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Country
  
Canada

Area
  
15.1 km²

Province
  
Ontario

City
  
Ottawa

Population
  
37,920 (2011)

Kitchissippi Ward

Kitchissippi ward newsletter february 6 2016


Kitchissippi Ward (Ward 15) is a city ward in the city of Ottawa, Canada. It gets its name from the Algonquin name for the Ottawa River, meaning Great River. The ward is slightly west of downtown, and covers the neighbourhoods of Champlain Park, Civic Hospital, Hampton Park, Highland Park, Hintonburg, Island Park, McKellar Heights, McKellar Park, Mechanicsville, Westboro Beach, Westboro, Wellington Village, and Wellington Street West.

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As of the 2014 election on October 27, 2014, the ward is represented by Councillor Jeff Leiper.

The ward was created in 1994 from parts of Queensboro Ward, Richmond Ward and Elmdale Ward.

Michelle reimer for ottawa city council kitchissippi ward 15


City councillors

  1. Joan Wong (1994-1997)
  2. Shawn Little (1997-2006)
  3. Christine Leadman (2006-2010)
  4. Katherine Hobbs (2010-2014)
  5. Jeff Leiper (2014–present)

Population data

The Ward's estimated population will be 38,900 in 2006. At the Canada 2001 Census it had 36,795 people.

Languages (mother tongue)

  1. English: 54.5%
  2. French: 15.6%
  3. Arabic: 7.9%
  4. Spanish: 1.8%
  5. Chinese: 1.1% (inc. Mandarin, Cantonese and Chinese)
  6. Italian: 1.1%

Religion

  1. Roman Catholic: 36.2%
  2. No religion: 21.4%
  3. United Church of Canada: 10.2%
  4. Anglican: 9.9%
  5. Muslim: 3.2%
  6. Jewish: 2.6%
  7. Presbyterian: 2.5%
  8. Buddhist: 1.6%
  9. Baptist: 1.6%
  10. Lutheran: 1.0%

Income

  • Average household income: $70,307
  • Average income (male): $46,904
  • Average income (female): $33,443
  • Ottawa municipal election, 2006

    Dropped Out

  • Daniel Stringer [1]
  • Shawn Little [2]
  • References

    Kitchissippi Ward Wikipedia