Goulbourn Township, Ontario was formed in
1818, roughly 20km south west of downtown
Ottawa, with the first major settlement occurring in
Richmond. Other communities in the township include
Stittsville,
Munster, and
Ashton.
Stittsville is the largest community in the township, owing in part to its proximity to
Kanata and the
Queensway. The township was amalgamated into the current City of
Ottawa in
2001.
According to the Canada 2001 Census:
- 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, Undersecretary of State for War and the Colonies 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