Centennial, Winnipeg Explained

Official Name:Centennial
Settlement Type:Neighbourhood
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:City
Subdivision Name2:Winnipeg
Population Total:3,260
Population As Of:2021
Population Density Km2:5,312.1
Demographics Type1:Racial Group
Demographics1 Title1:White
Demographics1 Title2:Aboriginal
Demographics1 Title3:Visible minority
Demographics1 Info1:18.8%
Demographics1 Info2:30.7%
Demographics1 Info3:50.5%
Area Land Km2:0.5
Blank Info Sec1:Location
Blank Name Sec1:Locations Type
Blank1 Name Sec1:• Neighbourhood Cluster
Blank2 Name Sec1:• Community Area
Blank3 Name Sec1:• Police District
Blank4 Name Sec1:• City Council Ward
Blank1 Info Sec1:Downtown East
Blank2 Info Sec1:Downtown
Blank3 Info Sec1:District 1
Blank4 Info Sec1:Point Douglas Ward

Centennial is an inner-city neighbourhood located Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, in the Downtown East Neighbourhood Cluster. The boundaries of Centennial are Sherbrook Street on the west, Logan Avenue on the north, William Avenue on the south and Stanley, Paulin and Adelaide streets on the east.[1]

Demographics

In 2021, the population of Centennial was 3,260, which is the highest it has been since 1971 when the population was 3,510. Centennial does not have a majority racial group as it is 30.7% Aboriginal, 18.8% White and 50.5% is made up of visible minorities, including 23.5% Black, 11.2% Filipino, and 8.0% Arab.

Centennial had a median household income of $45,600 in 2020, which was just over half of the city's at $80,000. As of 2020, there were 1,195 occupied private dwellings, 19.0% which were owned and the average dwelling is worth $198,000, significantly higher than the value in 2006, when the average was $53,440. 8.4% of these dwellings were in need of major repairs.

Crime

Centennial has very high crime rates, violent crimes specifically. There were 11 homicides in the area from 2012 to 2016. In 2016, there were 36 robberies (1618.0 per 100,000 residents), 23 auto-thefts (629.2), 46 break-ins (2067.4) and 21 shootings (224.7).[2] All of these rates are not only significantly higher than the national rates, but much higher than the city-wide rates. The robbery rate is more than 20 times the national rate (79 per 100,000 residents)[3] and the 9th highest of all the neighborhoods in Winnipeg with populations over 1,000 residents, 15th (of 234) in total.

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References

49.9025°N -97.1475°W

Notes and References

  1. http://now.winnipeg.ca/neighbourhoods/centennial Neighborhoods of Winnipeg website
  2. http://dl16.fileswap.com/download/?id=RR0MECd%2BSOiY1B1AiPR7vpxifqtGFB60iJtITD2SQMve7FDM415KYps1a2xDsLkiRM5KYEW85j3c41Wjdxf8DTAvAqQAMEJo43SyNFd66U%2Bpf%2BHNvXMAuNrXnr9TGmE7j41HRLk1phyB2KOmdsnMFopt0qRzC1kXB1XBYWDIHki%2Fg%2FUh4om96RawFBMbhEPO4mf%2Bh2%2BBWGeK%2BILBKFJrTQ%3D%3D&h=e2dad6eec6705f2fed30889d8306ba6d&t=529e7551 Crime in Winnipeg by Neighbourhoods (2012)
  3. http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/85-002-x/2013001/article/11854/tbl/tbl06-eng.htm Police-reported crime for selected offences, Canada, 2011 and 2012