Centre sector · Established 1914
Ramsay
A 1 km² inner city community in Calgary’s Centre sector.
About
19% of the ground is under tree canopy and 21% is parkland, both above the Calgary community median.
Getting around
25 bus stops inside the boundary; no CTrain station.
Schools
- Ramsay School · PublicElementary
- St. Anne Academic Centre · SeparateElementary/Junior High/Senior High
Parks, paths and trees
2.2 km of pathways and trails, 3.6 km of bike routes and two off-leash areas. The city counts 1,529 public trees here.
When it was built
- 1900s
- Borland (Craik) Residence · Edwardian Gable Front1906
- Beers Residence · Vernacular1907
- Johnson Residence · Queen Anne Revival1908
- McCurdy Residence · Edwardian Gable Front1909
- Scott Residence · Edwardian Gable Front1909
+2 more
- 1910s
Established 1914
- Jolly Residence (Demolished - 2017) · Vernacular1910
- MacLean Residence · Queen Anne Revival1910
- McIntyre Residence · Edwardian Cottage1910
- John Jefferies Residence · Queen Anne Revival1911
- Lyons Residence · Foursquare1911
+15 more
- 1920s
- Dominion Bridge/Riverside Iron Works1927
- 9 Street SE Boulevards1929
- 1940s
- Black & White Meat and Groceries · Art Moderne1948
- 1950s
- Dairy Bar Sign1957
- St. Anne's R.C. Church · Modern1958
34 resources on the City of Calgary inventory, by construction decade.
Community association
Compared with Calgary
- 18.9%Tree canopyAbove city median 14.6%
- 21.1%ParklandAbove city median 11.9%
- 7.9%Natural areaAbove city median 2%
- 2.2 kmPathways and trailsBelow city median 4.1 km
- 3.6 kmBike routesAbove city median 1.7 km
Permits and housing
Building permits
81 building permits, 27 development permits and 1 land-use redesignation in the last twelve months, with a declared building value of $21.9M.
Housing stock
The city lists 44 registered secondary suites and 21 licensed short-term rentals.
Ramsay — common questions
- Which part of Calgary is Ramsay in?
- Ramsay is in the Centre sector of Calgary.
- Is Ramsay on the CTrain?
- No CTrain station sits inside the Ramsay boundary; the nearest stations are in neighbouring communities.
- What schools are in Ramsay?
- Ramsay has 2 schools inside its boundary: Ramsay School and St. Anne Academic Centre.
- How big is Ramsay?
- Ramsay covers about 1 square kilometres.
- Which communities border Ramsay?
- Ramsay borders Beltline, Downtown East Village, and Inglewood.
- How many historic resources are in Ramsay?
- Ramsay has 34 historic resources on the City of Calgary's heritage inventory.
- Is Ramsay good for walking and cycling?
- Ramsay has 3.6 km of bike routes and 2.2 km of pathways and trails.
- What is for sale in Ramsay?
- Every home for sale in Ramsay is on the listings map, with prices and photos, scoped to this community.
Sources and notes
- City of Calgary Open Data: community boundaries and classes, permits, parks and off-leash areas, urban forest, pathways and bikeways, historic resources, public art, schools, transit stops, secondary suites, short-term rentals, land supply. Permits, suites and short-term-rental licences refresh daily to weekly.