Rideau is an historic
township
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in eastern
Ontario
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, Canada. It is located in the rural parts of the
City of Ottawa
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, in the extreme south. Its eastern boundary is the
Rideau River
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, its namesake.
The township was created in 1974 after the amalgamation of two other townships:
Marlborough, and
North Gower, plus Long Island, which was split between Osgoode and Gloucester Townships. In 2001 it was amalgamated into the City of Ottawa.
Communities include
Manotick
Manotick ( ) is a community in Rideau-Jock Ward in the rural south part of the City of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is a suburb of the city, located on the Rideau River, immediately south of the suburbs Barrhaven and Riverside South, about from ...
,
North Gower,
Kars
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and
Burritts Rapids
According to the
Canada 2001 Census:
*Population: 12,695
*% Change (1996-2001): 2.0
*Dwellings: 4,414
*Area (km²): 408.75
*Density (persons per km²): 31.1
By the 2006 census, Rideau's population had increased to 12,960.
Former township municipalities in Ontario
Former municipalities now in Ottawa
Populated places disestablished in 2000
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