Carleton County is the name of a
former county in
Ontario
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, Canada. In 1969, it was superseded by the
Regional Municipality of Ottawa–Carleton. In 2001, the Regional Municipality and its eleven local municipalities (including Ottawa) were replaced by the current city of
Ottawa
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.
History
Upon the creation of the
Johnston District in 1800, Carleton County, named after
Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester, was created from portions of
Dundas and
Grenville counties, comprising the following territory:
In 1824, upon the creation of
Bathurst District (with its
judicial seat at
Perth
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), Carleton was withdrawn from Johnstown District and divided into two counties, so that its constituent townships were distributed as follows:
In 1838, Carleton was withdrawn from Bathurst District to form
Dalhousie District, its judicial seat at
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 It was founded on September 26, 1826, incorporated as a town on January 1, 1850, and superseded by the incorporation of the City of Ottawa on January 1, 1855.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 sod ...
, with the following territorial adjustments:
#Pakenham township was transferred to the new
Renfrew County
#North Gower and Marlborough townships were added from Johnstown District
#Gloucester and Osgoode townships were added from
Ottawa District
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In 1838 Gloucester
...
Effective January 1, 1850, as a consequence of the passage of the Baldwin Act, Dalhousie District was abolished, and Carleton replaced it for municipal and judicial purposes. It consisted of the following townships:
Chronology
*Also in 1850, all of the townships of Carleton County were incorporated ''(see list above)''. Bytown was incorporated as a town, and
Richmond became a village.
*In 1855 Bytown was renamed Ottawa and became a city.
*In 1867
New Edinburgh
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was incorporated as a village and 20 years later was annexed by Ottawa.
*In 1888
Ottawa East was incorporated as a village and would later be annexed by Ottawa.
*In 1893
Hintonburg was incorporated as a village. It would be annexed 14 years later by Ottawa.
*In 1898
Metcalfe was incorporated as a
police village
A police village was a form of municipal government that was used in the province of Ontario, Canada in the early 19th century if the finances or the population of an area did not permit the creation of a village.
Formation
In the early 19th centu ...
.
*In 1903
Manotick
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was incorporated as a police village.
*In 1905
Rideauville,
Westboro Westboro may refer to:
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*Westboro, Ottawa, Ontario, a neighbourhood
** Westboro Station (OC Transpo), an OC Transpo Transitway Station
United States
* Westboro (Topeka), Kansas, a residential neighborhood
* Westboro, Missouri
* Westbo ...
and
North Gower were incorporated as police villages. Rideauville was annexed by Ottawa two years later, and Westboro was annexed in 1949.
*In 1908
Rockcliffe Park was incorporated as a police village, while Janeville was incorporated as a village. Janeville would be incorporated as a town in 1913 as the Town of Eastview, while Rockcliffe Park became a full village in 1925.
*In 1910
Kenmore and
Osgoode Station were incorporated as police villages.
*In 1912
Ottawa West was incorporated as a police village and would be annexed by Ottawa in 1949.
*In 1922
Overbrook and
St. Joseph d'Orleans were incorporated as police villages. Overbrook was annexed by Ottawa in 1950.
*In 1939
Hampton Park was incorporated as a police village. It would be annexed by Ottawa ten years later.
*In 1955
City View was incorporated as a police village.
*In 1956
Stittsville was incorporated as a police village. Five years later Stittsville became a full village.
*In 1963 Eastview (now
Vanier) became a city.
* In June 1968, the County, together with Ottawa and the
Township of Cumberland that was withdrawn from
Russell County, became the
Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton.
See also
*
List of townships in Ontario
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Northern Ontario Northeastern Ontario Algoma D ...
References
External links
Carleton County (Carleton Landowners Association)The Changing Shape of Ontario: 1951 map of Carleton County
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Former counties in Ontario
Former municipalities now in Ottawa