Russell County is a
historic county in the
Canadian province
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of
Ontario
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.
It was created in 1800 from a portion of
Stormont County
Stormont County area is a county in the Canadian province of Ontario.
Stormont was created in 1792, but was settled seven years earlier in 1785. Veterans of Loyalist regiments were among the first settlers. An estimated one third of the pioneers ...
. It later merged with
Prescott County to form
Prescott and Russell United Counties.
Cumberland Township became part of the
Regional Municipality of Ottawa–Carleton
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in 1969, and is now part of the single-tier city of
Ottawa
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.
Historic townships
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Cambridge
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(SE) - Now part of
the Nation Township
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Clarence Clarence may refer to:
Places
Australia
* Clarence County, New South Wales, a Cadastral division
* Clarence, New South Wales, a place near Lithgow
* Clarence River (New South Wales)
* Clarence Strait (Northern Territory)
* City of Clarence, a loca ...
(NE) - Merged with
Rockland to become the city of
Clarence-Rockland
*
Cumberland (NW) - Now part of the city of
Ottawa
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Russell (SW) - Still exists
See also
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List of Ontario census divisions
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List of townships in Ontario
This is a list of townships in the Canadian province of Ontario. Townships are listed by census division.
Northern Ontario Northeastern Ontario Algoma District
Historical/Geographic Townships
*Abbott
*Aberdeen Additional
*Abigo
*Abotoss ...
External links
1951 map of Russell County;Bibliography
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Former counties in Ontario
Populated places disestablished in 1969
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