Central Park, Ottawa
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Central Park | |
|---|---|
Neighbourhood | |
 Houses on Manhattan Crescent | |
  Central Park | |
| Coordinates: 45°22′05″N 75°44′15″W / 45.36806°N 75.73750°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| City | Ottawa |
| Land purchased by developer | 1996 |
| Government | |
| • MPs | Anita Vandenbeld |
| • MPPs | Chandra Pasma |
| • Councillors | Riley Brockington |
| • Governing body | Ottawa's Central Park Community Association |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.872 km2 (0.337 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 100 m (330 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 3,760 |
| • Density | 4,310/km2 (11,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) |
| Forward sortation area | K2C |
| Website | Community Association |
Central Park (French: Parc Central) is a neighbourhood in River Ward in the west end of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is bounded on the east by Merivale Road, on the south by Baseline Road, on the west by Clyde Avenue and on the north by the Carlington neighbourhood. The population of the neighbourhood in 2016 was 3,888 in an area of 0.91 km2.[1] It more than doubled its population between 2001 and 2006 as the neighbourhood expanded. Excluding the residences south of Baseline which are included in the Census Tract, the population of the neighbourhood is 3,760.[2]
The neighbourhood is fairly new, having been built in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Before Central Park was built, the land was originally part of the Central Experimental Farm until the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton bought it in 1987.[3] The community used to be a wooded area. Ashcroft Homes bought the area from the region in 1996.[4]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1,680 | — |
| 2006 | 3,403 | +102.6% |
| 2011 | 3,832 | +12.6% |
| 2016 | 3,888 | +1.5% |
| Sources:[5][6] | ||
Central Park is known for its New York City themed street names. The name of the neighbourhood itself is taken from Central Park.
- Central Park
- Fordham
- Festive
- Celebration
- Bloomingdale
- Trump
- Whitestone
- Cedar Park
- State
- Grenwich
- Staten
- Coleridge
- Grammercy
- Niki
- Scout
- Manhattan
- Yorkville
- Crystal Park
- Gotham
- Rutgers
Features
The neighbourhood includes the Boy Scouts of Canada Museum as well as a park, called Celebration Park. There are many small parks in the neighbourhood such as "Alphabet Park". Many apartments, town-homes and single family homes are in the neighbourhood, developed by the builder Ashcroft. There is also a retirement community, Park Place by Alavida Lifestyles. For shopping there is a plaza at the corner of Central Park and Merivale Road, Laurentian Place, a close distance to Westgate Shopping Centre and big box stores on Merivale Road .
