Carlington | |
|---|---|
Neighbourhood | |
 Merivale Road goes through the centre of Carlington. | |
  Carlington Location of Carlington within the city of Ottawa | |
| Coordinates: 45°22′40″N 75°44′00″W / 45.37778°N 75.73333°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| City | Ottawa |
| Government | |
| • MPs | Yasir Naqvi, Anita Vandenbeld |
| • MPPs | Joel Harden, Jeremy Roberts |
| • Councillors | Riley Brockington |
| • Governing body | Carlington Community Association |
| • President | Charity Bartlett[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.26 km2 (1.26 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 80 m (260 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 11,363 |
| • Density | 3,500/km2 (9,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) |
| Forward sortation area | K1Z |
Carlington is a neighbourhood located in River Ward in the west-end of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
The community association boundaries are Clyde Avenue to the west, Carling Avenue and the Queensway to the north, Fisher Avenue to the east and the Central Experimental Farm Pathway to the south.[2] According to the Canada 2016 Census, the total population for this area was 11,363.[3]
Carlington was first settled in the early 1920s.[4] It contains less than 435 older pre-1945 homes. Some 2,000 dwellings were built from 1945 to 1960.[5] The houses built in the time period immediately following World War II were meant for returning veterans and are therefore known as "war homes" or "veteran homes". Many of the street names in the neighbourhood also reflect this military heritage (e.g. Viscount Ave, Admiral Ave, General Ave, Marshall Ave, Veteran Ave, Crerar Ave.). From 1961 to 1970, 1,440 homes and apartments were built and from 1971 to 1980, another 1,380. After 1981, the construction of new dwellings sharply dropped to less than 400 for the remainder of the 20th century.[5] Today there are new homes being built as some veterans' homes are demolished.
The neighbourhood is home to Westgate Shopping Centre and the Royal Ottawa Hospital. Merivale Road is Carlington's traditional main street and goes through the centre of residential Carlington. There are five places of worship: St. Elizabeth's of the Visitation Roman Catholic Church, Église Catholique Romain de Saint-Bonaventure, Church of God of Prophecy, Kehillat Beth Israel synagogue and St Tekle Haimanot Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, the only Ethiopian Orthodox church in Ottawa.
The Carlington Business Area is west of Kirkwood, north of Carlington Hill, south of the Queensway (417), and east of Maitland. The main business streets are Laperierre and Woodward.
- ^ "Who We Are | Carlington Community Association".
- ^ "Maps | Carlington Community Association". Retrieved 2021-04-18.
- ^ Population calculated by combining census tracts 0022.00 and 0021.00, while removing dissemination blocks 35060531004, 35060531007, 35060531005 and 35060531006
- ^ Ottawa, Ontario. 1:63,360. Map Sheet 031G05, [ed. 7], 1925 Open Data Producer: Geographical Section, General Staff, Department of National Defence Date published: 1925-01-01 (publication), 2016-01-01 (publication)
- ^ a b "Carlington Dwelling - Type, Tenure, Condition, Period of Construction (2001 census)". City of Ottawa Housing and Housing Support Services. Archived from the original on 2013-01-15. Retrieved 2008-03-06.