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Carleton Place | |
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| Town of Carleton Place | |
 Bridge Street | |
  Carleton Place Carleton Place in southern Ontario | |
| 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.
- ^ a b "Census Profile, 2020 Census: Carleton Place, Town". Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
- ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census". Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.