North Gower Township is a former and now geographic township in eastern Ontario , Canada , now located in Ottawa . It contains the communities of Manotick and North Gower .
7-472: North Gower (pronounced "North Gor") was located in the southern part of Carleton County , bordered to the northwest by Goulbourn Township , to the north by Nepean , to the east by Osgoode and to the south by South Gower Township . It is separated from North Grenville and Osgoode by the Rideau River . Originally known as Township C, it was established in 1792. In 1800, it became part of Carleton County and
14-577: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Carleton County, Ontario 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 In 1969, it was superseded by the Regional Municipality of Ottawa–Carleton .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 . Upon the creation of
21-575: The Admiralty from 1783 to 1789. At one time, there was also a South Gower Township . According to the Canada 2016 Census , the former township had a population of 10,971 (former boundaries, including Long Island). As of the Canada 2021 Census , this had increased to 12,341. 45°09′11″N 75°40′58″W / 45.1531°N 75.6828°W / 45.1531; -75.6828 This article relating to Ottawa and to Canada's National Capital Region
28-481: The Johnston District in 1800, Carleton County, named after Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester , was created from portions of Dundas and Grenville counties, comprising the following territory: ... 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
35-578: The Ottawa River , with such of the islands in the said river as are wholly, or in greater part opposite thereto... In 1824, upon the creation of Bathurst District (with its judicial seat at Perth ), Carleton was withdrawn from Johnstown District and divided into two counties, so that its constituent townships were distributed as follows: together with such Islands in the Ottawa River as are wholly or in greater part opposite thereto together with all
42-452: The unsurveyed lands within the District of Bathurst, and such Islands in the Ottawa River as are wholly or in greater part opposite to the said townships and unsurveyed land In 1838, Carleton was withdrawn from Bathurst District to form Dalhousie District , its judicial seat at Bytown , with the following territorial adjustments: Effective January 1, 1850, as a consequence of the passage of
49-520: Was incorporated as a township in 1850. The first settlers in the township were United Empire Loyalists . The township was first settled by Stephen Blanchard in 1820. The village of North Gower was first settled in 1846 and was originally known as Stephensville. The township merged with Marlborough Township and Long Island in 1974 to become Rideau Township . Rideau, in turn, became part of the amalgamated city of Ottawa in 2001. North Gower Township took its name from Admiral John Leveson-Gower , Lord of
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