Carlington
The carlington.homes guide covers one neighbourhood: Carlington, in River Ward in Ottawa's west end. According to Wikipedia it was first settled in the early 1920s, and about 2,000 dwellings went up between 1945 and 1960, many as 'war homes' for returning veterans. That history shows in street names such as Viscount, Admiral, General, Marshall, Veteran and Crerar. Merivale Road runs through the middle of residential Carlington. Carlington Hill is the area's best-known landmark, and Carlington Park sits beside it.
The Carlington area has 1 neighbourhoods: and Carlington.
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Caldwell Avenue, Ottawa. Photo: Earl Andrew, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons 01Carlington
A post-war west-end neighbourhood around Carlington Hill and Carlington Park, with Merivale Road as its traditional main street.
Wikipedia gives the community association boundaries as Clyde Avenue to the west, Carling Avenue and the Queensway to the north, Fisher Avenue to the east and the Central Experimental Farm Pathway to the south. The Carlington Community Association also publishes maps at https://www.carlingtoncommunity.org/about-carlington/maps/. The ONS 'Carlington' boundary used for the 2021 figures is drawn separately, so its numbers may not match Wikipedia's older census figures exactly.
Quick answers
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What are homes like in Carlington?
In the 2021 census, Carlington had 7,555 private dwellings. About 24.0% were single-detached houses, 7.7% semi-detached, 17.9% row houses, 19.4% apartments in buildings under five storeys and 29.3% apartments in buildings of five or more storeys. Condominiums made up 7.0% of dwellings.
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Where is Carlington in Ottawa and what are its boundaries?
Carlington is in Ottawa's west end. The community association's boundaries are Clyde Avenue to the west, Carling Avenue and the Queensway to the north, Fisher Avenue to the east and the Central Experimental Farm Pathway to the south.
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How many people live in Carlington?
The Ottawa Neighbourhood Study's 'Carlington' area had 16,085 residents and 7,555 private dwellings in the 2021 census. The average household had 2.2 people.
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Do most people rent in Carlington?
Yes, in the 2021 census 59.7% of Carlington households rented and 40.3% owned. Apartments made up 48.6% of dwellings (19.4% in buildings under five storeys and 29.3% in buildings of five or more storeys).
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Which City of Ottawa ward is Carlington in?
Wikipedia describes Carlington as a neighbourhood in River Ward in Ottawa's west end.
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How old are the homes in Carlington?
Wikipedia says Carlington has fewer than 435 pre-1945 homes and about 2,000 dwellings built from 1945 to 1960. From 1961 to 1970, 1,440 homes and apartments were built, and from 1971 to 1980 another 1,380.
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