Elmvale Acres is a neighbourhood in south Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, located in Alta Vista Ward. It was built in the late 1950s by the contractor and property developer, Robert Campeau, with construction beginning in 1955.[3] It is bounded on the north by Smyth Road, on the east by Othello Avenue, on the south by Pleasant Park Road and on the west by the Hydro Corridor.[2] According to the 2016 Census, the population for this area was 2,627.[1]

Elmvale Acres
Neighbourhood
Houses on Saunderson Drive
Houses on Saunderson Drive
Elmvale Acres is located in Ottawa
Elmvale Acres
Elmvale Acres
Coordinates: 45°23′50″N 75°38′00″W / 45.39722°N 75.63333°W / 45.39722; -75.63333
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
CityOttawa
Construction1955
Government
 • MPsDavid McGuinty
 • MPPsJohn Fraser
 • CouncillorsMarty Carr
 • Governing bodyElmvale Acres Community Association
 • PresidentTomas Szeredi[2]
Area
 • Total0.919 km2 (0.355 sq mi)
Elevation
75 m (250 ft)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total2,627[1]
 • Density2,859/km2 (7,400/sq mi)
 Canada 2016 Census
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
Forward sortation area
K1G

The neighbourhood is represented by the Elmvale Acres Community Association, which was known as the Elmvale Acres Property Owners Association prior to 1959,[4] and was known as the Elmvale-Urbandale Community Association when it covered neighbouring Urbandale[5] in the 1960s and 1970s.

East of the neighbourhood is the Elmvale Acres Shopping Centre on St. Laurent, which functions as an east end OC Transpo transit terminus.[6] This shopping centre was the scene of a family-related shooting in September 2006.[7]

Demographics edit

Most of the neighbourhood corresponds to Census Tract 5050009.00. According to the 2016 Census, the neighbourhood is 66% Anglophone and 18% Francophone. Other major languages include Arabic (4%), Tagalog (1%) and Portuguese (1%).

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b Area and population totals calculated by subtracting Dissemination area 35060918 from Census Tract from Census Tract 0009.00
  2. ^ a b "About us".
  3. ^ "Construction of Elmvale Acres Homes Now in Full Swing". Ottawa Citizen. June 25, 1955. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
  4. ^ "Change Name of Elmvale Association". Ottawa Citizen. September 29, 1959. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
  5. ^ "People Power". Ottawa Citizen. May 27, 1972. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
  6. ^ "OC Transpo: Alta Vista and Elmvale". Archived from the original on 2010-06-06. Retrieved 2010-04-07.
  7. ^ "Police name brother as suspect in fatal shooting". CBC News. 2006-09-21. Archived from the original on 2023-03-30.