Gloucester is a suburb

Suburb

The word suburb mostly refers to a residential area, either existing as part of a city or as a separate residential community within commuting distance of a city . Some suburbs have a degree of administrative autonomy, and most have lower population density than inner city neighborhoods...

 of and within the City of Ottawa

Ottawa

Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...

. Gloucester Township

Gloucester Township, Ontario

Gloucester Township is a historical township in Eastern Ontario, Canada.Originally known as Township B, it was established in 1792. In 1800, it was part of Russell County, but became part of Carleton County in 1838 and was incorporated as a township in 1850. The first settler in the township was...

 was established in 1792 and originally included lands east of the Rideau River

Rideau River

thumb|Rapids on the Rideau River opposite [[Carleton University]].The Rideau River is a Southern Ontario river which flows north from Upper Rideau Lake and empties into the Ottawa River at Rideau Falls in Ottawa, Ontario. Its length is 146 km...

 from the Ottawa River

Ottawa River

The Ottawa River is a river in the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec. For most of its length, it now defines the border between these two provinces.-Geography:...

 south to Manotick

Manotick, Ontario

Manotick, Ontario is an exurb in Eastern Ontario on the Rideau River, located on the south edge of Ottawa's urban area. Manotick is located immediately south of the booming suburbs Barrhaven and Riverside South and is about from downtown Ottawa. It has been part of the City of Ottawa since...

. It was incorporated as a township in 1850 and became a city in 1981. Gloucester was one of the 11 municipalities that merged in 2001 to form the new city of Ottawa.

Demographics

Before amalgamating in 2001, Gloucester had a population of 110,264.

According to the Canada 2001 Census

Canada 2001 Census

The Canada 2001 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. Census day was May 15, 2001. On that day, Statistics Canada attempted to count every person in Canada. The total population count of Canada was 30,007,094. This was a 4% increase over 1996 Census of 28,846,761. In...

:

• Population: 110,264
• % Change (1996–2001): 6.0
• Dwellings: 38,542
• Area (km².): 293.86
• Density (persons per km².): 375.2

By the 2006 census, Gloucester's population had increased slightly, to 114,604.

Gloucester took its name from Prince William Frederick, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh

Prince William Frederick, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh

Prince William, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh was a member of the British Royal Family, a great-grandson of George II and nephew of George III.-Early life:...

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Reeves

• 1850 James Sieveright
  James Sieveright
  James Sieveright was a Scottish-born Canadian farmer and community leader.He was born in Aberdeenshire, the son of English parents, and came to Upper Canada with his parents in 1824. He became the first reeve of Gloucester Township in 1850 and served a second term as reeve in 1865. Sieveright was...
  
  
• 1851 John McKinnon
  John McKinnon
  John Walter McKinnon, , New Zealand diplomat and public servant.McKinnon was educated at Nelson College, Victoria University of Wellington, and the London School of Economics...
  
  
• 1852 Charles Billings
• 1852-1858 Peter Tompkins
• 1859-1862 Donald M. Grant
• 1863 James Brown
• 1864 Robert Blackburn
  Robert Blackburn (politician)
  Robert Blackburn was a member of the Canadian House of Commons.Blackburn was born in Glasgow, Scotland in 1828, the son of Robert Blackburn, and came to Canada in 1842. He became a lumber merchant and partner in woollen mills. He was reeve of Gloucester Township, Ontario in 1864...
  
  
• 1865 James Sieveright
  James Sieveright
  James Sieveright was a Scottish-born Canadian farmer and community leader.He was born in Aberdeenshire, the son of English parents, and came to Upper Canada with his parents in 1824. He became the first reeve of Gloucester Township in 1850 and served a second term as reeve in 1865. Sieveright was...
  
  
• 1866 John W. McGuire
• 1867 Peter Tompkins
• 1868-1872 Robert Cummings
  Robert Cummings (politician)
  Robert Cummings was a Canadian manufacturer and community leader.He was born in Gloucester Township, Ontario to a family of Irish immigrants in 1833. He learned the trade of carriage making and became a leading Canadian manufacturer...
  
  
• 1873 Henry Robillard
• 1874-1876 Robert Cummings
• 1877-1879 William H. Hurdman
  William H. Hurdman
  William H. Hurdman was a Canadian entrepreneur and community leader.He was born in Hull Township, Quebec in 1818. His family came from Ireland and his father had worked with Philemon Wright. In 1841, William Hurdman and his brothers started a lumber business under the name Hurdman Brothers. In...
  
  
• 1880 Robert Cummings
• 1881-1883 Alexander Robillard
  Alexander Robillard
  Alexandre Robillard was a Canadian politician. He was a Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for Russell from 1886 to 1898....
  
  
• 1884-1887 Robert Cummings
• 1888-1891 James E. Spratt
• 1892-1894 Robert Hopkins
• 1895-1896 P. Cassidy
• 1897 W. Lennox
• 1898-1900 F. Caldwell
• 1901 O. Rocque
• 1902 F. Caldwell
• 1903-1912 R. Spratt
• 1913-1917 C. Hardy
• 1918-1926 R. Preston
• 1927-1930 T.A. Spratt
• 1930 R. Spratt
• 1931-1939 John Innes
• 1939 W.J. Perrault
• 1939 R. Preston
• 1940-1943 W.J. Perrault
• 1944-1945 John D. Boyce
• 1946-1947 J.B. Potvin
• 1948-1949 Alex Roger
• 1950-1951 A.E. Davidson
• 1952-1972 Earl R. Armstrong
• 1972-1978 Robert W. MacQuarrie
• 1978-1980 Elizabeth M. Stewart

Mayors

• 1981-1983 Elizabeth Stewart
  Elizabeth Stewart
  Elizabeth Stewart may refer to:*Elizabeth Stewart, Countess of Crawford*Elizabeth Stewart, 2nd Countess of Moray*Liz Stewart, U.S. interior designer, actress and model*Betsy Stewart, fictional character on As The World Turns-See also:...
  
  
• 1983-1984 Fred G. Barrett
• 1984-1985 Mitch Owens
  Mitch Owens
  Mitch Owens was a city councillor and interim mayor of Gloucester, Ontario, Canada. Born in Hazelridge, Manitoba he joined the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in 1944. That same year he served on the St. Roch, during a part of its historic voyage through the Northwest Passage...
  
  
• 1985-1991 Harry Allen
• 1991-2001 Claudette Cain
  Claudette Cain
  Claudette Cain was the mayor in the city of Gloucester, Ontario from 1991 until 2001 when Gloucester became part of the city of Ottawa.Before being elected to Gloucester council, Cain was an assistant to the council and a press secretary for the Carleton Separate School board.In the Ottawa...
  
  

Gloucester communities and neighbourhoods

Prior to amalgamation, the following communities and neighbourhoods were within the city boundaries:

• Beacon Hill
  Beacon Hill (Gloucester)
  Beacon Hill is a neighbourhood located in the north-east section of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Beacon Hill was a part of Gloucester until it was amalgamated with the new city of Ottawa. It is sometimes colloquially referred to as "The Beaks","Beacon","The Hill" or "The BH".Beacon Hill is a primarily...
  
  
  • Beacon Hill North
  • Beacon Hill South
  • Beaconwood
• Blackburn Hamlet
  Blackburn Hamlet, Ontario
  Blackburn Hamlet is a community in eastern Ontario, Canada in the city of Ottawa. It is considered an outer-suburb of Ottawa, and before the 2001 amalgamation of the city of Ottawa, it was in the city of Gloucester. It is still a partially rural area, but with several older and newer areas of...
  
  
• Blossom Park
  Blossom Park, Ontario
  Blossom Park is a suburban community located in the south-end of the city of Ottawa, Ontario. It is considered an outer-suburb of the city. Before the 2001 city of Ottawa amalgamation it was a suburb of the city of Gloucester.Population : 12,361....
  
  
  • Emerald Woods
  • Sawmill Creek
  • Timbermill
  • Upper Hunt Club
• Cardinal Heights
• Carlsbad Springs
  Carlsbad Springs, Ontario
  Carlsbad Springs is a community on Bear Brook in eastern Ontario, Canada; it is currently a part of the city of Ottawa.-Mineral Spa-Hotel Era: 1870–1930:This community outside of Canada's capital city of Ottawa was first known as Eastman's Springs...
  
  
• Carson Grove
• Cedardale
• Chapel Hill, Ottawa
• Cyrville
• Edwards
  Edwards, Ontario
  Edwards is a village at the headwaters of Bear Brook in eastern Ontario, Canada. Edwards is within the City of Ottawa jurisdiction. Population: 531...
  
  
• Elizabeth Park
• Ficko
  Ficko, Ontario
  Ficko is a community in eastern Ontario, Canada. Its location encompasses the former City of Gloucester within the City of Ottawa. The community is located on Bowesville Road halfway between Amstrong Road and Rideau Road....
  
  
• Gloucester Glen
  Gloucester Glen, Ontario
  Gloucester Glen is a community on the Rideau River in eastern Ontario, Canada. It is located in the former City of Gloucester in the City of Ottawa. It is between the communities of Cedardale to the north and Honey Gables to the south, and bound by the Rideau River to the west and River Road to the...
  
  
• Honey Gables
• Johnston Corners
• Kempark
  Kempark, Ontario
  Kempark is the name of a community in eastern Ontario, Canada. Once part of the City of Gloucester, it was annexed by the City of Ottawa in 2001. The community is located at the south end of Conroy Road when it meets with Bank Street. It is located right next to the village of Leitrim, Ontario. It...
  
  
• Leitrim
  Leitrim, Ontario
  Leitrim is a suburban community and a developing neighbourhood, to Ottawa's rural south in Ontario, Canada, named after the Irish County Leitrim....
  
  
• Limebank
• Notre-Dame-des-Champs
  Notre-Dame-des-Champs, Ontario
  Notre-Dame-des-Champs is a community in Ontario, located within the municipal boundaries of Ottawa in the Cumberland district of the city....
  
  
• Ogilvie Walk
• Orléans
  Orléans, Ontario
  Orleans , also written Orléans, is a suburban area within the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is located in the eastern part of the city along the Ottawa River, about from downtown Ottawa. The Canada 2006 Census gave Orleans a population of 95,491. It became a ward of the City of Ottawa in 2001...
  
  
  • Chapel Hill
    Chapel Hill (Gloucester)
    Chapel Hill is a community in eastern Ontario, Canada in the city of Ottawa. It is considered an outer-suburb of Ottawa, and before the 2001 amalgamation of the city of Ottawa, it was part of the former City of Gloucester...
    
    
  • Chapel Hill South
  • Chateau Neuf
  • Convent Glen North
  • Convent Glen South
  • Hiawatha Park
  • Orléans Village
  • Queenswood Village
  • Sunridge
• Pineview
  Pineview
  Pineview is a neighbourhood in the east end of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, and was formerly a part of the City of Gloucester....
  
  
• Piperville
• Ramseyville
  Ramsayville, Ontario
  Ramsayville is a community in Ontario.Notable residents include the Nicholson family....
  
  
• Riverside South
• Rothwell Heights
• South Gloucester
• Windsor Park Village

Neighbourhood	Population (2006)	Area (km2.)	Density (per km2.)
Beacon Hill North	10,492	7.02	1494.6
Beacon Hill South	6,953	2.27	3063.0
Blackburn Hamlet	8,527	2.43	3509.1
Blossom Park	12,361	6.18	2000.2
Chapel Hill	8,566	3.39	2526.8
Chapel Hill South	5,559	9.97	557.8
Chateau Neuf	8,724	2.05	4255.6
Convent Glen	6,568	3.94	1667.0
Cyrville-Carson Grove	8,173	3.38	2418.0
Elizabeth Park-Kemp Park	3,548	19.72	179.9
Hiawatha Park	5,138	4.47	1149.5
Leitrim Leitrim, Ontario Leitrim is a suburban community and a developing neighbourhood, to Ottawa's rural south in Ontario, Canada, named after the Irish County Leitrim....	1,333	17.33	76.9
Orleans Village	5,497	1.99	2756.4
Orleans Wood	3,892	1.57	2473.6
Pine View	6,622	3.69	1793.6
Riverside South	6,807	14.09	483.1
Rural Gloucester	4,769	194.11	24.6