Map showing Ottawa's central neighbourhoods
In 2001, the old city of Ottawa was amalgamated with the suburbs of Nepean, Kanata, Gloucester, Rockcliffe Park, Vanier and Cumberland, and the rural townships of West Carleton, Osgoode, Rideau and Goulbourn, along with the systems and infrastructure of the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton , to become one municipality.
The city is now organized into 23 wards. This is a list of neighbourhoods and outlying communities within the City of Ottawa , Ontario , Canada .
Old City of Ottawa [ edit ]
Map of the east-end of Downtown Ottawa
Central Ottawa [ edit ]
East end [ edit ]
South end [ edit ]
West end [ edit ]
Populations (old City of Ottawa) [ edit ]
The following are populations of neighbourhoods that generally correspond to Statistics Canada census tracts.
Neighbourhood
Population (2011)
Population (2006)
Area (km2 )
Density (per km2 )
Census tract(s)
Alta Vista -Applewood Acres -Faircrest Heights -Rideau Park -Ridgemont
10,197
9,459
4.76
2142.2
Bel-Air Heights -Bel-Air Park -Braemar Park -Copeland Park
8,967
8,613
2.62
3422.5
5050023.01[1] and 5050024.00[2]
Britannia -Michelle Heights -Lincoln Heights
11,469
11,435
2.81
4081.5
5050029.00[3] and 5050030.00[4]
Carleton Heights
2,872
2,365
1.52
1889.5
Carlington
11,882
11,512
3.85
3086.2
5050021.00[5] and 5050022.00[6]
Carlingwood
3,376
3,336
0.78
4334.9
5050032.01[7]
Carson Meadows -Quarries
5,561
5,638
1.84
3022.3
Central Park
3,832
3,403
0.91
4211.0
5050023.02[8]
Centretown
21,536
20,513
2.10
10255.2
Centretown West
12,022
11,915
1.93
6229.0
Civic Hospital
3,656
3,440
1.28
2854.0
Downtown
4,123
3,718
1.25
3298.4
Elmvale Acres
3,280
3,254
1.03
3186.6
Forbes
5,345
5,283
1.35
3959.3
Foster Farm -Queensway Terrace North
6,844
6,800
1.97
3474.8
5050028.00[9]
The Glebe
11,184
10,886
2.54
4403.1
Greenboro
12,113
11,314
3.92
3090.1
Hampton Park
2,564
2,409
0.68
3776.7
5050044.00[10]
Hawthorne Meadows
3,787
3,938
0.63
6011.1
Heron Gate -Ellwood
12,694
12,203
2.46
5160.2
Heron Park
3,829
3,891
1.90
2015.3
Highland Park -McKellar Park -Woodroffe
10,331
9,873
2.88
3587.2
5050033.01[11] and 5050032.02[12]
Hintonburg -Mechanicsville
9,041
8,908
1.72
5256.4
Hunt Club Chase
3,511
3,575
1.51
2325.2
Hunt Club Estate
5,090
4,982
1.37
3715.3
Hunt Club Park
8,937
8,903
5.62
1590.2
Hunt Club Woods -Uplands
2,673
2,781
4.49
595.8
Laurentian View
2,852
2,782
1.02
2801.8
5050033.02[13]
LeBreton Flats
373
57
0.84
444.0
Lindenlea
1,701
1,832
0.27
6300.0
Lower Town -ByWard Market
12,183
11,377
2.06
5914.1
Manor Park
3,295
3,367
1.56
2112.2
New Edinburgh
3,610
3,627
1.14
3166.7
Ottawa East
5,110
4,907
1.12
4562.5
Ottawa South -Rideau Gardens
8,462
8,168
2.05
4127.8
Overbrook -Castle Heights
9,650
9,437
3.06
3153.6
Playfair Park
2,254
2,271
0.84
2698.8
Quinterra
1,363
1,104
1.17
1165.8
Redwood
3,817
4,095
0.73
5228.8
5050027.00[14]
Rideauview -Courtland Park
5,504
5,792
5.73
960.6
Ridgeview -Parkway Park -Queensway Terrace South -Kenson Park
5,355
5,448
2.22
2412.2
5050026.00[15]
Riverside Park
4,564
4,581
3.20
1428.1
Riverside Park South -Mooney's Bay
2,893
2,923
2.58
1122.4
Riverview -Sheffield Glen -Eastway Gardens
15,544
15,177
11.04
1408.0
Sandy Hill
12,451
12,078
2.06
6044.2
South Keys
2,849
2,777
1.37
2079.6
Urbandale
4,597
4,686
1.55
2957.4
Urbandale Acres -Guildwood Estates
3,719
3,786
1.21
3063.2
Viscount Alexander Park
6,094
6,354
6.07
1004.0
Westboro Village -Ottawa West
8,135
7,396
3.26
2495.4
5050045.00[16]
Whitehaven -Glabar Park -McKellar Heights
5,329
5,506
2.49
2140.2
Woodpark
5,341
5,305
1.11
4830.0
5050031.00[17]
Business improvement areas [ edit ]
Historical neighbourhoods [ edit ]
Map of the City of Ottawa Insurance Plan, 1888-1901 with business names and locations indicated.
Ashburnham - Residential area downtown, bordered by Wellington St, Lyon St., Laurier Ave. and the Lebreton Aqueduct.
Bayswater - today part of the Hintonburg neighbourhood
Baytown - today part of the Westboro neighbourhood
Birchton - today part of the Westboro neighbourhood.
Britanniaville - included what is today the neighbourhoods of Britannia and Britannia Bay .
Cathartic - also known as Eastman's Springs. See Carlsbad Springs .
Clandeboye - today part of Vanier .
Evansville - today located in the neighbourhood of Carlington .
Gateville - located just south of Billings Bridge .
Village of Gloucester - today part of the Lindenlea neighbourhood south of New Edinburgh .
Janeville - see Vanier
Long Island Village - located opposite the north end of Long Island near the community of Manotick .
McLeansville - today part of Tunney's Pasture .
Merivale Village - today part of Carlington .
Mount Sherwood - 19th century community located around where the Adult High School on Gladstone is today
Nanny Goat Hill - 19th century community today part of the LeBreton Flats, located at the foot of the eponymous Nanny Goat Hill
Nepeanville - located where the Central Experimental Farm is today.
Parkview - today part of the Glebe .
Rideauville - today part of Old Ottawa South .
Rochesterville - today makes up Centretown West
Rockville - also known as Rock Village, this neighbourhood developed around Gloucester Quarries opened by Antoine Robillard on Montreal Road.
Stewarton - today makes up The Glebe and Centretown
St. Joseph - See Orléans .
Wellington - See Kars .
Willowdale - today part of the Eastway Gardens neighboruhood.
Main communities [ edit ]
This is a list of the main communities in the Ottawa area along with population numbers.
Greater areas and CMAs [ edit ]
Former municipalities [ edit ]
Former cities
Ottawa - (pop. 382,076) (Downtown Ottawa , The Glebe , Centretown , Lower Town , Sandy Hill , Billings Bridge )
Cumberland - (pop. 52,430) (Former township, became city in 1999)
Gloucester - (pop. 110,264)
Kanata - (pop. 90,000)
Nepean - (pop. 124,878)
Vanier - (pop. 17,632)
Former villages
Former townships
Other main suburban areas [ edit ]
Rural villages and hamlets [ edit ]
Dalmeny, Ontario (pop. unknown)
Pana, Ontario (pop. unknown)
Antrim (pop. unknown)
Corkery (pop. unknown)
Dwyer Hill (pop. unknown)
Burritts Rapids (pop. 100)
Ashton (pop. 108)
Galetta (pop. 177)
Dunrobin (pop. 288)
Kinburn (pop. 288)
Kenmore (pop. 321)
Fallowfield (pop. 366)
Edwards (pop. 402)
Sarsfield (pop. 474)
Vernon (pop. 597)
Kars (pop. 648)
Fitzroy Harbour (pop. 654)
Marionville (pop est. 900)
Vars (pop. 981)
Munster (pop. 1,320)
Carp (pop. 1,416)
Navan (pop. 1,593)
North Gower (pop. 1,749)
Cumberland (pop. 1,884)
Metcalfe (pop. 2,070)
Constance Bay (pop. 2,619)
Osgoode (pop. 2,784)
Richmond (pop. 3,301)
Greely (pop. 4,395)
Manotick (pop. 7,545)
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ "Census Profile: 5050023.01, Ontario (Census tract)" . Statistics Canada. 2012-07-09. Retrieved 2012-10-14 .
^ "Census Profile: 5050024.00, Ontario (Census tract)" . Statistics Canada. 2012-07-09. Retrieved 2012-10-14 .
^ "Census Profile: 5050029.00, Ontario (Census tract)" . Statistics Canada. 2012-07-09. Retrieved 2012-10-14 .
^ "Census Profile: 5050030.00, Ontario (Census tract)" . Statistics Canada. 2012-07-09. Retrieved 2012-10-14 .
^ "Census Profile: 5050021.00, Ontario (Census tract)" . Statistics Canada. 2012-07-09. Retrieved 2012-10-14 .
^ "Census Profile: 5050022.00, Ontario (Census tract)" . Statistics Canada. 2012-07-09. Retrieved 2012-10-14 .
^ "Census Profile: 5050032.01, Ontario (Census tract)" . Statistics Canada. 2012-07-09. Retrieved 2012-10-14 .
^ "Census Profile: 5050023.02, Ontario (Census tract)" . Statistics Canada. 2012-07-09. Retrieved 2012-10-14 .
^ "Census Profile: 5050028.00, Ontario (Census tract)" . Statistics Canada. 2012-07-09. Retrieved 2012-10-14 .
^ "Census Profile: 5050044.00, Ontario (Census tract)" . Statistics Canada. 2012-07-09. Retrieved 2012-10-14 .
^ "Census Profile: 5050033.01, Ontario (Census tract)" . Statistics Canada. 2012-07-09. Retrieved 2012-10-14 .
^ "Census Profile: 5050032.02, Ontario (Census tract)" . Statistics Canada. 2012-07-09. Retrieved 2012-10-14 .
^ "Census Profile: 5050033.02, Ontario (Census tract)" . Statistics Canada. 2012-07-09. Retrieved 2012-10-14 .
^ "Census Profile: 5050027.00, Ontario (Census tract)" . Statistics Canada. 2012-07-09. Retrieved 2012-10-14 .
^ "Census Profile: 5050026.00, Ontario (Census tract)" . Statistics Canada. 2012-07-09. Retrieved 2012-10-14 .
^ "Census Profile: 5050045.00, Ontario (Census tract)" . Statistics Canada. 2012-07-09. Retrieved 2012-10-14 .
^ "Census Profile: 5050031.00, Ontario (Census tract)" . Statistics Canada. 2012-07-09. Retrieved 2012-10-14 .
^ a b c "Population" (PDF) . Annual Development Report 2006 . Retrieved 2008-02-08 .
^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data" . 2006 Canadian Census . Retrieved 2007-10-10 .
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