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Goulbourn Township, Ontario, was formed in 1818, roughly 20 km southwest 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.
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
At the 2006 census the population of Goulbourn had increased to 28,583.
At the 2011 census, the population had increased to 36,320.
At the 2016 census, the population had increased to 40,010.
Three quarters of the population (30,032) live in Stittsville.[1] Richmond has a population of 4,833 [2] (4,055 in the
population centre)[3] and the remaining 5,145 live in rural parts of the Township.[4]