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Foothills
East · Industrial · 7.6 km²
Foothills is an industrial area in Calgary’s East sector, 7.6 km² by the City’s boundary. At the 2019 civic census it had 317 residents in 1 dwellings. 897 businesses hold a current City licence, 110 first issued in the last year. 61 development permit applications were filed in the last 12 months, 23 released.
At a glance
Figures as of 2026-10-27. Census 2019, assessment 2026 roll, licences and permits as held by the City on that day.
Every figure
The bar is the percentile among all 313 City communities with a value.
| Residentspeople · 2019 | 317 | |
|---|---|---|
| Densityper km² · 2019 | 41 | |
| Under 35share · 2019 | 31% | |
| Childrenshare · 2019 | 0% | |
| Seniorsshare · 2019 | 15% | |
| Dwellingshomes · 2019 | 1 | |
| Under constructionhomes · 2019 | 0 | |
| Licensed businesseslicences · 2026 | 897 | |
| Businesses per km²per km² · 2026 | 117.3 | |
| Businesses per 1,000per 1,000 residents · 2026 | 2829.7 | |
| New licenceslast 12 months · 2026 | 110 | |
| New-business shareshare · 2026 | 12% | |
| Development applicationslast 12 months · register | 61 | |
| Applications per 1,000last 12 months · register | 192.4 |
Composite views experimental
Mean of percentile ranks, 0–100. A reading of where a place sits, not a ranking of where to live.
| Vibrancymean percentile of businesses per km², residents per km² and apartment share | — | |
|---|---|---|
| Momentummean percentile of new licences, new-business share and development applications per 1,000 residents | 82 | |
| Family homesmean percentile of ownership, single-family share and children share | — | |
| Everyday needsmean percentile of businesses per 1,000 residents, and the inverse of 311 requests per 1,000 | — |
What’s being built
Development permit applications filed in the last 12 months, by kind. Applications, not approvals.