The Johnstown District was a historic
district
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in
Upper Canada
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which existed until 1849.
Historical evolution
In 1798, the new
Parliament of Upper Canada
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As in other Westminster-style legislatures, ...
divided the territory of the
Eastern District in two, which went into force in January 1800, and the following counties were withdrawn to form the Johnstown District:
The
district town
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was originally
Johnstown, but it was transferred to
Elizabethtown in 1808.
The District's territory was subsequently reduced in several steps:
#In 1822, Carleton County was withdrawn and transferred to the new
Bathurst District.
#In 1838, upon the creation of the new
Dalhousie District, the township of North Gower and Marlborough were transferred to Carleton County, and the township of Montague, together with those portions of the townships of Elmsley and Burgess lying north of the
Rideau River
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, were transferred to
Lanark County
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.
Effective January 1, 1850, Johnstown District was abolished, and the
United Counties of Leeds and Grenville
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replaced it for municipal and judicial purposes.
Further reading
*Armstrong, Frederick H. Handbook of Upper Canadian Chronology. Toronto : Dundurn Press, 1985.
References
{{Districts of Upper Canada
Districts of Upper Canada
History of Leeds and Grenville United Counties
1798 establishments in Upper Canada
1849 disestablishments in Canada