Hawthorne Meadows

Hawthorne Meadows
Neighbourhood
Hawthorne Park
Hawthorne Park
Hawthorne Meadows is located in Ottawa
Hawthorne Meadows
Hawthorne Meadows
Coordinates: 45°23′32″N 75°35′57″W / 45.39222°N 75.59917°W / 45.39222; -75.59917
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
CityOttawa
Government
 • MPsDavid McGuinty
 • MPPsJohn Fraser
 • CouncillorsMarty Carr
Area
 • Total0.606 km2 (0.234 sq mi)
Elevation
75 m (250 ft)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total3,577[1]
 • Density5,903/km2 (15,290/sq mi)
 Canada 2016 Census
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
Forward sortation area
K1G

Hawthorne Meadows is a neighbourhood in Alta Vista Ward in southeast Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is triangular in shape; it is bounded on the west by St. Laurent Boulevard, on the northeast by Russell Road and on the south by Walkley Road.[2] According to the Canada 2016 Census, the population of this area was 3,577.[1]

History[edit]

The neighbourhood exists at the site of the Hawthorne Post office and Orange Hall which was located at the corner of present day Walkley and Russell Roads.[3] The neighbourhood was mostly built in the 1960s[4][5] by Minto Construction.[6] A community association was formed in 1961.[7]

Demographics[edit]

The neighbourhood corresponds to Census Tract 5050010.00 (which also consists of the St. Laurent Square apartments, which are not in the neighbourhood). According to the 2016 Census, 47% of the population were Anglophones and 20% were Francophones. Other major languages include Arabic (8%), Somali (4%), Tagalog (3%), Spanish (2%), Creoles (2%), Italian (1%), Swahili (1%) and Urdu (1%).[8]

According to the Canada 2016 Census, 45% of the Census Tract was White, 22% was Black, 8% Arab, 5% Filipino, 5% South Asian, 2% Latin American, 2% West Asian, 2% Indigenous and 1% Southeast Asian.[9]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Area and population totals calculated by subtracting Dissemination area 35061321 from Census Tract from Census Tract 0010.00
  2. ^ Google Maps
  3. ^ http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/countyatlas/images/maps/townshipmaps/car-m-gloucester.jpg [bare URL image file]
  4. ^ Blackburn, Ontario. 1:25,000. Map Sheet 031G05H, ed. 2, 1963; Producer: Surveys and Mapping Branch, Department of Energy, Mines and Resources; Date published: 1963-01-01 (publication), 2016-01-01 (publication)
  5. ^ Blackburn, Ontario. 1:25,000. Map Sheet 031G05H, ed. 3, 1971; Surveys and Mapping Branch, Department of Energy, Mines and Resources; Date published: 1971-01-01 (publication), 2016-01-01 (publication)
  6. ^ "Now Selling Hawthorne Meadows". Ottawa Citizen. June 20, 1960. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
  7. ^ "Hawthorne Meadows Organizes". Ottawa Citizen. July 12, 1961. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
  8. ^ "Statistics Canada: 2011 Census Profile". 8 February 2012.
  9. ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census - 5050010.00 [Census tract], Ontario and Canada [Country]". 8 February 2017.