Lincoln Heights, Ottawa Explained

Official Name:Lincoln Heights
Pushpin Map:Canada Ottawa
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in 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 Title3:Governing body
Leader Title4:President
Leader Name:Anita Vandenbeld
Leader Name1:Jeremy Roberts
Leader Name2:Theresa Kavanagh
Leader Name3:Lincoln-Heights Parkway Community Association (sic)
Leader Name4:JR Fortin[1]
Area Total Km2:0.634
Settlement Type:Neighbourhood
Population As Of:2016
Population Note:Canada 2016 Census
Population Total:1,630
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:−5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:−4
Elevation M:60
Postal Code:K2B
Website:Community Association
Coordinates:45.3681°N -75.7875°W

Lincoln Heights (also known as Lincoln Heights - Parkway) is a neighbourhood in the Britannia area of Bay Ward in the west end of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is defined by its community association as being bounded to the south by the north side of Regina Lane (now Starflower Lane), to the north by the Ottawa River, to the west by the east side of Croydon Avenue, and to the east by the Kichi Zibi Mikan (formerly the Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway).[2] According to the Canada 2016 Census, the population of the neighbourhood is 1,630.[3] The greater Lincoln Heights area can be defined as extending as far west as Greenview Avenue and as far south as Carling Avenue,[4] which overlaps with neighbouring Britannia Village.

The area is notable for its proximity to the Ottawa River and Mud Lake bird sanctuary. Lincoln Fields transit station is the main transit hub in the neighbourhood, and Lincoln Fields Shopping Centre was the main commercial centre before closing in 2019.

Construction plans for the neighbourhood were announced in 1958 by Assaly Construction Limited, with plans for a $20,000,000 "luxury sub-division" on the site of the Magee farm.[5] The neighbourhood began to be built c. 1960 on Regina Street.[6] [7] Following the removal of the Canadian Pacific Railway line (where today's Plover Lane is), the neighbourhood expanded further north in the early 1970s with the construction of Lincoln Heights Road.[8] [9]

There are many high-rise condominiums and apartments in the neighbourhood.

The Old Forge Community Resource Centre, which is located in a historic building, is a key community centre. Carlingwood Shopping Centre is just east of Lincoln Fields at the corner of Carling and Woodroffe Avenue.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Association Board . 21 January 2017 .
  2. https://lhpca.wordpress.com/
  3. Population computed by adding Dissemination Area 35061171 with Dissemination Blocks 35060645005 and 35060645010
  4. Web site: Bay Ward . 20 July 2023 .
  5. News: $20,000,000 Luxury Sub-Division. January 18, 1958. 1. Ottawa Citizen. February 7, 2021.
  6. Bells Corners, Ontario. 1:25,000. Map Sheet 031G05C, ed. 1, 1961; Open Data; Producer: Surveys and Mapping Branch, Department of Energy, Mines and Resources; Date published: 1961-01-01 (publication), 2016-01-01 (publication)
  7. https://maps.ottawa.ca/geoottawa/ GeoOttawa Satellite Map: 1958
  8. Bells Corners, Ontario. 1:25,000. Map Sheet 031G05C, ed. 3, 1971; Open Data; Producer: Surveys and Mapping Branch, Department of Energy, Mines and Resources; Date published: 1971-01-01 (publication), 2016-01-01 (publication)
  9. https://maps.ottawa.ca/geoottawa/ GeoOttawa Satellite Map: 1976