Huntley is an historic township

Township (Canada)

The term township generally means the district or area associated with a town. However in some systems no town needs to be involved. The specific use of the term to describe political subdivisions has varied by country, usually to describe a local rural or semi-rural government within the county...

 originally part of Carleton County

Carleton County, Ontario

Carleton County is the name of a historic county in Ontario, Canada. In 1969 it was superseded by the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton. In 2001 the Regional Municipality and the eleven local municipalities within it were replaced by the current City of Ottawa.-History:Carleton County was...

 in eastern Ontario

Ontario

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, Canada

Canada

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.

Huntley was located in the western part of the county, bordered to the northwest by Fitzroy Township

Fitzroy Township, Ontario

Fitzroy is an historic 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 southeast by Huntley Township, to the southwest by Pakenham Township and to the northwest by...

, to the northeast by March Township

March Township, Ontario

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...

, to the southwest by Ramsay Township and to the southeast by Goulbourn Township

Goulbourn Township, Ontario

Goulbourn Township, Ontario was formed in 1818, roughly 20 km southwest of downtown Ottawa, with the first major settlement occurring in Richmond. Other communities in the township include Stittsville, Munster, and Ashton. Stittsville is the largest community in the township, owing in part to its...

. It includes the communities of Carp

Carp, Ontario

Carp is a large village west of urban Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.The village takes its name from the Carp River which runs through the village.The main street was formerly a section of the Trans-Canada Highway and carried much of the traffic coming from the west into Ottawa...

, Corkery

Corkery, Ontario

A small Canadian village located outside Carp, Ontario, Corkery was founded by approximately 100 Irish families from County Cork immigrating to the region in the early 19th century, locally known as the "Peter Robinson settlers"....

, Huntley, Manion Corners, and Westwood.

The township was established in 1841. The first settlers in the area were immigrants from Ireland

Ireland

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 in the early 19th century. In 1974, it was amalgamated with Torbolton

Torbolton Township, Ontario

Torbolton is a geographic township and former municipality that was originally part of Carleton County in eastern Ontario, Canada.Torbolton is located in the north-western part of the county, bordered to the southwest by Fitzroy Township, to the southeast by March Township and to the north by the...

 and Fitzroy

Fitzroy Township, Ontario

Fitzroy is an historic 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 southeast by Huntley Township, to the southwest by Pakenham Township and to the northwest by...

 to form West Carleton

West Carleton Township, Ontario

West Carleton is a historic township in Eastern Ontario, Canada. It is located in the rural parts of the new City of Ottawa, west of Kanata. Its northern boundary is the Ottawa River....

. In 2001, West Carleton became part of the new 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...

.

Huntley took its name from Huntly Castle

Huntly Castle

Huntly Castle is a ruined castle in Huntly in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It was the ancestral home of the chief of Clan Gordon, Earl of Huntly.-History:...

, associated with Lady Charlotte Gordon, the wife of Charles Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond

Charles Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond

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, Governor General

Governor General of Canada

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 of British North America

British North America

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 from 1818 to 1819.

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...

, the Township had a population of 6,435.

Reeves

• 1850 J.E. Fenton
• 1853 Henry McBride
• 1862 John Holmes
• 1869 John Caldwell
• 1874 Edward Armstrong
• 1875 John Holmes
• 1876 Edward Armstrong
• 1889 George Nelson Kidd
  George Nelson Kidd
  George Nelson Kidd was an Ontario farmer and political figure. He represented Carleton in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1894 to 1907 as a Conservative-Patrons of Industry, then Independent Conservative and finally as a Conservative member.He was born in Carp, Canada West, the son of...
  
  
• 1894 A. Hodgkins
• 1897 n/a
• 1907 G.A. Hodgkins
• 1911 Robert Cox
• 1923 William Rivington
• 1947 William J. Cox
• 1949 E.F. Johnston
• 1956 J.A. Boyd
• 1968 Glen Rivington