Gloucester, Ontario

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Gloucester is a suburb of and within the City of Ottawa. Gloucester Township was established in 1792 and originally included lands east of the Rideau River from the Ottawa River south to Manotick. It was incorporated as a township in 1850 and became a city in 1981. Gloucester was one of the 11 municipalities that merged in 2001 to form the new city of Ottawa. As of the Canada 2016 Census, the former city of Gloucester had a population of 133,280.


Gloucester took its name from Prince William Frederick, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh.[1]




Contents





  • 1 Demographics


  • 2 Reeves


  • 3 Mayors


  • 4 Gloucester communities and neighbourhoods


  • 5 Education


  • 6 History


  • 7 See also


  • 8 References


  • 9 Bibliography




Demographics


Before amalgamating in 2001, Gloucester had a population of 110,264.


According to the Canada 2001 Census:


  • Population: 110,264

  • % Change (1996–2001): 6.0

  • Dwellings: 38,542

  • Area (km².): 293.86

  • Density (persons per km².): 375.2

By the 2006 census, Gloucester's population had increased slightly, to 114,604.



Reeves


  • 1850 James Sieveright

  • 1851 John McKinnon

  • 1852 Charles Billings

  • 1852-1858 Peter Tompkins

  • 1859-1862 Donald M. Grant

  • 1863 James Brown

  • 1864 Robert Blackburn

  • 1865 James Sieveright

  • 1866 John W. McGuire

  • 1867 Peter Tompkins

  • 1868-1872 Robert Cummings

  • 1873 Henry Robillard

  • 1874-1876 Robert Cummings

  • 1877-1879 William H. Hurdman

  • 1880 Robert Cummings

  • 1881-1883 Alexander Robillard

  • 1884-1887 Robert Cummings

  • 1888-1891 James E. Spratt

  • 1892-1894 Robert Hopkins

  • 1895-1896 P. Cassidy

  • 1897 W. Lennox

  • 1898-1900 F. Caldwell

  • 1901 O. Rocque

  • 1902 F. Caldwell

  • 1903-1912 R. Spratt

  • 1913-1917 C. Hardy

  • 1918-1926 R. Preston

  • 1927-1930 T.A. Spratt

  • 1930 R. Spratt

  • 1931-1939 John Innes

  • 1939 W.J. Perrault

  • 1939 R. Preston

  • 1940-1943 W.J. Perrault

  • 1944-1945 John D. Boyce

  • 1946-1947 J.B. Potvin

  • 1948-1949 Alex Roger

  • 1950-1951 A.E. Davidson

  • 1952-1972 Earl R. Armstrong

  • 1972-1978 Bob MacQuarrie

  • 1978-1980 Elizabeth Stewart


Mayors


  • 1981-1982 Elizabeth Stewart

  • 1982-1984 Fred G. Barrett

  • 1984-1985 Mitch Owens

  • 1985-1991 Harry Allen

  • 1991-2001 Claudette Cain


Gloucester communities and neighbourhoods


Prior to amalgamation, the following communities and neighbourhoods were within the city boundaries:



  • Beacon Hill
    • Beacon Hill North

    • Beacon Hill South

    • Beaconwood


  • Blackburn Hamlet


  • Blossom Park
    • Emerald Woods

    • Sawmill Creek

    • Timbermill

    • Upper Hunt Club


  • Cardinal Heights

  • Carlsbad Springs

  • Carson Grove

  • Cedardale

  • Chapel Hill, Ottawa

  • Cyrville

  • Edwards

  • Elizabeth Park

  • Ficko

  • Gloucester Glen

  • Honey Gables

  • Johnston Corners

  • Kempark

  • Leitrim

  • Limebank

  • Notre-Dame-des-Champs

  • Ogilvie Walk


  • Orléans
    • Chapel Hill

    • Chapel Hill South

    • Chateau Neuf

    • Convent Glen North

    • Convent Glen South

    • Hiawatha Park

    • Orléans Village

    • Queenswood Village

    • Sunridge


  • Pineview

  • Piperville

  • Ramseyville

  • Riverside South

  • Rothwell Heights

  • South Gloucester

  • Windsor Park Village






































































































































NeighbourhoodPopulation (2016)Population (2011)Population (2006)Area (km2.)Density (per km2.)Census Tracts
Beacon Hill North9,1779,0078,8195.4341688.811
5050120.03, 5050120.02
Beacon Hill South7,3197,3126,9532.2583241.364
5050121.01, 5050121.02
Blackburn Hamlet8,1678,2378,5272.4133384.584
5050125.01, 5050125.02
Blossom Park14,19014,06012,3616.1932291.297
5050123.01, 5050123.02
Chapel Hill8,2938,5218,5663.3982440.553
5050125.07, 5050125.04
Chapel Hill South10,3087,3965,5599.9011041.149
5050125.06
Chateau Neuf8,4078,5798,7242.0514098.976
5050125.08, 5050125.09
Convent Glen6,4566,5726,5684.0061611.583
5050124.04, 5050124.01

Cyrville-Carson Grove
8,5328,6628,1733.3532544.587
5050122.01, 5050122.03

Elizabeth Park-Kemp Park
3,4103,9023,54819.687173.208
5050127.00
Hiawatha Park4,8414,8215,1384.4181095.869
5050124.03

Leitrim-Findlay Creek
8,8654,4861,33317.346511.057
5050126.03
Orleans Village5,2295,1955,4971.9842635.186
5050125.05
Orleans Wood3,9763,8513,8921.5642541.549
5050124.02
Pine View6,4636,5056,6223.6981747.512
5050122.02
Riverside South12,34210,9086,84414.136873.090
5050126.05, 5050126.06
Rothwell Heights1,6641,6861,6731.5931044.504
5050120.01
Rural Gloucester5,6413,9784,732195.06628.918
5050126.04, 5050125.03

Coordinates: 45°26′7″N 75°36′33″W / 45.43528°N 75.60917°W / 45.43528; -75.60917



Education


Anglophone secular public schools are operated by the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board. Anglophone Catholic public schools are operated by the Ottawa Catholic School Board. French secular public schools are operated by the Conseil des écoles publiques de l'Est de l'Ontario (CÉPEO). The Conseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est (CECCE), formerly known as the Conseil des écoles catholiques de langue française du Centre-Est (CECLFCE), operates the French Catholic public schools.


The CECCE has its headquarters in Gloucester.[2] The predecessor school district, the Conseil Des Écoles Catholiques de Langue Française de la Région D'Ottawa-Carleton (CECLF), had its headquarters in the current CECCE headquarters.[3]



History


Gloucester Township, originally known as Township B, it was established in 1792. In 1800, it was part of Russell County, but became part of Carleton County in 1838 and was incorporated as a township in 1850. The first settler in the township was Braddish Billings in what is now the Billings Bridge area of Ottawa. Over the years, parts of Gloucester Township were annexed by the expanding city of Ottawa. Gloucester was incorporated as a city in 1981 and became part of the amalgamated city of Ottawa in 2001.


According to the Canada 2001 Census, the Township (original boundaries) had a population of 268,471.


Gloucester Township took its name from Prince William Frederick, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh.[4]



See also


  • List of townships in Ontario


References




  1. ^ "Courageous settlers first located in Carleton back in 1818". Ottawa Citizen. Apr 28, 1953. pp. A20. Retrieved 2 December 2015..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


  2. ^ "Contact US." Conseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est. Retrieved on September 10, 2012. "Conseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est 4000 Labelle St. Ottawa (Ontario) K1J 1A1 Canada"


  3. ^ "School Boards in Ontario Les conseils scolaires de l'Ontario." Province of Ontario. January 1996. Retrieved on September 10, 2012. "4000, rue Labelle, Gloucester (Ontario) K1J 1A1"


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




Bibliography


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  • Serré, Robert (2004), Pioneer families of the Gloucester Quarries in Eastern Ontario., Ottawa, Ontario: Gloucester Historical Society


  • Gloucester Roots, L. Kemp (1991)









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