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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 2011 Census, the former city of Gloucester had a population of 123,678.
Contents
- Map of Gloucester Ottawa ON Canada
- Demographics
- Reeves
- Mayors
- Gloucester communities and neighbourhoods
- Education
- References
Map of Gloucester, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Gloucester took its name from Prince William Frederick, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh.
Demographics
Before amalgamating in 2001, Gloucester had a population of 110,264.
According to the Canada 2001 Census:
By the 2006 census, Gloucester's population had increased slightly, to 114,604.
Reeves
Mayors
Gloucester communities and neighbourhoods
Prior to amalgamation, the following communities and neighbourhoods were within the city boundaries:
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. 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.