Related Terms: Albert St.; Archway entrance; Asian communities (incl. Vietnamese, Korean and Thai); Bay St.; Beech St.; Booth St.; Bronson Ave.; Cambodian Association; Cambridge North St.; Carling Ave.; Carling Station; Centretown West; Chinatown BIA; Chinatown Development Committee; Chinatown Gateway Project; Chinese Community Association of Ottawa; Collabüro (formerly German Evangelical Martin Luther Church - 499 Preston St.); Claridge Icon; Corso Italia News; Dalhousie Ward; Dalhousie Community Association; Gateway Association; Gladstone Ave. (Via Marconi); High School of Commerce (Adult High School); Italian community; Italian Week festival; Ottawa Chinese Business Association; O-Train Trillium Line; Ottawa Chinatown BIA; Ottawa Chinese Community Centre; Preston St. (Corso Italia); Preston Street BIA; Rochester St.; St. Anthony’s Church; Shanghai Restaurant; Somerset Street; Somerset Street Chinatown Business Improvement Area (SSCBIA); Somerset Street Citizens’ Committee (SSCC); Somerset Heights; “Tangren Jie” (Chinatown); The Chinatown Business Improvement Area (BIA); The Prescott (The Preston Hotel); Trillium Bike path; Vietnamese Community Association
Statistics
- Ottawa Neighbourhood Study - West Centretown
- see also OTTR Webpage -- By Topic -- "Statistics"
Wards
- City of Ottawa - Ottawa Ward Boundary Review 2020 - scroll down for citywide pdf or individual ward maps
- Councillor for Ward 14 (Somerset Ward) Catherine McKenney
Census Information
- 2011 Census Profile Census Tracts (CT) - 5050035.00, 5050041.00, 5050042.00 Includes Data Table, Map and Download tabs
- 2006 Census Tract Profile Census Tracts (CT) - 5050035.00, 5050041.00, 5050042.00 Includes Data Table, Map and Download
- Profile of Census Tracts (2011 - 1961) Download data through Canadian Census Analyzer Steps to follow to download data
Topographic Maps (contours) via Carleton University Library GIS (assorted dates, scales and file formats)
- 1:2,000 Topographic Data - Current (dwg, shp) for West_Centretown
- 1:1,200 Topographic Data (dwg, shp, tif, MrSID) Coverage includes sheets: E-9 (1972), E-10 (1973), F-9(1969), F-10 (1935-1974)
- 1:1,250 Topographic Data (dwg, shp, tif, MrSID) Coverage includes sheets: 366 028 (1971-1975), 366 029 (1971-1975)
- 1:2,400 Topographic Data (dwg, shp, tif, MrSID) Coverage includes sheets: I15 (1957-1965), I16 (1965)
- 1:2,500 Topographic Data (dwg, shp, tif, MrSID) Coverage includes sheets: 366 028 (1971), 366 030 (1968-1971)
Images & Maps
Community Links
Community and neighbourhood links provide a rich resource for local area history, news, local governance, community issues, news and events
- Preston Street BIA
- Ottawa Chinatown
- Capital Facts: Ottawa's Chinatown arch is unique among Canadian cities (The Ottawa Citizen, March 29, 2017)
- ARCHIVED - Ottawa's Chinatown Celebrates Completion of New Gateway (Infrastructure Canada)
- Ottawa Chinatown 1931-2014 (David Chuenyan Lai - Simon Fraser University)
- Chinatown (Ottawa Tourism)
- Ottawa Chinatown Royal Arch
- Somerset Street West Online
- Little Italy (Ottawa Tourism)
- Little Italy (Heritage Ottawa)
- Little Italy (Chris Coveny Real Estate Broker)
- Outdoor Murals of Ottawa Canada Corso Italia Heritage Mural (Johnsankey.ca)
- Our Little Italy Preston St.
Student Projects
- Ottawa's Old Chinatown by Nathalie Picard (HIST 5702)
**Selected print resources**
