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Carleton Place | |
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Town of Carleton Place | |
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)[1] | |
• Town (lower-tier) | 11,901 |
• Density | 1,176.2/km2 (3,046/sq mi) |
• Metro | 31,451[2] |
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.