Centretown

"For the Yarmouth, Nova Scotia neighbourhood see: Centertown, Yarmouth"

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official_name = Centretown
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map_caption = Location of Centretown Ottawa in Ottawa
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = Canada
subdivision_type1 = Province
subdivision_name1 = Ontario
subdivision_type2 = City
subdivision_name2 = Ottawa
leader_title = Governing body
leader_title1 = President
leader_title2 = MPs
leader_title3 = MPPs
leader_title4 = Councillors
leader_name = Centretown Citizens' Community Association
leader_name1 = David Blaine [http://www.centretowncitizens.org/Executive.html]
leader_name2 = Paul Dewar
leader_name3 = Yasir Naqvi
leader_name4 = Diane Holmes
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area_total_km2 = 2.1
area_total_sq_mi = 0.81
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settlement_type = Neighbourhood
population_as_of = 2006
population_note = Canada 2006 Census
population_total = 20513
population_density_km2 = 9768.1
population_density_sq_mi = 24324.7
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timezone = Eastern (EST)
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latd=45 |latm=24 |lats=40 |latNS=N
longd=75 |longm=41 |longs=40 |longEW=W
elevation_m = 75
elevation_ft = 250
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Centretown is a neighbourhood in Ottawa, Canada 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." [http://ottawa.ca/city_services/planningzoning/2020/op/vol_2a/3_0_en.shtml] 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 downtown core (between Gloucester/Lisgar and the Ottawa River) is included in Centretown. In addition the Downtown area is considered part of Centretown by the Centretown Citizens' Community Association. [http://www.centretowncitizens.org/About_Us.html]

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 began in the late nineties (and which, as of early 2007, is just beginning to slow) significantly increased the number of condominiums and other residential and commercial high-rise buildings north of Cooper Street.Fact|date=August 2008

Landmarks include the Canadian Museum of Nature, Dundonald Park, Jack Purcell Park, the Ottawa Curling Club, the Sens Mile and the Ottawa bus terminal.

Demographics

"According to the Canada 2006 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: 20,513
*Change (2001-2006): -3.1%
*Total Private Dwellings: 14,040
*Land Area: 2.1 km².
*Population density: 9768.1 per km².

Centretown churches

*Centretown United Church
*Church of St. Barnabas, Apostle and Martyr
*First Church of Christ, Scientist
*First United Church
*Holy Korean Martyrs Parish
*Metropolitan Bible Church
*Salvation Army Gladstone Community Church
*St. George's Anglican Church
*St Patrick's Basilica

Centretown embassies

*Embassy of the Czech Republic in Ottawa
*Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Ottawa
*Embassy of the Hellenic Republic in Ottawa
*Embassy of the Republic of Croatia in Ottawa
*Embassy of Iran in Ottawa
*Embassy of Iraq in Ottawa
*Embassy of the Republic of Madagascar in Ottawa
*High Commission of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in Ottawa
*Embassy of the Republic of Rwanda in Ottawa
*Embassy of the Republic of Zimbabwe in Ottawa
*Embassy of the Republic of Hungary in Ottawa

ee also

*List of Ottawa neighbourhoods