Torbolton Township, Ontario
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Township (Canada)
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and former municipality that was 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 In 1969 it was superseded by the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton.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
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Torbolton is located in the north-western part of the county, bordered to the southwest 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 southeast 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...
and to the north by the Ottawa River
Ottawa River
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. It includes the communities of Baskin's Beach, Buckham's Bay, Constance Bay, Dirleton, Kilmaurs, MacLarens, and Woodlawn.
The township was established in 1821. Although white pine
Eastern White Pine
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was harvested from the forests of this area from the beginning of the 19th century, the first permanent settler is believed to have been David MacLaren in the 1820s. In 1974, the township was amalgamated with Huntley
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...
and Fitzroy 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
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Torbolton took its name from the village of Tarbolton
Tarbolton
Tarbolton is a village in South Ayrshire, Scotland.- Meaning of place-name :Tarbolton has been suggested as having one of three meanings:...
in Ayrshire
Ayrshire
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, Scotland
Scotland
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. Lord Torbolton was one of the titles of Charles Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond
Charles Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond
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, who was Governor General
Governor General of Canada
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of 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 6,304.
Reeves
- 1850 David MacLaren
- 1852 James Grierson
- 1856 John Buckham
- 1865 J. Hedley
- 1866 John Smith
- 1878 James Mills
- 1880 James Grierson
- 1887 James Mills
- 1890 James Grierson
- 1891 W. Newham
- 1892 C. Buckham
- 1897 n/a
- 1907 W.J. Armitage
- 1917 Isaac Davis
- 1918 W.J. Armitage
- 1919 Isaac Davis
- 1921 John T. Armitage
- 1938 Thomas A. Dolan
- 1963 R.C. Thomas
- 1968 Thomas A. Dolan