Richmond, Calgary

Richmond is a residential neighbourhood in the south-west quadrant of Calgary, Alberta.It is located on both sides of the Crowchild Trail, south of 17th Avenue SW. It was the location of Alberta Children's Hospital until 2007, when the new facility was opened in the north-west quadrant. The community has an area redevelopment plan in place.Richmond was established in 1950. It is represented in the Calgary City Council by the Ward 8 councillor, on a provincial level by Calgary-Currie MLA Brian Malkinson, and is currently represented at the federal level by Calgary Centre MP Kent Hehr.DemographicsIn the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, Richmond had a population of living in dwellings, a 2.8% increase from its 2011 population of. With a land area of 1.8km2, it had a population density of in 2012.Residents in this community had an median household income of $49,954, and there were 17.6% low income residents living in the neighbourhood. Most buildings are single-family detached home (48.3%).