Elmvale Acres

Elmvale Acres is a neighbourhood in south Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, located in Alta Vista Ward. It was built in the late 1950s by the contractor and property developer, Robert Campeau. It is bounded on the north by Smyth Road, on the east by Othello Avenue, on the south by Pleasant Park Road and on the west by the Hydro Corridor.[1]

Elmvale Acres
Neighbourhood
Elmvale Acres
Coordinates: 45°23′50″N 75°38′00″W
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
CityOttawa
Government
 • MPsDavid McGuinty
 • MPPsJohn Fraser
 • CouncillorsJean Cloutier
Area
 • Total1.03 km2 (0.40 sq mi)
Elevation
75 m (250 ft)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total3,271
 • Density3,177.9/km2 (8,231/sq mi)
 Canada 2016 Census
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))

It includes the Elmvale Acres Shopping Centre on St. Laurent, which functions as an east end OC Transpo transit terminus.[2] This shopping centre was the scene of a family-related shooting in September 2006.[3]

Demographics

The neighbourhood corresponds to Census Tract 5050009.00. The neighbourhood is 63% Anglophone and 15% Francophone. Other major languages include Arabic (4%), Tagalog (2%), Portuguese (1%) and Italian (1%).[4]

See also
  • List of Ottawa neighbourhoods

References
  1. http://www.elmvaleacres.org/about-us.html
  2. "OC Transpo: Alta Vista and Elmvale". Archived from the original on 2010-06-06. Retrieved 2010-04-07.
  3. Sadiqi shooting
  4. http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CT&Code1=0844&Geo2=CMA&Code2=505&Data=Count&SearchText=&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=



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