Alta Vista, Ottawa
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Alta Vista is a neighbourhood in Alta Vista Ward in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Its boundaries according to the Alta Vista Community Association are that part of Alta Vista Ward south of Smyth Road in the north, north of Walkley Road and east of the Rideau River (and Bank Street), and west of the "greenspace underneath Haig Drive".[2] However, the name is ambiguous, as there are several sub-neighbourhoods in this area, (see list below), as the neighbourhood could refer to the ward as a whole, down to the core Alta Vista area, (which could be defined as south of Pleasant Park Road, north of Heron Road, and west of the eastern greenspace corridor), centred on Alta Vista Drive.
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Alta Vista had a population of about 24,726 as of the
History
The first subdivision in the area was built in 1892 and was known as Rideau Park. The area was part of the Billings Estate and was for market gardeners. Much of what is now Alta Vista was owned by the Billings Family and was part of their estate. An earlier subdivision known as Gateville was established in 1874[3] but disappeared in the 1920s.
The Alta Vista name dates back to at least 1939 as a separate subdivision from Rideau Park.
Sub neighbourhoods
The Alta Vista area encompasses many smaller neighbourhoods:
- Applewood Acres
- Billings
- Canterbury
- Faircrest
- Guildwood Estates
- Heron Gate
- Playfair Park
- Rideau Park
- Ridgemont
- Urbandale Acres
Schools
There are several schools in the area, including:
Public elementary schools
- Alta Vista Public School
- Arch Street Public School
- Featherston Drive Public School
- Pleasant Park Public School
Public secondary schools
Catholic schools
- St. Gemma Catholic
- Ste-Geneviève Catholic School
- St. Patrick's Intermediate
- St. Patrick's High School
Demographics
Using the community association border, Alta Vista corresponds to Census Tracts 5050005.00, 5050006.00, 5050007.03, 5050007.01, 5050007.02, and 5050009.00 which have has a combined population of 20,615 (2016 census). Census Tract 5050007.02 corresponds to Heron Gate which had a population of 4,660[7] Census Tract 5050007.01 corresponds to Playfair Park which had a population of 2,463 [8] Census Tract 5050007.03 corresponds to the Featherston Drive area (Guildwood Estates and Urbandale Acres) and had a population of 3,723[9] Census Tracts 5050006.00 and 5050005.00 make up the remaining core of Alta Vista, west of the greenspace running from Smyth Road to Walkley Road. These two census tracts had a combined population of 10,567.[10][11]
See also
- List of Ottawa neighbourhoods
- Geography of Ottawa
References
- ^ "Executive – Alta Vista Community Association". Archived from the original on June 20, 2020. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
- ^ "Alta Vista Community Association". Retrieved June 15, 2023.
- ^ "Gloucester History". www.gloucesterhistory.com. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
- ^ "Driveway Plans Given to Gloucester Council". Ottawa Citizen. March 7, 1939. p. 15. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
- ^ Ottawa, Ontario. 1:25,000. Map Sheet 031G05G, ed. 1, 1961; Surveys and Mapping Branch, Department of Energy, Mines and Resources
- ^ Ottawa, Ontario. 1:25,000. Map Sheet 031G05G, ed. 3, 1971; Surveys and Mapping Branch, Department of Energy, Mines and Resources
- ^ "Census Profile, 2021 Census - 5050007.02 [Census tract], Ontario and Canada [Country]". March 29, 2023.
- ^ "Census Profile, 2021 Census - 5050007.01 [Census tract], Ontario and Canada [Country]". March 29, 2023.
- ^ "Census Profile, 2021 Census - 5050007.03 [Census tract], Ontario and Canada [Country]". March 29, 2023.
- ^ "Census Profile, 2021 Census - 5050006.00 [Census tract], Ontario and Canada [Country]". March 29, 2023.
- ^ "Census Profile, 2021 Census - 5050005.00 [Census tract], Ontario and Canada [Country]". March 29, 2023.