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Munster, Ontario (also known as Munster Hamlet) is a large
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situated south-west of Stittsville, west of Richmond and north of North Gower. The total population, as of the
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was 939, a decrease of 24.4% from the
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figure of 1,242.


History

Munster was established as a post office in the Goulbourn Township by 1866; Thomas Tubman served as postmaster. Munster was home to the Anglican parish church of St. Stephens, which closed in the 1960s. At that time, Munster was a simple cross-roads village of a handful of houses. In the 1970s, a rural suburb, marketed as Munster Hamlet, added about 400 houses to the community. The community was built in four quadrants. The church was then re-opened as the Munster branch of the Ottawa Public Library. Since 1 January 2001, it has been a part of the
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. This was part of a massive amalgamation, resulting in the various municipalities within the former Regional Municipality of Ottawa–Carleton combining to form the larger city that exists today. After the amalgamation into the City of Ottawa, some in Munster, as a rural suburb of the city, remain opposed to the amalgamation - refer to Carleton County, Ontario for more information.


Geography

Munster has a restaurant,Danbys Bar & Grill, Munster
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- No Surrender Club - Ottawa Branch and is the site of Saunders Farm, which has outdoor
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theme park. Munster is named after the province of
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, in
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. Public high school students in this area go to South Carleton High School in Richmond and
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students go to Goulbourn Middle School. The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board used to run an
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named Munster Elementary School which closed in 2015.


References


External links


Munster Hamlet Community Association
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