Stittsville

This article is about the community. For the 1960 album by Sonny Stitt, see Stittsville (album).

Stittsville
Community
Stittsville is located in Ottawa
Stittsville
Stittsville
Location in Ottawa
Coordinates: 45°16′N 75°55′W / 45.267°N 75.917°W / 45.267; -75.917
Country Canada
Province Ontario
CityOttawa
Government
 • City CouncillorGlen Gower
 • Member of ParliamentPierre Poilievre
 • Member of Provincial ParliamentGoldie Ghamari
Area
 • Total7.74 km2 (2.99 sq mi)
Population
 (2021 Census)[1]
40,889
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code FSA
K2S
Area code(s)613, 343

Stittsville is a suburban community, part of the Canadian capital of Ottawa, Ontario. It is within the former Goulbourn Township. A part of the National Capital Region, Stittsville is immediately to the southwest of Kanata, adjacent to Richmond and about 20 km (12 mi) west of Downtown Ottawa. The urban part of the community corresponds to Stittsville Ward on Ottawa City Council and has been represented by Glen Gower since 2018.[2] As of 2021, Stittsville ward had a population of 40,889.[3]

Three school boards are represented in the area: Ottawa Catholic School Board, Ottawa-Carleton District School Board and Centre-East French Catholic School Board; Sacred Heart Catholic High School, Frederick Banting Secondary Alternate Program[4] and École secondaire catholique Paul-Desmarais[5] are the high schools.

Stittsville is home to multiple municipal services: Ottawa Fire Services' station 81,[6] Ottawa Police Service 211 Huntmar station,[7] the Stittsville branch of the Ottawa Public Library.[8] It also has a branch of ServiceOntario.[9]

Founded in 1854, the original location of the village was centred around Carp Road and Hazeldean Road; this area is now called Old Stittsville.[10][11] In 1870, the Carleton Country Fire destroyed most of the buildings in the community. Villagers rebuilt around the newly constructed Canadian Pacific Railway. In 1990, the line was decommissioned,[12] and its path is now part of the Trans-Canada Trail, running perpendicular to Stittsville Main Street, along Abbott Street East.[13]

  1. ^ Population calculated by combining the populations of Census Tracts 0151.04, 0151.05, 0151.06, 0151.08, 0151.10, 0151.11
  2. ^ Clerk, Office of the City (22 June 2022). "Glen Gower - Councillor - Ward 6 Stittsville". ottawa.ca. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  3. ^ Population calculated by combining the populations of Census Tracts 0151.04, 0151.05, 0151.06, 0151.08, 0151.10, 0151.11
  4. ^ "Frederick Banting Secondary Alternate Program". Ottawa-Carleton District School Board. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  5. ^ "École secondaire catholique Paul-Desmarais" (in French). Conseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  6. ^ Services, Emergency and Protective (15 July 2022). "About Ottawa Fire Services". ottawa.ca. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  7. ^ "Contact us". www.ottawapolice.ca. 28 October 2022. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  8. ^ "Stittsville | Ottawa Public Library". biblioottawalibrary.ca. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  9. ^ "ServiceOntario Stittsville Main and Carleton Cathcart (Ottawa)". www.ontario.ca. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  10. ^ "Villages – Stittsville | goulbournhistoricalsociety.org". goulbournhistoricalsociety.org. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  11. ^ Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada. "Place names - Old Stittsville". geonames.nrcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  12. ^ Cite error: The named reference McKay was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  13. ^ Cite error: The named reference goulbournhistoricalsociety.org-3 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).