West Carleton Township, Ontario
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West Carleton is an 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.
The township was created in 1974 with the amalgamation of three townships: Torbolton, Fitzroy, and Huntley. In 2001 it was amalgamated with the other ten municipalities in the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton to form the new city of Ottawa.
Dunrobin and Carp two communities in West Carleton are famous areas for UFO sightings.
According to the Canada 2001 Census:
- Population: 17,267
- % Change (1996-2001): 4.4
- Dwellings: 6,602
- Area (km²): 623.47
- Density (persons per km²): 27.7
Mayors
- 1974-1977 Donald B. Munro
- 1978-1982 Frank Marchington
- 19??-1990 Eric Craig
- 1991-1994 Roland Armitage
- 1995-2001 Dwight Eastman
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