Neighbourhoods · Centretown area
What is Centretown like?
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Centretown is a dense, apartment-heavy neighbourhood in central Ottawa. In the 2021 census (via the Ottawa Neighbourhood Study), it had 31,890 residents, a median age of 34.8 and an average household size of 1.5. Renters made up 75.3% of households, and 67.1% of dwellings were in buildings of five or more storeys.
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Bank Street and Elgin Street are largely commercial, while smaller streets such as MacLaren and Gladstone are more residential. Landmarks include the Canadian Museum of Nature, Dundonald Park, Jack Purcell Park and the Ottawa Curling Club.
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