Goulbourn Township, Ontario was formed in 1818, roughly 20 km southwest of downtown Ottawa

Ottawa

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, with the first major settlement occurring in Richmond

Richmond, Ontario

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. Other communities in the township include Stittsville

Stittsville, Ontario

Stittsville is a suburban community in the western part of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. A part of the National Capital Region, Stittsville is located immediately to the south-west of Kanata, and about from downtown Ottawa.-History:...

, Munster

Munster, Ontario

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, and Ashton

Ashton, Ontario

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. Stittsville

Stittsville, Ontario

Stittsville is a suburban community in the western part of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. A part of the National Capital Region, Stittsville is located immediately to the south-west of Kanata, and about from downtown Ottawa.-History:...

 is the largest community in the township, owing in part to its proximity to 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....

 and the Queensway

Queensway (Ottawa)

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. The township was amalgamated into the current City of Ottawa

Ottawa

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 in 2001.

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...

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• Population: 23,604 (approx. 39,250 with original boundaries)
• % Change (1996-2001): 22.5
• Dwellings: 7,975
• Area (km².): 271.32
• Density (persons per km².): 87.0

As of the 2006 census the population of Goulbourn had increased to 28,583.

Goulbourn took its name from Henry Goulburn

Henry Goulburn

Henry Goulburn PC FRS was an English Conservative statesman and a member of the Peelite faction after 1846.-Background and education:...

, Undersecretary of State for War and the Colonies

Secretary of State for War and the Colonies

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 from 1812 to 1826.

Reeves

• 1850 Thomas Garland
• 1858 J. Sumner
• 1860 T. McCaffrey
• 1861 John Scott
• 1867 C.M. Church
• 1868 Hiram Stykes
• 1869 Robinson Lyon
• 1870 Hiram Sykes
• 1871 Robinson Lyon
• 1873 John Scott
• 1874 Robinson Lyon
• 1875 Neil Stewart
• 1885 John Kemp
• 1887 H.G. Cowan
• 1895 John C. Bradley
• 1897 n/a
• 1907 S.A. Jinkinson
• 1909 George Llewellyn
• 1920 R. Sample
• 1924 T. Alfred Bradley
• 1925 R.N. Sample
• 1932 J.W. Patrick
• 1935 Norman McCaffrey
• 1951 H. Spearman
• 1959 Alan R. Simpson
• 1962 Albert Argue
• 1965 Reginald Faulkner
• 1967 Garnet Bradley

Mayors

• 1978-1981 Betty Hill
• 1982-1991 Anton Wytenburg
• 1992-1996 Paul Bradley
• 1997-2001 Janet Stavinga
  Janet Stavinga
  Janet Stavinga is a politician from East Ontario, Canada, she was an Ottawa City Councillor. She represented the Goulbourn ward covering what was once the independent Goulbourn Township. Stavinga represent the claim of Tanakiwin, the traditional territory of the Algonquin Nation.She was first a...