Hamilton neighbourhood

Central

Central is a neighbourhood in the City of Hamilton's open data, in Hamilton, covering 1.1 km². Inside its boundary are 1 school, 2 parks, 2 community facilities and 13 planning applications. It is in Ward 2.

Last checked October 8, 2026City of HamiltonHow we know

Publisher: City of Hamilton
Source dataset: Neighbourhoods (Open Hamilton layer of planning units)
Retrieved: October 8, 2026
Licence: City of Hamilton Open Data Licence (version 1.1, January 2017) Terms
From the source: the neighbourhood's name and outline · the community it is in · its planning-unit numbers
Derived by HamiltonIQ: the area, from the outline · which schools, parks, facilities and planning applications are inside, by the position each dataset records · which wards cover part of it · which transit routes run through it, from their published paths
HamiltonIQ’s words: the summary sentence
Kept current: Rebuilt by script from the layer and from each dataset joined here; the lists change when any of them does.

At a glance

Community: Hamilton
Area: 1.1 km²
Ward: 2
Schools inside: 1
Parks inside: 2
Community facilities inside: 2
Planning applications inside: 13
Transit routes through it: 23
Planning unit: 6704

SchoolParkCommunity facilityPlanning applicationGrey outlines are neighbouring neighbourhoods.

Schools

Schools whose address the official sources place inside the outline. Attendance areas are set by the school boards and are not shown here: a school inside Central does not mean it serves addresses in it, so confirm your own address with the board.

Hess Street Junior Public SchoolElementary · Hamilton-Wentworth DSB

Parks

Parks with a page on this site whose point falls inside the outline.

Central ParkNeighbourhood · 3.3 ha
Sir John A. MacDonald SecondarySchool Site · 3.3 ha

Community facilities

Recreation and community centres, arenas, pools and library branches whose recorded position is inside the outline.

FirstOntario Centrearena
Hamilton Central Librarylibrary branch

Planning applications

Significant planning applications, as the development database defines them, whose recorded location is inside the outline.

300 and 306 King Street WestStatus not published · 300 and 306 King Street West
315 James St NStatus not published · 315 James St N
166-190 Main Street WestStatus not published · 166-190 Main Street West
309 and 325 James Street NorthStatus not published · 309 and 325 James Street North
206 King St WStatus not published · 206 King St W
213 King St WStatus not published · 213 King St W
325 James St NStatus not published · 325 James St N
41 Stuart StStatus not published · 41 Stuart St
77 James St NStatus not published · 77 James St N
282 Macnab St NStatus not published · 282 Macnab St N
15 Queen St SStatus not published · 15 Queen St S
115-117 GEORGE ST and 220-222 MAIN ST WStatus not published · 115-117 GEORGE ST and 220-222 MAIN ST W

1 more planning application

191 King St WStatus not published

Transit routes

Routes whose published path runs at least 250 m inside the outline, with the length of path inside. A route through an area may not stop in it; each route page lists its stops.

Route 04 Bayfront2.7 km of its path inside
Route 20 A-Line Express2.6 km of its path inside
Route 09 Rock Gardens2.4 km of its path inside
Route 08 York2.2 km of its path inside
Route ROCKTON Rockton Worlds Fair Shuttle1.7 km of its path inside
Route 07 Locke1.7 km of its path inside
Route 01 King1.7 km of its path inside
Route 05 Delaware1.4 km of its path inside
Route 02 Barton1.0 km of its path inside
Route 51 University960 m of its path inside
Route 10 B-Line Express840 m of its path inside
Route 34 Upper Paradise770 m of its path inside
Route 03 Cannon630 m of its path inside
Route 27 Upper James560 m of its path inside
Route 21 Upper Kenilworth560 m of its path inside
Route 33 Sanatorium560 m of its path inside
Route 35 College560 m of its path inside
Route 25 Upper Wentworth510 m of its path inside
Route 26 Upper Wellington510 m of its path inside
Route 23 Upper Gage460 m of its path inside
Route 24 Upper Sherman460 m of its path inside
Route 22 Upper Ottawa460 m of its path inside
Route 06 Aberdeen430 m of its path inside

Sources

Every factual claim above traces to one of these documents.

City of Hamilton
Neighbourhoods (Open Hamilton layer of planning units)
Retrieved October 8, 2026
City of Hamilton
Neighbourhoods (Open Hamilton layer of planning units): service
Retrieved October 8, 2026
City of Hamilton
City of Hamilton Open Data Licence (version 1.1, January 2017)
Retrieved October 8, 2026
Ontario Ministry of Education
Publicly Funded Schools Contact Information, August 2026
Retrieved September 5, 2026
Ontario Ministry of Education
School Information and Student Demographics, 2024-25 final (July 2026)
Retrieved September 5, 2026
Government of Ontario
Open Government Licence – Ontario
Retrieved September 5, 2026
City of Hamilton
Parks (open data layer)
Retrieved October 8, 2026
City of Hamilton
Spray Pads (open data layer)
Retrieved October 8, 2026
City of Hamilton
Park Sports Fields (open data layer)
Retrieved October 8, 2026
City of Hamilton
Park Washrooms (open data layer)
Retrieved October 8, 2026
City of Hamilton
Recreation and Community Centres (open data layer)
Retrieved October 8, 2026
City of Hamilton
Arenas (open data layer)
Retrieved October 8, 2026
City of Hamilton
Libraries (open data layer)
Retrieved October 8, 2026
City of Hamilton
Recreation Centres & Indoor Pools
Retrieved October 8, 2026
City of Hamilton
Outdoor & Wading Pools
Retrieved October 8, 2026
City of Hamilton
Addresses (open data layer)
Retrieved October 8, 2026
City of Hamilton
Development Applications (Open Hamilton)
Retrieved October 8, 2026
City of Hamilton
Ward Boundaries (open data layer)
Retrieved October 8, 2026
City of Hamilton (Hamilton Street Railway)
Hamilton Street Railway schedule data (GTFS, open data)
Retrieved October 8, 2026
City of Hamilton (Hamilton Street Railway)
GTFS feed (zip file)
Retrieved October 8, 2026
City of Hamilton (Hamilton Street Railway)
Hamilton Street Railway: routes, schedules and service changes
Retrieved October 8, 2026

Outline: City of Hamilton Open Data Licence (version 1.1, January 2017). Terms. Layer read October 8, 2026.