Osgoode Township is a former township that is now a part of the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The township along the Rideau River was established in 1798 and incorporated in 1850. It was an independent township in Carleton County until its amalgamation with the city in 2001. It remains a largely rural area with only some 23,285 inhabitants as of the 2016 census. As of the Canada 2021 Census, this had increased to 24,199. On Ottawa city council it is represented by George Darouze. Several branches of the Castor River, a tributary of the South Nation River, flow through the township. The township took its name from William Osgoode, the first Chief Justice of Upper Canada. History Originally the territory of the Mississaugas, the land for the township was acquired by the British in the 1780s. But not until 1827 did the first European settlers, the McDonnell and York families, arrive. The early settlers were attracted to the area by the good farm land and the large stands of white pine and white oak. The first two township roads intersected in Baker's Corners (now Metcalfe). Further settlement in the township followed the construction of the Rideau Canal and the railway through Osgoode. Osgoode Township was incorporated in 1850. It was merged into the City of Ottawa on January 1, 2001. Reeves 1850 - Arthur Allen 1855 - John Dow 1857 - John C. Bower 1858 - John Dow 1871 - Alexander McEwen 1873 - Ira Morgan 1876 - Adam J. Baker 1879 - Ira Morgan 1883 - W.F. Campbell 1884 - Ira Morgan 1892 - James Whiteside 1893 - Allan P. McDonell 1900 - James Simpson 1904 - Thomas James 1907 - Alex Dow 1918 - Duncan McDiarmid 1922 - S.J. Loney 1926 - J.H. Nixon 1934 - George S. Lewis 1948 - Dr. W. A. Taylor 1950 - John E. Boland 1958 - Dr. W. A. Taylor 1976 - Al Bouwers Mayors 1982 - 1995 - Al Bouwers 1995 - 1998 - Lloyd Cranston 1998 - 2001 - Doug Thompson Demographics According to the Canada 2011 Census: Population: 22,239 % Change (2006-2011): +9.4% Dwellings: Area (km²): 379.86 Density (persons per km²): 58.5 See also Castor Valley Elementary School Greely Elementary School Greely, Ontario Kenmore, Ontario Metcalfe, Ontario Osgoode Township High School Osgoode, Ontario Vernon, Ontario List of townships in Ontario References External links Osgoode Township Historical Society Former