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 / 45.41111; -75.69444
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
City	Ottawa
Government
• Community Association	Centretown Citizens Community Association
• President	Shawn Barber[1]
• 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.