Torbolton is a

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and former municipality that was originally part of

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in eastern

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. Torbolton is located in the north-western part of the county, bordered to the southwest by

Fitzroy Township Fitzroy is a former incorporated and present day geographic township originally part of Carleton County in eastern Ontario, Canada. Fitzroy was located in the western part of the county, bordered to the northeast by Torbolton Township, to the sou ...

, to the southeast by

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 ...

and to the north by the

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. It includes the communities of Baskin's Beach, Buckham's Bay,

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, Dirleton, Kilmaurs, MacLarens, and Woodlawn. The township was established in 1821. Although

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was harvested from the forests of this area from the beginning of the 19th century, the first permanent settler is believed to have been David MacLaren in the 1820s. In 1974, the township was amalgamated with Huntley and Fitzroy to form West Carleton. In 2001, West Carleton became part of the new city of

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. Torbolton took its name from the village of

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. Lord Torbolton was one of the titles of

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, who was

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from 1818 to 1819. According to the

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, the Township had a population of 6,974. As of the

Canada 2021 Census The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population with a reference date of May 11, 2021. It follows the 2016 Canadian census, which recorded a population of 35,151,728. The overall response rate was 98%, which is sli ...

, this had increased to 7,000.

Reeves

*1850 David MacLaren *1852 James Grierson *1856 John Buckham *1865 J. Hedley *1866 John Smith *1878 James Mills *1880 James Grierson *1887 James Mills *1890 James Grierson *1891 W. Newham *1892 C. Buckham *1897 n/a *1907 W.J. Armitage *1917 Isaac Davis *1918 W.J. Armitage *1919 Isaac Davis *1921 John T. Armitage *1938 Thomas A. Dolan *1963 R.C. Thomas *1968 Thomas A. Dolan

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