Highland Park, Ottawa

Highland Park[1] is a sub-neighbourhood of Westboro, in the Kitchissippi Ward in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is located between Carling Avenue and Richmond Road, Churchill Avenue and Denbury Ave.[2] It is a prominently upper-class area that contains some large luxury homes closer to Richmond Road and a large number of middle-class low-rise apartment buildings closer to Carling Avenue. The population of the neighbourhood according to the Canada 2011 Census was 4,070.[3]

Nepean High School is a prominent part of the community as is the Westboro Kiwanis park which has a tennis court, wading pool, and field which can be used for football or soccer. Dovercourt Recreation Center features meeting halls and a swimming pool.

The Highland Park area is part of the Ottawa Centre riding federally, which is currently held by Liberal MP and Cabinet Minister, Catherine McKenna. Highland Park is also part of the Ottawa Centre riding provincially.

References
  1. http://www4.rncan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique/FBNSY
  2. http://hpraottawa.wordpress.com/hpra-boundaries/map-of-highland-park/
  3. Population calculated by combining Dissemination Areas 35061749, 35061751, 35061753, 35061754, 35060437, 35060434, 35060436, 35060438 and subtracting Dissemination Blocks 3506043408, 3506043603 , 3506043606, 3506043607, 3506043608, 3506043806, 3506043807


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