{
 "title": "Hintonburg – Mechanicsville, Ottawa: neighbourhood factsheet",
 "name": "Hintonburg – Mechanicsville",
 "slug": "hintonburg",
 "summary": "Hintonburg is a neighbourhood in Kitchissippi Ward, west of Ottawa's downtown core. Population: 10,965 (2021).",
 "centre": [
  45.404792,
  -75.725965
 ],
 "boundaries": "Ottawa Neighbourhood Study area Hintonburg - Mechanicsville, with Hintonburg bounded by O-Train Line 2, Scott Street, the Queensway and Holland Avenue per Wikipedia.",
 "boundaries_source": [
  "https://ons-sqo.ca/neighbourhoods/47hintonburg-mechanicsville/",
  "https://ons-sqo.ca/wp-json/ons/v1/get-data/neighbourhoods"
 ],
 "housing": "In the 2021 census, via the Ottawa Neighbourhood Study, 45.6% of dwellings in Hintonburg - Mechanicsville were in apartment buildings of five or more storeys and 24.7% in buildings of fewer than five storeys. Single-detached houses were 12.2% of dwellings, semi-detached 6.2%, row houses 3.7% and flats in a duplex 7.4%. Renter households were 66.4% and owner households 33.6%, with an average household size of 1.7.",
 "housing_source": [
  "https://ons-sqo.ca/neighbourhoods/47hintonburg-mechanicsville/"
 ],
 "facts": [
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "Population (2021 census)",
   "value": "10,965",
   "as_of": "2021",
   "source": [
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/neighbourhoods/47hintonburg-mechanicsville/",
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/wp-json/ons/v1/get-data/data"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "Private dwellings (2021)",
   "value": "6,685",
   "as_of": "2021",
   "source": [
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/neighbourhoods/47hintonburg-mechanicsville/",
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/wp-json/ons/v1/get-data/data"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "Median age (2021)",
   "value": "36.0",
   "as_of": "2021",
   "source": [
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/neighbourhoods/47hintonburg-mechanicsville/",
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/wp-json/ons/v1/get-data/data"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "Children 0–14 (2021)",
   "value": "11.3%",
   "as_of": "2021",
   "source": [
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/neighbourhoods/47hintonburg-mechanicsville/",
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/wp-json/ons/v1/get-data/data"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "Seniors 65+ (2021)",
   "value": "13.8%",
   "as_of": "2021",
   "source": [
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/neighbourhoods/47hintonburg-mechanicsville/",
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/wp-json/ons/v1/get-data/data"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "Renter households (2021)",
   "value": "66.4%",
   "as_of": "2021",
   "source": [
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/neighbourhoods/47hintonburg-mechanicsville/",
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/wp-json/ons/v1/get-data/data"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "Owner households (2021)",
   "value": "33.6%",
   "as_of": "2021",
   "source": [
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/neighbourhoods/47hintonburg-mechanicsville/",
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/wp-json/ons/v1/get-data/data"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "Average household size (2021)",
   "value": "1.7",
   "as_of": "2021",
   "source": [
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/neighbourhoods/47hintonburg-mechanicsville/",
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/wp-json/ons/v1/get-data/data"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "Single-detached houses, share of dwellings (2021)",
   "value": "12.2%",
   "as_of": "2021",
   "source": [
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/neighbourhoods/47hintonburg-mechanicsville/",
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/wp-json/ons/v1/get-data/data"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "Semi-detached houses (2021)",
   "value": "6.2%",
   "as_of": "2021",
   "source": [
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/neighbourhoods/47hintonburg-mechanicsville/",
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/wp-json/ons/v1/get-data/data"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "Row houses (2021)",
   "value": "3.7%",
   "as_of": "2021",
   "source": [
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/neighbourhoods/47hintonburg-mechanicsville/",
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/wp-json/ons/v1/get-data/data"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "Apartments, under 5 storeys (2021)",
   "value": "24.7%",
   "as_of": "2021",
   "source": [
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/neighbourhoods/47hintonburg-mechanicsville/",
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/wp-json/ons/v1/get-data/data"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "Apartments, 5+ storeys (2021)",
   "value": "45.6%",
   "as_of": "2021",
   "source": [
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/neighbourhoods/47hintonburg-mechanicsville/",
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/wp-json/ons/v1/get-data/data"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "Flats in a duplex (2021)",
   "value": "7.4%",
   "as_of": "2021",
   "source": [
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/neighbourhoods/47hintonburg-mechanicsville/",
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/wp-json/ons/v1/get-data/data"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "Median value of owned dwellings, owner-estimated (2021 census)",
   "value": "$604,000",
   "as_of": "2021",
   "source": [
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/neighbourhoods/47hintonburg-mechanicsville/",
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/wp-json/ons/v1/get-data/data"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "French most spoken at home (2021)",
   "value": "6.6%",
   "as_of": "2021",
   "source": [
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/neighbourhoods/47hintonburg-mechanicsville/",
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/wp-json/ons/v1/get-data/data"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "Commute by public transit (2021)",
   "value": "19.8%",
   "as_of": "2021",
   "source": [
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/neighbourhoods/47hintonburg-mechanicsville/",
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/wp-json/ons/v1/get-data/data"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "Commute by car (2021)",
   "value": "52.7%",
   "as_of": "2021",
   "source": [
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/neighbourhoods/47hintonburg-mechanicsville/",
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/wp-json/ons/v1/get-data/data"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "Commute on foot (2021)",
   "value": "16.2%",
   "as_of": "2021",
   "source": [
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/neighbourhoods/47hintonburg-mechanicsville/",
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/wp-json/ons/v1/get-data/data"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "Commute by bike (2021)",
   "value": "6.5%",
   "as_of": "2021",
   "source": [
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/neighbourhoods/47hintonburg-mechanicsville/",
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/wp-json/ons/v1/get-data/data"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "Work from home (2021)",
   "value": "56.8%",
   "as_of": "2021",
   "source": [
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/neighbourhoods/47hintonburg-mechanicsville/",
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/wp-json/ons/v1/get-data/data"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "Walk Score, ONS neighbourhood average",
   "value": "67",
   "as_of": "ONS current data",
   "source": [
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/neighbourhoods/47hintonburg-mechanicsville/",
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/wp-json/ons/v1/get-data/data"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "Bike Score, ONS neighbourhood average",
   "value": "96",
   "as_of": "ONS current data",
   "source": [
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/neighbourhoods/47hintonburg-mechanicsville/",
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/wp-json/ons/v1/get-data/data"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "Tree canopy coverage (2024)",
   "value": "19.6%",
   "as_of": "2024",
   "source": [
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/neighbourhoods/47hintonburg-mechanicsville/",
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/wp-json/ons/v1/get-data/data"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "Residents within a 15-minute walk of a community health centre",
   "value": "19.2%",
   "as_of": "ONS current data",
   "source": [
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/neighbourhoods/47hintonburg-mechanicsville/",
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/wp-json/ons/v1/get-data/data"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "Average transit stops within a 600 m walk",
   "value": "16.2",
   "as_of": "ONS current data",
   "source": [
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/neighbourhoods/47hintonburg-mechanicsville/",
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/wp-json/ons/v1/get-data/data"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "City ward",
   "value": "Ward 15 (Kitchissippi)",
   "as_of": "October 2026",
   "source": [
    "https://maps.ottawa.ca/arcgis/rest/services/Wards/MapServer/0/query?where=WARD_NUM%3D%2715%27&outFields=*&f=json"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "Straight-line distance to Parliament Hill",
   "value": "2.9 km",
   "as_of": "computed from coordinates",
   "source": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliament_Hill"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "counts",
   "label": "Schools inside the neighbourhood (this guide)",
   "value": 3,
   "as_of": "2026-10-30",
   "source": [
    "https://hintonburg.homes/data/places.json"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "counts",
   "label": "Parks & places inside the neighbourhood (this guide)",
   "value": 19,
   "as_of": "2026-10-30",
   "source": [
    "https://hintonburg.homes/data/places.json"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "counts",
   "label": "Shops & restaurants inside the neighbourhood (this guide)",
   "value": 7,
   "as_of": "2026-10-30",
   "source": [
    "https://hintonburg.homes/data/places.json"
   ]
  }
 ],
 "community_associations": [
  "Hintonburg Community Association"
 ],
 "page": "https://hintonburg.homes/neighbourhoods/hintonburg/",
 "licence": "CC BY 4.0 for this compilation (credit hintonburg.homes). Census figures: Statistics Canada 2021 Census via the Ottawa Neighbourhood Study (Statistics Canada Open Licence). Walk times and counts are derived from OpenStreetMap (ODbL 1.0).",
 "licence_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
 "generated": "2026-10-30"
}