Nepean Township is a former incorporated and now geographic

township A township is a kind of human settlement or administrative subdivision, with its meaning varying in different countries. Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...

Eastern Ontario Eastern Ontario (census population 1,763,186 in 2016) (french: Est de l'Ontario) is a secondary region of Southern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario which lies in a wedge-shaped area between the Ottawa River and St. Lawrence River. It sh ...

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...

, now part of the City of

Ottawa Ottawa (, ; Canadian French: ) is the capital city of Canada. It is located at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River in the southern portion of the province of Ontario. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Quebec, and forms the core ...

. Originally known as Township D, it was established in 1792. In 1800, it became part of

Carleton County Carleton County (2016 population 26,220) is located in west-central New Brunswick, Canada. The western border is Aroostook County, Maine, Aroostook County, Maine, the northern border is Victoria County, New Brunswick, Victoria County, and the ...

and was incorporated as a township in 1850. The first settler in the township was Jehiel Collins, from

Vermont Vermont () is a state in the northeast New England region of the United States. Vermont is bordered by the states of Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, and New York to the west, and the Canadian province of Quebec to ...

, who settled in an area near the

Ottawa River The Ottawa River (french: Rivière des Outaouais, Algonquin: ''Kichi-Sìbì/Kitchissippi'') is a river in the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec. It is named after the Algonquin word 'to trade', as it was the major trade route of Eastern ...

which later became part of

Bytown Bytown is the former name of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It was founded on September 26, 1826, incorporated as a town on January 1, 1850, and superseded by the incorporation of the City of Ottawa on January 1, 1855. The founding was marked by a Grou ...

. Over the years, parts of Nepean Township were annexed by the expanding city of

. The original town hall of the township of Nepean was located in

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, which became part of Ottawa in 1949. A new town hall was built in

Bells Corners Bells Corners is a suburban neighbourhood in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is located along Richmond Road west of downtown, within Ottawa's western Greenbelt, in College Ward. As of the Canada 2016 Census, the community had a population of 9,2 ...

in 1966.

Nepean Nepean may refer to: Places Australia *Nepean Bay, a bay in South Australia, **Nepean Bay Conservation Park, a protected area in South Australia, **Nepean Bay, South Australia, a locality *Nepean Highway, Victoria *Nepean Island (Norfolk Island) ...

was incorporated as a city in 1978 and became part of the amalgamated city of Ottawa in 2001. Nepean Township took its name from Sir

Evan Nepean Sir Evan Nepean, 1st Baronet, PC FRS (9 July 1752 – 2 October 1822)Sparrow (n.d.) was a British politician and colonial administrator. He was the first of the Nepean Baronets. Family Nepean was born at St. Stephens near Saltash, Cornwall, ...

, British

Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department This article lists past and present Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State serving the Home Secretary of the United Kingdom at the Home Office. Non-permanent and parliamentary under-secretaries, 1782–present *April 1782: Evan Nepean *April 17 ...

from 1782 to 1791. According to the Canada 2001 Census, the Township (original boundaries) had a population of 339,708. The 1850 boundaries of Nepean Township were the

on the north, the

Rideau River The Rideau River (french: Rivière Rideau) is a river in Eastern Ontario, Canada. The river flows north from Upper Rideau Lake and empties into the Ottawa River at the Rideau Falls in Ottawa, Ontario. Its length is . As explained in a writin ...

on the east, approximately along where Bankfield Road and Brophy Drive are today on the south, and approximately where

Eagleson Road Eagleson Road ( Ottawa Road #49) is a northwest-southeast road in Ottawa's west end in Kanata. It starts at Highway 417 and ends at Brophy Drive south of Richmond. North of Highway 417 it becomes March Road. It is a key link, primarily for resid ...

, March Road, and Hertzberg Road are today through to

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on the west. The township included much of what is now

, all of the former City of Nepean, and parts of the former City of Kanata. To the west of Nepean Township was

Goulbourn Goulbourn Township, Ontario, was formed in 1818, roughly 20 km southwest of downtown Ottawa, with the first major settlement occurring in Richmond. Other communities in the township include Stittsville, Munster, and Ashton. Stittsville i ...

and

March Township March Township is a geographic township and former municipality originally part of Carleton County in eastern Ontario, Canada. It is currently part of the City of Ottawa. It is located in the western part of the county, bordered to the northwest ...

s, to the east

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, and to the south

North Gower Township North Gower Township is a former and now geographic township in eastern Ontario, Canada, now located in Ottawa. It contains the communities of Manotick and North Gower. North Gower (pronounced "North Gor") was located in the southern part of Carl ...

Reeves

* 1850 - Frederick Bearman * 1850 - Chester Chapman * 1854 - John Scott * 1856 - George Bell * 1858 - Samuel Davison * 1862 - Nelson George Robinson * 1864 - Thomas Graham * 1865 - John Dawson * 1873 - Col. John Fenton Bearman * 1875 - Thomas Clark * 1886 - John Dawson * 1890 - John Boyce * 1893 - James Bearman * 1896 - George Boyce * 1897 - William Henderson * 1897 - James Bearman * 1900 - Frederick Augustus Heney * 1905 - John George Clark * 1906 - Frederick Augustus Heney * 1913 - Frederick Henry Honeywell * 1916 - Bower Henry * 1919 - William Joynt * 1922 - W. Fred Bell * 1923 - Walter Lionel Graham * 1924 - Albert Bentham Ullett * 1925 - John William Arnott * 1927 - Robert Green * 1929 - Robert Ernest Nelson * 1933 - George Herbert Bradley * 1938 - Robert Mackie * 1939 - John Alexander Dawson * 1945 - Wellington Garfield Cummings * 1947 - Harry Parslow * 1949 - Thomas Campbell Keenan * 1954 - Douglas Aubrey Moodie * 1970 - Andrew S. Haydon

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Reeves

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