calgary City Council is the legislative governing body that represents the citizens of Calgary. The Council consists of two offices; Office of the Mayor and Office of the Alderman. Naheed Nenshi was elected to the Office of the Mayor in October 2010 as the city's 36th chief executive...

 by Ward 11 Alderman

Alderman

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 Brian Pincott.

Demographics

In 2006 the neighbourhood had a population of 415. Residents in this community had a median household income

Median household income

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 of $

Canadian dollar

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271,710 in 2005, and there were 5.3% low income residents living in the neighborhood. As of 2006, 13.2% of the residents were immigrants. A proportion of 9.5% of the buildings were condominium

Condominium

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s or apartment

Apartment

An apartment or flat is a self-contained housing unit that occupies only part of a building...

s, and 9.1% of the housing was used for renting

Renting

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.

Education

The community is served by Chinook Park Bilingual Elementary and Henry Wise Wood Senior High public schools.