Osgoode Township

Osgoode Township is a former township that is now a part of the city of

Canada 2021 Census, this had increased to 24,199. On Ottawa city council it is represented by George Darouze.^[2]

Several branches of the Castor River, a tributary of the South Nation River, flow through the township.

The township took its name from William Osgoode, the first Chief Justice of Upper Canada.^[3]^[4]

History

Originally the territory of the Mississaugas, the land for the township was acquired by the British in the 1780s. But not until 1827 did the first European settlers, the McDonnell and York families, arrive. The early settlers were attracted to the area by the good farm land and the large stands of white pine and white oak. The first two township roads intersected in Baker's Corners (now Metcalfe). Further settlement in the township followed the construction of the Rideau Canal and the railway through Osgoode.^[3]

Osgoode Township was incorporated in 1850. It was merged into the City of Ottawa on January 1, 2001.^[3]

Reeves

1850 - Arthur Allen
1855 - John Dow
1857 - John C. Bower
1858 - John Dow
1871 - Alexander McEwen
1873 - Ira Morgan
1876 - Adam J. Baker
1879 - Ira Morgan
1883 - W.F. Campbell
1884 - Ira Morgan
1892 - James Whiteside
1893 - Allan P. McDonell
1900 - James Simpson
1904 - Thomas James
1907 - Alex Dow
1918 - Duncan McDiarmid
1922 - S.J. Loney
1926 - J.H. Nixon
1934 - George S. Lewis
1948 - Dr. W. A. Taylor
1950 - John E. Boland
1958 - Dr. W. A. Taylor
1976 - Al Bouwers

Mayors

1982 - 1995 - Al Bouwers
1995 - 1998 - Lloyd Cranston
1998 - 2001 - Doug Thompson

Demographics

According to the

Canada 2011 Census

:

Population: 22,239
% Change (2006-2011): +9.4%
Dwellings:
Area (km²): 379.86
Density (persons per km²): 58.5

References

^ Census Tracts 5050190.01, 5050190.02, 5050191.01, 5050191.02
^ "George Darouze". 10 March 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c Government of Ontario - Ontario Heritage Foundation
^ "Courageous settlers first located in Carleton back in 1818". Ottawa Citizen. Apr 28, 1953. pp. A20. Retrieved 2 December 2015.

External links

Osgoode Township Historical Society

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[1] Census Tracts 5050190.01, 5050190.02, 5050191.01, 5050191.02

[2] "George Darouze". 10 March 2021.

[OHF-3] Government of Ontario - Ontario Heritage Foundation

[4] "Courageous settlers first located in Carleton back in 1818". Ottawa Citizen. Apr 28, 1953. pp. A20. Retrieved 2 December 2015.

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