Britannia | |
|---|---|
Neighbourhood | |
 Britannia Beach | |
| Nickname: Britannia | |
  Britannia Location in Ottawa | |
| Coordinates: 45°21′54″N 75°48′07″W / 45.365102°N 75.801888°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| City | Ottawa |
| City Ward | Bay |
| Government | |
| • MPs | Anita Vandenbeld |
| • MPPs | Chandra Pasma |
| • Councillors | Theresa Kavanagh |
| • Governing body | Britannia Village Community Association |
| • President | Jonathan Morris[1] |
| Area | |
| • Land | 2.121 km2 (0.819 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 70 m (230 ft) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 6,692 |
| Canada 2016 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Britannia is a group of neighbourhoods in Bay Ward in the west end of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is located on the Ottawa River across from Aylmer, Quebec, adjacent to its namesake, Britannia Bay, north of Richmond Road, west of the Kichi Zibi Mikan and east of Boyce Avenue.[2] The total population of this area was 6,692 as of the 2016 census.[3] The area constituted a municipal ward from 1973 to 1994 (Britannia Ward).
The area has a mix of low and high income housing. The lower income areas of the area are closer to Richmond Road in the south, and the more affluent areas are located in the community of Britannia Village in the north, which includes the Britannia Yacht Club at the north end of Britannia Road.
Many of Britannia's old cottages live on as bungalows. It is surrounded by water, forest, and hills.
The Ottawa River Pathway is a very long segment of Capital Pathway along the south bank of almost the entire length Ottawa's portion of the Ottawa River. A bike path extends from Britannia some 12 kilometres to the Parliament buildings downtown. Today, there is probably no neighbourhood in Ottawa more mixed than Britannia forming a contrast with many of the homogenized satellite communities that have become Ottawa.[citation needed]
- ^ "Executive". 10 May 2014.
- ^ Bay Ward Communities and Areas
- ^ Population calculated by adding Census Tract 5050030.00 (removing Dissemination Area 35061196 and Dissemination Block 35061256007) with Dissemination Blocks 35060648003, 35060648001, 35060648002, 35061289003 and Dissemination Areas 35060649, 35060647.