Hawthorne Meadows Explained

Settlement Type:Neighbourhood
Official Name:Hawthorne Meadows
Pushpin Map:Canada Ottawa
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Ontario
Subdivision Type2:City
Subdivision Name2:Ottawa
Leader Title:MPs
Leader Title1:MPPs
Leader Title2:Councillors
Leader Name:David McGuinty
Leader Name1:John Fraser
Leader Name2:Marty Carr
Area Total Km2:0.606
Population As Of:2016
Population Note:Canada 2016 Census
Population Total:3577[1]
Population Density Km2:5903
Utc Offset:-5
Coordinates:45.3922°N -75.5992°W
Elevation M:75
Elevation Ft:250
Postal Code: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

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

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]

Notes and References

  1. 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
  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. News: Now Selling Hawthorne Meadows. June 20, 1960. Ottawa Citizen. December 6, 2020.
  7. News: Hawthorne Meadows Organizes. July 12, 1961. Ottawa Citizen. January 3, 2024.
  8. Web site: Statistics Canada: 2011 Census Profile. 8 February 2012.
  9. Web site: Census Profile, 2016 Census - 5050010.00 [Census tract], Ontario and Canada [Country]. 8 February 2017.