March Township, Ontario
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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 In 1969 it was superseded by the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton.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
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Canada
Canada
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. It is currently part of 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...
. It is located in the western part of the county, bordered to the northwest by Torbolton Township
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...
, to the southwest by Huntley Township
Huntley Township, Ontario
Huntley is an historic township originally part of Carleton County in eastern Ontario, Canada.Huntley was located in the western part of the county, bordered to the northwest by Fitzroy Township, to the northeast by March Township, to the southwest by Ramsay Township and to the southeast by...
, to the east by Nepean
Nepean, Ontario
- Recent quantity of snow :- History :Nepean Township, originally known as Township D, was established in 1792 and originally included what is now the central area of Ottawa west of the Rideau River. Jehiel Collins, from Vermont, is believed to have been the first person to settle in Nepean...
, to the south 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...
and to the north by 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:...
.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 approximately 26,650.
History
The township took its name from the 4th Duke of Richmond, Charles Lennox'sCharles Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond
Charles Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond, 4th Duke of Lennox KG, PC was a British soldier and politician and Governor General of British North America.-Background:...
oldest son, the Earl of March
Earl of March
The title The Earl of March has been created several times in the Peerage of Scotland and the Peerage of England. The title derived from the "marches" or boundaries between England and either Wales or Scotland , and was held by several great feudal families which owned lands in those border...
. The township was established in the 1820s. Early settlers in the area included Hamnett Kirkes Pinhey
Hamnett Kirkes Pinhey
Hamnett Kirkes Pinhey was a Canadian landowner and politician.-Early years:...
and Doctor Alexander James Christie. In 1978, most of the township became part of the new city of Kanata
Kanata, Ontario
Situated in the Ottawa Valley, Kanata is located about west-southwest of Downtown Ottawa along Highway 417 at a latitude of 45°18' North and a longitude of 75°55' West, with an area of . Its northern end is just to the west of the Ottawa River....
. The village of Dunrobin, Ontario
Dunrobin, Ontario
Dunrobin is a rural village located about 22 miles north west of Downtown Ottawa, Canada. Dunrobin lies within a valley, nestled between the Ottawa River and the Carp escarpment, and is located at 45.18° latitude and 75.55° longitude. As a part of West Carleton Township, Dunrobin was amalgamated...
was also located in the township. In 2001, this area was amalgamated into 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...
.
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- 1850 Hamnett Kirkes PinheyHamnett Kirkes PinheyHamnett Kirkes Pinhey was a Canadian landowner and politician.-Early years:...
- 1856 R.Y. Greene
- 1864 W.H. Berry
- 1868 R.Y. Greene
- 1871 William Richardson
- 1876 R.Y. Greene
- 1897 n/a
- 1907 S. Gilchrist
- 1909 O. Riddell
- 1910 S. Gilchrist
- 1911 O. Riddell
- 1912 Godfrey Armitrage
- 1913 A.H. AcresAdam AcresAdam Holland Acres was an Ontario farmer and political figure. He represented Carleton in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1923 to 1948 as a Conservative and then Progressive Conservative member....
- 1917 George Armstrong
- 1923 C.R. Irvine
- 1925 Godfrey Armitrage
- 1932 John M. Storey
- 1949 Claude V. Riddell
- 1960 Ernest McCord
- 1962 Charles Sweeney
- 1963 Harold N. Craig
- 1968 John Mlacak
- 1976 Marianne WilkinsonMarianne WilkinsonMarianne Wilkinson is the Councillor of Kanata North in the City of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. She is a long-time resident of Kanata and a veteran public servant in that former city. She served as Kanata's first mayor following its incorporation...