Hunt Club Park

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'''Hunt Club Park'''<ref>{{cite cgndb|id=FETEV|name=Hunt Club Park}}</ref> ({{langx|fr|Parc Hunt Club}}) is a residential neighbourhood in Gloucester-Southgate Ward in the south end of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The Ottawa Neighbourhood Study defines the boundaries of the neighbourhood as being Johnston Road-Blohm Drive and Hunterswood Crescent on the north, Hunt Club Road on the south, Hawthorne Road on the east and Conroy Road on the west.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.neighbourhoodstudy.ca/50hunt-club-park/|title=Hunt Club Park | Ottawa Neighbourhood Study}}</ref> The neighbourhood generally corresponds to Census Tracts [https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CT&Code1=5050001.08&Geo2=PR&Code2=01&Data=Count&SearchText=5050001.08&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=3 5050001.08] and [https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CT&Code1=5050001.07&Geo2=PR&Code2=01&Data=Count&SearchText=5050001.07&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=3 5050001.07] which had a combined population of 8,825 as of the Canada 2016 Census. The Census also showed 5 people living east of Hawthorne Road,<ref>Population of Dissemination Block 35060938048</ref> an area generally not considered part of the neighbourhood, but part of the former census tract.

==History== Originally part of Gloucester Township, what is now Hunt Club Park was annexed by the city of Ottawa in 1950, though at the time it was just farm land. The neighbourhood began to be developed in the 1980s by Richcraft Homes, beginning in the west.<ref>{{cite news|title=Hunt Club first big development|date=October 30, 1994|page=E4|newspaper=Ottawa Citizen|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/66999296/the-ottawa-citizen/|accessdate=January 5, 2021}}</ref> The eastern part of the neighbourhood was re-zoned in 1987 from industrial to residential,<ref>{{cite news|title=Ottawa approves 1,000-unit development in south end|date=September 3, 1987|page=B1|newspaper=Ottawa Citizen|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67255328/the-ottawa-citizen/|accessdate=January 9, 2021}}</ref> and was completed within the decade.<ref>{{cite news|title=Join the club|date=May 18, 1996|page=I1|newspaper=Ottawa Citizen|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/66999995/the-ottawa-citizen/|accessdate=January 5, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Variety gives Hunt Club lasting appeal|date=June 6, 1998|page=I1|newspaper=Ottawa Citizen|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67000653/the-ottawa-citizen/|accessdate=January 5, 2021}}</ref><ref>[https://maps.ottawa.ca/geoottawa/ GeoOttawa Aerial Photos, 1991]</ref> A further development was built near Southwood Park, north of Johnston Road in the early 2000s.<ref>[https://maps.ottawa.ca/geoottawa/ GeoOttawa Aerial Photos, 2002]</ref> The name "Hunt Club Park" was first applied to the neighbouring Greenboro (also built by Richcraft) when it was being built in the 1980s.<ref>{{cite news|title=Richcraft strives for custom quality in Hunt Club Park|date=March 18, 1986|page=F3|newspaper=Ottawa Citizen|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/66997353/the-ottawa-citizen/|accessdate=January 5, 2021}}</ref> By the 1990s, Hunt Club Park was described as starting at Lorry Greenberg Dr, with Greenboro being north and west. The area south of Lorry Greenberg is now considered part of Greenboro.<ref>{{cite news|title=Affordable family homes a well-kept secret in Greenboro|date=April 23, 1994|page=E1|newspaper=Ottawa Citizen|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/66998144/the-ottawa-citizen/|accessdate=January 5, 2021}}</ref>

==Demographics== Hunt Club Park has one of the largest Arabic speaking populations in the city, with 16% having Arabic as their mother tongue. English is still the largest language group (51%). French is the third largest language group (12%).<ref>2016 Census, 5050001.07 and 5050001.08 Census Tracts</ref>

==Amenities== The main park in the neighbourhood is Elizabeth Manley Park, which includes a sports field, outdoor rink, a wading pool, ball diamond, pickleball courts, tennis courts, and a playground. Other parks in the neighbourhood include Southwood Park, Topley Park, Controy Park, Dossetter Park, Karsh Park, Calzavara Family Park, Ghosh Park and Forestglade Park. The Calzavara Family Park also includes an outdoor rink, ball diamond and a playground. Schools in the neighbourhood include Robert Bateman Public School and St. Thomas More School.<ref>[https://maps.ottawa.ca/geoottawa/ GeoOttawa]</ref> The neighbourhood includes a number of Ottawa Community Housing properties, including Blohm Court,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.och-lco.ca/properties/blohm-court/|title = Townhouses for Rent in Blohm Court}}</ref> Cameron Court,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.och-lco.ca/properties/cameron-court/|title=Townhouses for Rent at Cameron Court}}</ref> Esson Place,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.och-lco.ca/properties/esson-place/|title = Townhouses for Rent at Esson Place}}</ref> Hunt Club Place<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.och-lco.ca/properties/hunt-club-place/|title = Townhouses for Rent at Hunt Club Place}}</ref> and Karsh Court.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.och-lco.ca/properties/karsh-court/|title = Townhouses for Rent at Karsh Court}}</ref>

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{{Geographic Location (8-way) | North = Urbandale, Hawthorne Meadows | Northeast = | East = Ramsayville | Southeast = | South = | Southwest = Blossom Park | West = Greenboro | Northwest = Heron Gate | Center = Hunt Club Park | image = }}

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