1850 map of Eastern Ontario showing Dalhousie District, having boundaries congruent with Carleton County
Carleton County is the name of a former county in Ontario, Canada. In 1969, it was superseded by the Regional Municipality of Ottawa–Carleton. In 2001, the Regional Municipality and its eleven local municipalities (including Ottawa) were replaced by the current city of Ottawa.
... the township of Nepean, with the tract of land to be hereafter laid out into townships, between Nepean and a line drawn north fifteen degrees from the north-west angle of the township of Crosby, until it intersects the Ottawa River, with such of the islands in the said river as are wholly, or in greater part opposite thereto...[1]
In 1824, upon the creation of Bathurst District (with its judicial seat at Perth), Carleton was withdrawn from Johnstown District and divided into two counties, so that its constituent townships were distributed as follows:[2]
In 1838, Carleton was withdrawn from Bathurst District to form Dalhousie District, its judicial seat at Bytown, with the following territorial adjustments:[3]
Pakenham township was transferred to the new Renfrew County
North Gower and Marlborough townships were added from Johnstown District
Gloucester and Osgoode townships were added from Ottawa District
Effective January 1, 1850, as a consequence of the passage of the Baldwin Act,[4] Dalhousie District was abolished, and Carleton replaced it for municipal and judicial purposes. It consisted of the following townships:
Chronology
Also in 1850, all of the townships of Carleton County were incorporated (see list above). Bytown was incorporated as a town, and Richmond became a village.
In 1855 Bytown was renamed Ottawa and became a city.
In 1867 New Edinburgh was incorporated as a village and 20 years later was annexed by Ottawa.
In 1888 Ottawa East was incorporated as a village and would later be annexed by Ottawa.
In 1893 Hintonburg was incorporated as a village. It would be annexed 14 years later by Ottawa.
In 1903 Manotick was incorporated as a police village.
In 1905 Rideauville, Westboro and North Gower were incorporated as police villages. Rideauville was annexed by Ottawa two years later, and Westboro was annexed in 1949.
In 1908 Rockcliffe Park was incorporated as a police village, while Janeville was incorporated as a village. Janeville would be incorporated as a town in 1913 as the Town of Eastview, while Rockcliffe Park became a full village in 1925.
^An act for the better division of this province, S.U.C. 1798, c. 5
^An Act to divide the County of Carleton, in the District of Bathurst, S.U.C. 1824, c. 5
^An Act to erect certain townships now forming parts of the Districts of Bathurst, Johnstown and Ottawa, into a separate District, to be called the District of Dalhousie, and for other purposes therein mentioned, S.U.C. 1838, c. 25
^An Act for abolishing the Territorial Division of Upper-Canada into Districts, and for providing temporary Unions of Counties for Judicial and other purposes, and for the future dissolutions of such Unions, as the increase of wealth and population may require, S.Prov.C. 1849, c. 78, Sch. B
^Turcotte, Bobbi (May 29, 1985). "North Gower". Ottawa Citizen. pp. B8. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
^"Courageous settlers first located in Carleton back in 1818". Ottawa Citizen. Apr 28, 1953. pp. A20. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
^The Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton Act, 1968, S.O. 1968, c. 115
External links
Carleton County (Carleton Landowners Association)
The Changing Shape of Ontario: 1951 map of Carleton County
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