Carleton Place

Carleton Place
Carleton Place
Town (lower-tier)
	Town of Carleton Place
	Bridge Street
	Carleton Place Carleton Place in southern Ontario
	Coordinates: 45°08′N 76°08′W / 45.133°N 76.133°W
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
County	Lanark
Incorporated	1870 (village)
Incorporated	1890 (town)
Government
• Mayor	Toby Randell
• MP	Scott Reid (Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston, CPC)
• MPP	John Jordan (Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston, Prog. Cons.)
Area
• Land	9.05 km2 (3.49 sq mi)
Population (2016)
• Town (lower-tier)	11,901
• Density	1,176.2/km2 (3,046/sq mi)
• Metro	31,451
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal Code FSA	K7C
Area code(s)	613, 343, 753
Website	www.carletonplace.ca

Carleton Place is a town in Eastern Ontario, Canada, in Lanark County, about 46 kilometres (29 mi) west of downtown Ottawa.^[3] It is located at the crossroads of Highway 15 and Highway 7, halfway between the towns of Perth, Almonte, Smiths Falls, and the nation's capital, Ottawa. Canada's Mississippi River, a tributary of the Ottawa River flows through the town. Mississippi Lake is just upstream by boat, as well as by car.

History

The town is situated on the edge of a large limestone plain, just south of the edge of the Canadian Shield in the deciduous forest ecoregion of North America.^[4] Carleton Place was first settled by Europeans when British authorities prompted immigration to Lanark County in the early 19th century.^[5] The Morphy and Moore families were among the first to arrive. Edmond Morphy chose the site in 1819 when he realized there was potential in the area's waterfall. He built a mill there and was the first of many such textile and lumber industries to locate in the area. The settlement was then known as Morphy's Falls. In 1829, the area was renamed Carleton Place, after a street in Glasgow, Scotland, when a post office was constructed. It became a village in 1870, and a town in 1890. The community's economic growth was enabled by the construction of the Brockville and Ottawa Railway later in the century. The town was also renowned for its access to Mississippi Lake, and had steamship service to Innisville on the west end of Mississippi Lake between the 1860s and 1920s.^[6]

Moore House

170 Bridge Street Constructed in the mid-19th century, Moore House originally sat at the north end of Moore street, opposite Lansdowne Avenue. In 2007 the building was moved to its current location, 170 Bridge St. Today, the Moore house is home to the Carleton Place Chamber of Commerce and Visitor and Information Center. Moore House served as a home to multiple generations of the Moore family, including Ida Moore, who lived there with her parents and her four siblings.

The Hauntings of the Moore House In 1900, at age 21, Ida died from tuberculosis in the home, and many believe her spirit has haunted the building ever since. Some of Ida's antics allegedly include moving objects, opening and closing windows, turning radios off and on, and staring out windows. A paranormal investigation was conducted at Moore House in July 2017, by Ottawa Paranormal Research and Investigations and released in the web series, Into the Haunting.

Industry

The logging industry stimulated economic development in the 19th century, with white pine logs exported to Europe.^[7] Local forests were depleted of hemlock to provide bark for the leather tanning industry.^[8] Both textile and lumber mills flourished,^[6] but none still operates. "The Findlay Foundry", founded by David Findlay in 1862,^[9] operated until 1974, making cast-iron cookware and woodstoves. Some of the designs created by this company are still being made by another company. Today, the remaining mill buildings house condominiums and high-tech industry. The "Crash Position Indicator" (CPI) was manufactured and marketed in Carleton Place by Leigh Instruments Ltd.^[10]

Demographics

Historical populations
Year	Pop.	±%
1991	7,432	—
1996	8,450	+13.7%
2001	9,083	+7.5%
2006	9,453	+4.1%
2011	9,809	+3.8%
2016	10,644	+8.5%
2021	12,517	+17.6%
^[11]^[12]^[1]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Carleton Place had a population of 12,517 living in 5,210 of its 5,341 total private dwellings, a change of 17.6% from its 2016 population of 10,644. Statistics Canada cited Carleton Place as the fastest growing municipality in Canada in 2021. With a land area of 9.94 km² (3.84 sq mi), it had a population density of 1,259.3/km² (3,261.5/sq mi) in 2021.^[13]

Canada census – Carleton Place community profile

	2021	2016	2011
Population	12,517 (+17.6% from 2016)	10,644 (+8.5% from 2011)	9,809 (+3.8% from 2006)
Land area	9.94 km² (3.84 sq mi)	9.05 km² (3.49 sq mi)	8.83 km² (3.41 sq mi)
Population density	1,259.4/km² (3,262/sq mi)	1,176.2/km² (3,046/sq mi)	1,110.3/km² (2,876/sq mi)
Median age	41.6 (M: 40.0, F: 43.2)	42.3 (M: 40.3, F: 44.2)
Private dwellings	5,341 (total) 5,210 (occupied)	4,403 (total)	4,246 (total)
Median household income	$89,000	$71,481

References: 2021^[14] 2016^[15] 2011^[16] earlier^[17]^[18]

Notable residents

Roy Brown, RAF pilot credited with shooting down the Red Baron
D'Alton Corry Coleman, president of the Canadian Pacific Railway^[19]
David Cooney, Juno Award-winning folk-rock musician, a founding member of the band Waltons
Ryan Cuthbert, sprint kayaker, 2 time Olympian (2004 Sydney Olympics(k-4 1000m), 2008 Beijing Olympics(k-2 1000m))
Shean Donovan, professional ice hockey player (retired), who last played for the Ottawa Senators.
John Edwards, sprint canoer, Olympian (1972 Munich Olympics), (1976 Montreal Olympics)
Jill Heinerth, cave diver and explorer
Eddie MacCabe, sports editor of the Ottawa Journal and the Ottawa Citizen^[20]^[21]
Leslie McFarlane, wrote many of the original Hardy Boys books under the pen name Franklin W. Dixon
Jordan McIntosh, pop-country musician, 2014 Country Music Association of Ontario Rising Star Award Recipient and 2015 Canadian Country Music Association Rising Star Award Nominee
Bat Phillips, professional ice hockey player for the Montreal Maroons
Andrew Willows, sprint kayaker, 2 time Olympian (2004 Athens Olympics(k-4 1000m), 2008 Beijing Olympics(k-2 500m))

Schools

The Upper Canada District School Board manages public education in Carleton Place and Lanark County, while the Catholic District School Board of Eastern Ontario is in charge of schools teaching the Catholic curriculum. Schools in the Carleton Place area include:

Sister cities

Carleton Place is an active participant in the Sister Cities program and has a relationship with the following municipalities:^[22]

Franklin, Tennessee, United States (2008)
Comrie, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

Statistics Canada 2006 Community Profile – Carleton Place retrieved 2007-11-02
Local History retrieved 2011/06/09
Step forward for condos and farmers market as demolition begins retrieved 2011/06/09
Death knell for Ottawa Valley rail line retrieved 2011/06/09

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Census Profile, 2020 Census: Carleton Place, Town". Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census". Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Carleton Place" . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
^ Keddy, P.A. 2008. Earth, Water, Fire: An Ecological Profile of Lanark County. General Store Publishing House, Arnprior.
^ Brown, Howard Morton, 1984. Lanark Legacy, Nineteenth Century Glimpses of on Ontario County. Corporation of the County of Lanark, Perth, Ontario and General Store Publishing House, Renfrew Ontario.
^ ^a ^b Brown, Howard Morton, 1984. Lanark Legacy, Nineteenth Century Glimpses of on Ontario County. Corporation of the County of Lanark, Perth, Ontario and General Store Publishing House, Renfrew, Ontario. p. 220-222.
^ Hughson, J.W. and C.C. J. Bond. 1965. Hurling Down the Pine. The Historical Society of the Gatineau, Old Chelsea, Quebec. First edition 1964, Revised second edition 1965.
^ Keddy, C.J. 1993. Forest History of Eastern Ontario. Prepared for the Eastern Ontario Model Forest Group, Kemptville.
^ Brown, Howard Morton, 1984. Lanark Legacy, Nineteenth Century Glimpses of on Ontario County. Corporation of the County of Lanark, Perth, Ontario and General Store Publishing House, Renfrew Ontario. p. 150.
^ IEEE Canada – The Crash Position Indicator. Ieee.ca. Retrieved on 2011-05-13.
^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
^ "Carleton census profile". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. Archived from the original on 2016-11-24. Retrieved 2012-02-15.
^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Ontario". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2019-06-19.
^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2012-02-15.
^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
^ "Former President of CPR D. C. Coleman Dies at 77". Winnipeg Tribune. Winnipeg, Manitoba. October 17, 1956. p. 3.
^ Brown, Dave (May 23, 1998). "Eddie MacCabe: A local legend lost". Ottawa Citizen. Ottawa, Ontario. p. 27.; Brown, Dave (May 23, 1998). "MacCabe did it well or didn't bother with it at all". Ottawa Citizen. Ottawa, Ontario. p. 28.
^ Edwards, Trent (May 26, 1998). "Eddie MacCabe's admirers gather to mourn a great storyteller". Ottawa Citizen. Ottawa, Ontario. p. 40.
^ "Sister Cities". carletonplace.ca.