Wards of the City of Ottawa

In the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, a ward is an electoral district within a municipality used in local politics. Wards are named after neighbourhoods, thoroughfares, parishes, landmarks, geographical features and in some cases historical figures connected to the area, and numbered. There are 23 wards in Ottawa.

Map of Ottawa's Wards.

Current wards[1]

#	Name	Population (2011)[2]	Area (km^2)	Named for
1	Orléans Ward	47,670	25.5	Orleans
2	Innes Ward	38,310	31.1	Innes Road
3	Barrhaven Ward	46,475	26.1	Barrhaven
4	Kanata North Ward	34,470	24.2	Kanata
5	West Carleton-March Ward	23,055	763	West Carleton Twp. & March Twp.
6	Stittsville Ward	26,455	16.3	Stittsville
7	Bay Ward	43,935	64.2	Britannia, Crystal, Graham & Shirleys Bay
8	College Ward	50,795	46.2	Algonquin College
9	Knoxdale-Merivale Ward	38,380	47.5	Knoxdale Road and Merivale Road
10	Gloucester-Southgate Ward	47,860	67.2	Gloucester and Ottawa South
11	Beacon Hill-Cyrville Ward	33,155	41.2	Beacon Hill and Cyrville Road
12	Rideau-Vanier Ward	31,105	7.9	Rideau River and Vanier
13	Rideau-Rockcliffe Ward	37,075	19.8	Rideau River and Rockcliffe Park
14	Somerset Ward	35,110	6.5	Somerset Street
15	Kitchissippi Ward	37,920	15.1	Algonquin name for Ottawa River
16	River Ward	45,795	23.3	Rideau River
17	Capital Ward	34,490	9.9	Capital of Canada
18	Alta Vista Ward	44,050	20.3	Alta Vista Drive
19	Cumberland Ward	43,375	383	Cumberland
20	Osgoode Ward	24,445	459	Osgoode Twp.
21	Rideau-Goulbourn Ward	24,530	744	Rideau Twp. & Goulbourn Twp.
22	Gloucester-South Nepean Ward	41,620	37.6	Gloucester & Nepean
23	Kanata South Ward	43,315	16.5	Kanata

Former wards

Name	Created	Abolished	Neighbourhoods
Alta Vista-Canterbury Ward	1994	2000	Alta Vista, Heron Gate, Sheffield Glen, Riverview
Baseline Ward	1994 (RC)	2006	City View, Centrepointe, Redwood, Bel-Air, Leslie Park, Briargreen
Bell-South Nepean Ward	1994 (RC)	2006	Bells Corners, Barrhaven
Billings Ward	1980	1994	Heron Park, Heron Gate, Greenboro, South Keys
Britannia Ward	1972	1994	Britannia, Lincoln Heights, Woodroffe North
Britannia-Richmond Ward	1994	2000	Britannia, Lincoln Heights, Woodroffe North, Highland Park, Carlingwood
Bruyère-Strathcona Ward	1994	2000	Sandy Hill, ByWard Market, Lower Town
By Ward	1855	1972	ByWard Market, Lower Town
By-Rideau Ward	1980	1994	Lower Town, ByWard Market, New Edinburgh, Manor Park
By-St. George's Ward	1972	1980	Sandy Hill, Lower Town, ByWard Market
Canterbury Ward	1980	1994	Elmvale Acres, Sheffield Glen, Urbandale, Hawthorne Meadows, Hunt Club Park
Carleton Ward	1950	2000	Redwood, Kenson Park, Bel-Air, Queensway, Britannia
Central Ward	1889	1952	East Downtown Ottawa
Dalhousie Ward	1888	1994	Centretown West
Elmdale Ward	1929	1952	Civic Hospital, Hintonburg
Elmdale-Victoria Ward	1952	1980	Island Park, Carleton Heights
Gloucester Ward	1950	1980	Alta Vista, Heron Gate, Ellwood, Hunt Club
Goulbourn Ward	2000	2006	Goulbourn
Kanata Ward	1994 (RC)	2006	Kanata
Mooney's Bay Ward	1994	2000	Riverside Park, Carleton Heights, Hunt Club, Carlington
Ottawa Ward	1855	1952	Lower Town
Overbrook-Forbes Ward	1980	1994	Overbrook, Forbes, Carson Grove, Viscount Alexander Park
Queensboro Ward	1956	1994	Westboro, Carlington
Richmond Ward	1980	1994	Highland Park, Woodroffe North, Carlingwood
Rideau Ward	1887	1980	New Edinburgh, Overbrook, Forbes
Rideau Ward (II)	2000	2006	Rideau Twp.
Riverdale Ward	1929	1952	Old Ottawa South, Old Ottawa East
Riverside Ward	1980	1994	Riverside Park, Carleton Heights, Hunt Club
Southgate Ward	1994	2000	South Keys, Greenboro, Hunt Club Park
St. George's Ward	1855	1972	Sandy Hill, Old Ottawa East (also 1980 to 1994)
Victoria Ward	1855	1952	LeBreton Flats, Mechanicsville
Wellington Ward	1855	1994	Centretown, Downtown
West Carleton Ward	2000	2006	West Carleton

References

1. Dept., Planning, Infrastructure & Economic Development (2017-07-21). "New ward structure and ward maps". ottawa.ca. Retrieved 2018-04-14.
2. "2011 Census Data By Ward - Detailed Table". City of Ottawa. Retrieved 3 January 2014.