Centennial, Winnipeg

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Centennial
Neighbourhood
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Location of Centennial within Winnipeg
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Province Flag of Manitoba.svg Manitoba
City Winnipeg
Area
 • Land0.5 km2 (0.19 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total
3,260
 • Density5,312.1/km2 (13,758/sq mi)
Racial Group
 •  White 18.8%
 •  Aboriginal 30.7%
 • Visible minority50.5%
Locations TypeLocation
• Neighbourhood ClusterDowntown East
• Community Area Downtown
• Police DistrictDistrict 1
• City Council WardPoint Douglas Ward
[1]

Centennial is an inner-city neighbourhood located Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, in the Downtown East Neighbourhood Cluster. The boundaries of Centennial are Sherbrook Street on the west, Logan Avenue on the north, William Avenue on the south and Stanley, Paulin and Adelaide streets on the east. [2]

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Demographics

In 2021, the population of Centennial was 3,260, which is the highest it has been since 1971 when the population was 3,510. [1] Centennial does not have a majority racial group as it is 30.7% Aboriginal, 18.8% White and 50.5% is made up of visible minorities, including 23.5% Black, 11.2% Filipino, and 8.0% Arab. [1]

Canada (57%), Philippines (8%), Eritrea (5.2%), Syria (5.1%), Sudan (2.1%), and Ethiopia (2.1%) are the most common places of birth. Almost 3 in 10 of Centennial isn't a Canadian Citizen. [3]

Centennial had a median household income of $45,600 in 2020, which was just over half of the city's at $80,000. As of 2020, there were 1,195 occupied private dwellings, 19.0% which were owned and the average dwelling is worth $198,000, significantly higher than the value in 2006, when the average was $53,440. 8.4% of these dwellings were in need of major repairs. [1]

Crime

Centennial has very high crime rates, violent crimes specifically. There were 11 homicides in the area from 2012 to 2016. In 2016, there were 36 robberies (1618.0 per 100,000 residents), 23 auto-thefts (629.2), 46 break-ins (2067.4) and 21 shootings (224.7). [4] All of these rates are not only significantly higher than the national rates, but much higher than the city-wide rates. The robbery rate is more than 20 times the national rate (79 per 100,000 residents) [5] and the 9th highest of all the neighborhoods in Winnipeg with populations over 1,000 residents, 15th (of 234) in total.

Points of interest

Schools

Parks and playgrounds

Places of religion

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 , Centennial 2021 Census. Retrieved January 29, 2024
  2. ↑ Neighborhoods of Winnipeg website. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  3. ↑ "2021 Census Data Centennial" (PDF). 2021 Census Data. City of Winnipeg. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
  4. ↑ Crime in Winnipeg by Neighbourhoods (2012) [ permanent dead link ], info gathered from CrimeStat. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  5. ↑ Police-reported crime for selected offences, Canada, 2011 and 2012. Retrieved 3 December 2013.

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