Beacon Hill, Ottawa

Beacon Hill
Neighbourhood
Beacon Hill within the City of Ottawa
Beacon Hill within the City of Ottawa
Country Canada
Province Ontario
City Ottawa
Area
 • Total7.692 km2 (2.970 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
17,496

Beacon Hill is a neighbourhood located in Beacon Hill-Cyrville Ward in the east end of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Beacon Hill was a part of the City of Gloucester until it was amalgamated with the new city of Ottawa in 2001.

Beacon Hill is a primarily residential area, built in the 1960s and '70s. It consists of two parts, Beacon Hill North and Beacon Hill South, divided by Montreal Road. It includes the Robert O. Pickard sewage treatment plant and three high schools, Colonel By Secondary School, Gloucester High School, and Lester B. Pearson Catholic High School. According to the Beacon Hill Community Association, the neighbourhood is bounded on the east by the Greenbelt, including the Green's Creek ravine, to the south by Highway 174, and on the west by Blair Road (south of Montreal Road) and Rothwell Heights (north of Montreal Road).[1]

Beacon Hill North had a population of 9,177[2][3] while Beacon Hill South had a population of 8,319[4][5] (17,496 total) according to the Canada 2016 Census.

  1. ^ "Beacon Hill Community Association – Above Us, Only Sky".
  2. ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census - 5050120.03 [Census tract], Ontario and Canada [Country]".
  3. ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census - 5050120.02 [Census tract], Ontario and Canada [Country]".
  4. ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census - 5050121.01 [Census tract], Ontario and Canada [Country]".
  5. ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census - 5050121.02 [Census tract], Ontario and Canada [Country]".