Munster, Ontario

Munster, Ontario (also known as Munster Hamlet) is a large village situated south-west of Stittsville, west of Richmond and north of North Gower. The total population, as of the 2016 Canadian Census was 939, a decrease of 24.4% from the 2011 Canadian Census figure of 1,242.

Location

Nearby Places

2.3 km

Goulbourn Township, Ontario

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. According to the Canada 2001 Census: Population: 23,604 % Change: 22.5 Dwellings: 7,975 Area: 271.32 Density: 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. At the 2021 census, the population had increased to 51,946. Three quarters of the population live in Stittsville. Richmond has a population of 4,833 and the remaining 5,145 live in rural parts of the Township. Goulbourn took its name from Henry Goulburn, Undersecretary of State for War and the Colonies from 1812 to 1826.

Settlement

Richmond, Ontario

Richmond is a rural village within the amalgamated City of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1818, it spans the Jock River, a tributary of the Rideau River. A part of the National Capital Region, Richmond is located 10 kilometres southwest of Kanata and immediately south to the community of Stittsville.

Neighbourhood

8.6 km

South Carleton High School

South Carleton High School is a high school situated in the southwestern sector of the city of Ottawa, in the town of Richmond, Ontario. The school is under the jurisdiction of the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board. The SCHS attendance boundaries cover a major section of the southern part of the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board. Students come from all over the southwestern sector of the city but mainly from the communities of Stittsville, Manotick, Richmond, Riverside South, North Gower, Munster, Kars, Fallowfield, Ashton, Burritts Rapids and the area connecting these communities. SCHS feeder schools include Goulbourn Middle School, Kars on the Rideau Public School, and A. Lorne Cassidy Elementary School. The school opened in 1952 to 263 students and 13 teachers under the leadership of its first principal, W.W. Powell. South Carleton's 60th anniversary was celebrated in 2012.

School

Capital City Speedway

Capital City Speedway was a racetrack in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, located 5 kilometres southwest of Stittsville, Ontario. The Speedway included a dragstrip and a 3/8th mile oval, and ran five different series including the 4 For Fun class, Mini Stock Class, Thunder Car Class, ACT Late Model Class and the Lentch Automotive Legends Class. The Speedway's racing season ran from May until September annually. The Speedway has been closed since 2015.

Movie Theater Nightlife

11.0 km

Stittsville station

Stittsville is a bus stop on Ottawa, Ontario's transitway served by OC Transpo buses. It located on Shea Road at the Goulbourn Recreation Complex in Stittsville, Ontario. It is the western terminus of some route 61 trips. A park and ride facility is also located in Stittsville but it is not served by the 61. Service on route 61 to/from this station generally operates every 30 minutes during all time periods, except 15 minute peak service on route 61C and hourly frequencies on weekend evenings. Service on route 61 and route 61C have been shortened to start/end at the Goulbourn Recreation Complex on Shea Road. Route 62 provides service on Granite Ridge Drive, previously served by route 61 and 61C. As of June 28, 2015, route 96A trips were replaced by route 92. Route 62 operates on Campeau Drive between Kanata Avenue and Eagleson Road, replacing local route 164. At the same time, both route 61 and route 62 were shortened to start/end at St-Laurent station, as the eastern leg of the Transitway is being converted to LRT for the Confederation Line by 2018. Service on route 62 otherwise is the same as route 96A within Kanata and Stittsville. Route 62 only services Stittsville during weekday peak periods and weekday midday at 30 minute headway.

Train