Wards of the City of Ottawa

In the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, a ward is an electoral district within a municipality used in local politics. Wards are named after neighbourhoods, thoroughfares, parishes, landmarks, geographical features and in some cases, historical figures connected to the area, and numbered. There are 24 wards in Ottawa.[1]

Map of Ottawa's Wards.

Current wards

#NamePopulation (2016)[2]Area (km2)Named for
1Orléans Ward48,78925.5Orleans
2Innes Ward41,21131.1Innes Road
3Barrhaven Ward58,26926.1Barrhaven
4Kanata North Ward36,99624.2Kanata
5West Carleton-March Ward25,600763West Carleton Twp. & March Twp.
6Stittsville Ward32,49416.3Stittsville
7Bay Ward45,47664.2Britannia, Crystal, Graham & Shirleys Bay
8College Ward52,43046.2Algonquin College
9Knoxdale-Merivale Ward39,51547.5Knoxdale Road and Merivale Road
10Gloucester-Southgate Ward47,23367.2Gloucester and Ottawa South
11Beacon Hill-Cyrville Ward33,41641.2Beacon Hill and Cyrville Road
12Rideau-Vanier Ward48,5367.9Rideau River and Vanier
13Rideau-Rockcliffe Ward38,15419.8Rideau River and Rockcliffe Park
14Somerset Ward41,5696.5Somerset Street
15Kitchissippi Ward43,25815.1Algonquin name for Ottawa River
16River Ward48,51223.3Rideau River
17Capital Ward37,4409.9Capital of Canada
18Alta Vista Ward44,71320.3Alta Vista Drive
19Cumberland Ward46,813383Cumberland
20Osgoode Ward27,770459Osgoode Twp.
21Rideau-Jock Ward27,681744Rideau Twp. & Goulbourn Twp.
22Gloucester-South Nepean Ward49,28037.6Gloucester & Nepean
23Kanata South Ward48,70016.5Kanata

Former wards

NameCreatedAbolishedNeighbourhoods
Alta Vista-Canterbury Ward19942000Alta Vista, Heron Gate, Sheffield Glen, Riverview
Baseline Ward1994 (RC)2006City View, Centrepointe, Redwood, Bel-Air, Leslie Park, Briargreen
Bell-South Nepean Ward1994 (RC)2006Bells Corners, Barrhaven
Billings Ward19801994Heron Park, Heron Gate, Greenboro, South Keys
Britannia Ward19721994Britannia, Lincoln Heights, Woodroffe North
Britannia-Richmond Ward19942000Britannia, Lincoln Heights, Woodroffe North, Highland Park, Carlingwood
Bruyère-Strathcona Ward19942000Sandy Hill, ByWard Market, Lower Town
By Ward18551972ByWard Market, Lower Town
By-Rideau Ward19801994Lower Town, ByWard Market, New Edinburgh, Manor Park
By-St. George's Ward19721980Sandy Hill, Lower Town, ByWard Market
Canterbury Ward19801994Elmvale Acres, Sheffield Glen, Urbandale, Hawthorne Meadows, Hunt Club Park
Carleton Ward19502000Redwood, Kenson Park, Bel-Air, Queensway, Britannia
Central Ward18891952East Downtown Ottawa
Dalhousie Ward18881994Centretown West
Elmdale Ward19291952Civic Hospital, Hintonburg
Elmdale-Victoria Ward19521980Island Park, Carleton Heights
Gloucester Ward19501980Alta Vista, Heron Gate, Ellwood, Hunt Club
Goulbourn Ward20002006Goulbourn
Kanata Ward1994 (RC)2006Kanata
Mooney's Bay Ward19942000Riverside Park, Carleton Heights, Hunt Club, Carlington
Ottawa Ward18551952Lower Town
Overbrook-Forbes Ward19801994Overbrook, Forbes, Carson Grove, Viscount Alexander Park
Queensboro Ward19561994Westboro, Carlington
Richmond Ward19801994Highland Park, Woodroffe North, Carlingwood
Rideau Ward18871980New Edinburgh, Overbrook, Forbes
Rideau Ward (II)20002006Rideau Twp.
Riverdale Ward19291952Old Ottawa South, Old Ottawa East
Riverside Ward19801994Riverside Park, Carleton Heights, Hunt Club
Southgate Ward19942000South Keys, Greenboro, Hunt Club Park
St. George's Ward18551972Sandy Hill, Old Ottawa East (also 1980 to 1994)
Victoria Ward18551952LeBreton Flats, Mechanicsville
Wellington Ward18551994Centretown, Downtown
West Carleton Ward20002006West Carleton

References

  1. Dept., Planning, Infrastructure & Economic Development (July 21, 2017). "New ward structure and ward maps". ottawa.ca. Retrieved April 14, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. "Ward Occupied Household and Population Estimates, Mid 2016". City of Ottawa. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
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