Ramsay, Calgary

Ramsay is a residential neighbourhood in the south-east quadrant of Calgary, Alberta. It is an inner city community, located east of the Elbow River, Macleod Trail, Stampede Grounds and the Scotiabank Saddledome arena and south of Inglewood. To the south-east, it borders the Alyth-Bonny Brook industrial area. The eastern half of the community consists primarily of older homes and there is an industrial area in the most eastern corner of the community. The area now known as Ramsay was developed in the 1880s by Wesley Fletcher Orr and his partners. It was named Ramsay in 1956 when residents of Burnsland, Brewery Flats, Grandview and Mills Estate consolidated as a new community. It was named for William Thomson Ramsay (1857-1921), an early land agent and property owner. It is represented in the Calgary City Council by the Ward 9 councillor. The community has an area redevelopment plan in place. DemographicsIn the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, Ramsay had a population of living in dwellings, a 5. 2% increase from its 2011 population of. With a land area of 1km2, it had a population density of in 2012. Residents in this community had a median household income of $43, 716 in 2000. As a reference, the median household income for the whole city of Calgary was approximately 30% greater: $57, 879.

Ramsay is a residential neighbourhood in the south-east quadrant of Calgary, Alberta. It is an inner city community, located east of the Elbow River, Macleod Trail, Stampede Grounds and the Scotiabank Saddledome arena and south of Inglewood. To the south-east, it borders the Alyth-Bonny Brook industrial area. The eastern half of the community consists primarily of older homes and there is an industrial area in the most eastern corner of the community. The area now known as Ramsay was developed in the 1880s by Wesley Fletcher Orr and his partners. It was named Ramsay in 1956 when residents of Burnsland, Brewery Flats, Grandview and Mills Estate consolidated as a new community. It was named for William Thomson Ramsay (1857-1921), an early land agent and property owner. It is represented in the Calgary City Council by the Ward 9 councillor. The community has an area redevelopment plan in place. DemographicsIn the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, Ramsay had a population of living in dwellings, a 5. 2% increase from its 2011 population of. With a land area of 1km2, it had a population density of in 2012. Residents in this community had a median household income of $43, 716 in 2000. As a reference, the median household income for the whole city of Calgary was approximately 30% greater: $57, 879.