Nepean Township

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Nepean Township was a historic municipality in eastern Ontario that developed as a suburban and rural community southwest of Ottawa before being amalgamated into the city.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Nepean Township canonical 2
Nepean Township Council 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former township
historic municipality
adjacentTo City of Ottawa
amalgamatedInto City of Ottawa
amalgamationYear 2001
borderedBy Ottawa River
Rideau River
containedCommunity Barrhaven area (later)
Bells Corners
City View area
Merivale area
country Canada
developedAs rural community
suburban community
developedSouthwestOf Ottawa
dissolvedAsMunicipality 2001
established 1792
establishedAsTownship 1792
formedFrom land west of Rideau River
governedBy Nepean Township Council
linked to: Nepean Township
hadPrimaryLandUse agriculture
light industry
suburban residential development
hadSettlementType township municipality
hasMunicipalSeat City of Ottawa
historicalRegion Ontario
Province of Canada
Upper Canada
language English
locatedIn Ontario
Ottawa Valley
eastern Ontario
linked to: Eastern Ontario
locatedSouthwestOf Ottawa
namedAfter Evan Nepean
Sir Evan Nepean
nowPartOf City of Ottawa
originallyIncluded what is now the City of Ottawa west of the Rideau River
what is now the former City of Kanata
what is now the former City of Nepean
what is now the former Township of Goulbourn
what is now the former Township of March
what is now the former Township of Torbolton
partlyReorganizedInto City of Ottawa
partOf Carleton County
province Ontario
region National Capital Region
successor City of Nepean
surveyedIn 1790s
timeZone Eastern Time Zone

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Carleton County, Ontario contained Nepean Township
Nepean Township governedBy Nepean Township Council
linked to: Nepean Township
March Township adjacentTo Nepean Township