Centretown

Centretown
Centretown
Neighbourhood
	Centretown seen towards Downtown
	Location of Centretown Ottawa in Ottawa
	Coordinates: 45°24′40″N 75°41′40″W / 45.41111°N 75.69444°W
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
City	Ottawa
Government
• Community Association	Centretown Citizens Community Association
• President	Shawn Barber
• MPs	Yasir Naqvi
• MPPs	Joel Harden
• Councillors	Ariel Troster
Area
• Total	2.1 km2 (0.81 sq mi)
Elevation	75 m (250 ft)
Population (2021)
• Total	25,687
• Density	12,231.9/km2 (31,712.3/sq mi)
	Canada 2021 Census
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))

Centretown is a neighbourhood in Somerset Ward, in central Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is defined by the city as "the area bounded on the north by Gloucester Street and Lisgar Street, on the east by the Rideau Canal, on the south by the Queensway freeway and on the west by Bronson Avenue."^[2] Traditionally it was all of Ottawa west of the Rideau Canal, while Lower Town was everything to the east. For certain purposes, such as the census and real estate listings, the Golden Triangle and/or Downtown Ottawa (between Gloucester/Lisgar and the Ottawa River) is included in Centretown and it is considered part of Centretown by the Centretown Citizens Community Association^[3] as well as being used in this way in casual conversation.

The total population of Centretown (south of Gloucester Street) was 25,687 according to the Canada 2021 Census.^[4]

Centretown is marked by a mix of residential and commercial properties. The main streets such as Bank Street and Elgin Street are largely commercial, while the smaller ones, notably MacLaren and Gladstone are more residential. Much of the area still consists of original single family homes, but there are newer infill and town house developments and low-rise and high-rise apartment buildings. A construction boom that began in the late nineties significantly increased the number of condominiums and other residential and commercial high-rise buildings north of Cooper Street.^{[citation needed]}

Landmarks include the Canadian Museum of Nature, Dundonald Park, Jack Purcell Park, McNabb Recreation Centre, the Ottawa Curling Club, the Sens Mile and the Ottawa Central Bus Station.

Demographics

According to the Canada 2021 Census. Defined as the area of Ottawa bounded on the west by Bronson, north by Gloucester Street, east by the Rideau Canal and on the south by the Queensway.

Population: 25,687
Change (2016–2021): +7.8%
Total Private Dwellings: 18,291
Land Area: 2.1 km².
Population density: 12,231.9 per km².

Precise numbers are difficult because of the large contingent of transient residents in the neighbourhood, many of whom are students or hill staffers temporarily living in Ottawa.^{[citation needed]}

Mid-Centretown Design Study

In 2009, the City of Ottawa launched a Mid-Centretown Community Design Plan study, which was to cover the area roughly bounded by "Elgin Street on the east, the 417 on the south, Kent Street on the west and the Central Area boundary/Gloucester Street on the north". Since that time, the study has come to encompass the entirety of Centretown. The design plan is targeted for completion in the fall of 2012.

Members of Parliament

The area was represented by two members from 1872 to 1935

Joseph Merrill Currier, Liberal-Conservative (1867–1882); Ottawa (City of)
John Bower Lewis, Conservative (1872–1874); Ottawa (City of)
Pierre St. Jean, Liberal (1874–1878); Ottawa (City of)
Joseph Tassé, Conservative (1878–1887); Ottawa (City of)
Charles H. Mackintosh, Conservative (1882–1887); Ottawa (City of)
W. G. Perley, Conservative (1887–1890); Ottawa (City of)
Honoré Robillard, Liberal-Conservative (1887–1896); Ottawa (City of)
Charles H. Mackintosh, Conservative (1890–1893); Ottawa (City of)
James Alexander Grant, Conservative (1893–1896); Ottawa (City of)
William H. Hutchison, Liberal (1896–1900); Ottawa (City of)
N. A. Belcourt, Liberal (1896–1907); Ottawa (City of)
Thomas Birkett, Conservative (1900–1904); Ottawa (City of)
Robert Stewart, Liberal (1904–1908); Ottawa (City of)
J. B. T. Caron, Liberal (1907–1908); Ottawa (City of)
Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Liberal (1908–1910); Ottawa (City of)
Harold B. McGiverin, Liberal (1908–1911); Ottawa (City of)
Albert Allard, Liberal (1910–1911); Ottawa (City of)
Alfred Ernest Fripp, Conservative (1911–1921); Ottawa (City of)
John Léo Chabot, Conservative (1911–1921); Ottawa (City of)
Harold B. McGiverin, Liberal (1921–1925); Ottawa (City of)
Edgar Rodolphe Chevrier, Liberal (1921–1925); Ottawa (City of)
Stewart McClenaghan, Conservative (1925–1926); Ottawa (City of)
John Léo Chabot, Conservative (1925–1926); Ottawa (City of)
Edgar Rodolphe Chevrier, Liberal (1926–1935); Ottawa (City of)
Gordon Cameron Edwards, Liberal (1926–1930); Ottawa (City of)
Thomas Franklin Ahearn, Liberal (1930–1940); Ottawa (City of) to 1935. Ottawa West from 1935
George McIlraith, Liberal (1940–1972); Ottawa West to 1968. Ottawa Centre from 1968
Hugh Poulin, Liberal (1973–1978); Ottawa Centre
Robert de Cotret, Progressive Conservative (1978–1979); Ottawa Centre
John Evans, Liberal (1979–1984); Ottawa Centre
Michael Cassidy, NDP (1984–1988); Ottawa Centre
Mac Harb, Liberal (1988–2003); Ottawa Centre
Ed Broadbent, NDP (2004–2005); Ottawa Centre
Paul Dewar, NDP (2006–2015); Ottawa Centre
Catherine McKenna, Liberal (2015–2021); Ottawa Centre
Yasir Naqvi, Liberal (2021–Present); Ottawa Centre

Centretown churches

Centretown embassies

References

^ "Home".
^ Former Ottawa 3.1 Location
^ Centretown Citizens' Community Association - About Us Archived August 28, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
^ Population is calculated from combining Census Tracts 5050040.00, 5050039.00, 5050038.00, 5050037.01, 5050037.02 and 5050049.00

Bibliography

Burns, Mrs. John C. (1981), Stewarton, a suburb of Ottawa. Bytown pamphlet series, Ottawa, Ontario: The Historical Society of Ottawa

External links

Centretown History: Virtual Museum of Canada Exhibit

[1] "Home".

[2] Former Ottawa 3.1 Location

[3] Centretown Citizens' Community Association - About Us Archived August 28, 2008, at the Wayback Machine

[4] Population is calculated from combining Census Tracts 5050040.00, 5050039.00, 5050038.00, 5050037.01, 5050037.02 and 5050049.00

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