Lower Town, or Lowertown, is a neighborhood in Ottawa. It is bounded roughly by Rideau Street to the South, Sussex Drive to the North, King Edward Street and the Byward Market to the West, and the Rideau River and Vanier to the East. It was historically francophone (as opposed to anglophone Upper Town, a term no longer in use) and its total population today is roughly 10 125 people. Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = Advance Ottawa/Ottawa en avant City of Ottawa, Ontario, Canadas Location. ... View toward Rideau Street from Confederation Square Rideau Street is a major street in downtown Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. ... Sussex Drive is a major street in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. ... Byward Market (named for John By and sometimes called By Ward Market, ByWard Market or simply The Market) is a neighbourhood in Ottawa, Ontario located just east and north of downtown. ... rapids on the Rideau River opposite Carleton University The Rideau River is a Canadian river which flows north from Upper Rideau Lake and empties into the Ottawa River at Rideau Falls in Ottawa, Ontario. ... Vanier is a formerly independent community that in 2001 was merged into the city of Ottawa. ... A francophone is a person who speaks French natively or by adoption (i. ... An anglophone is someone who speaks English natively or by adoption. ...

According to the City of Ottawa website, there are roughly 4180 native English-speakers in Lower Town, 3530 Francophones, and 2235 with other mother tongues. Lower Town is home to a wide variety of immigrants and visible minorities, of which there are 2495 of the latter (including 1025 of African origin). Main article: Ottawa Ottawas City Hall, headquarters to the municipal government The City of Ottawa is the corporate entity of municipal government in Ottawa, Canada. ... A Francophone is a person who speaks French natively or by adoption (i. ... First language (native language, mother tongue, or vernacular) is the language a person learns first. ... The term Black Canadian refers to Canadian citizens who are of Caribbean or African descent. ...

Lower Town's diverse population makes it one of the city's more interesting neighbourhoods, its main stretch along Rideau Street is very bustling and includes many African, Asian, South Asian, Caribbean, and Lebanese businesses, a large grocery store, the Rideau Branch of the Ottawa Public Library, and an Orthodox Jewish shul. World map showing location of Africa A satellite composite image of Africa Africa is the worlds second_largest continent in both area and population, after Asia. ... The term Asian in a geographical sense simply refers to something or someone from Asia. ... Map of South Asia South Asia is a subregion of Asia comprising the modern states of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, . It covers about 4,480,000 km², or 10 percent of the continent, and is also known as the Indian subcontinent. ... ... Ottawa Public Librarys Main Branch The Ottawa Public Library (OPL) is the library system of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. ... Orthodox Judaism is one of the three major branches of Judaism. ... A synagogue (from Greek synagoge place of assembly literally meeting, assembly,) is a Jewish house of prayer and study. ...

Lower Town is, however, one of Ottawa's poorer neighborhoods, especially compared to other central areas more affected by gentrification. Its second main street, aside from Rideau, used to be King Edward, a bustling and tree-lined boulevard. During the 1960s, however, increasing car traffic led it to be levelled and expanded into a wide street for cars, with up to 9 lanes at times. This has raised many issues regarding urban planning, especially the effect major thouroughfares have on nearby communities. Gentrification refers to the physical, social, economic, and cultural phenomenon whereby working-class or inner-city neighborhoods are converted into more affluent communities, resulting in increased property values and the outflow of poorer residents. ... The 1960s in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1960 and 1969, but the expression has taken on a wider meaning over the past twenty years. ...

See also

• List of Ottawa neighbourhoods
• Rideau Street