Carleton Place

Carleton Place
Town of Carleton Place
Bridge Street
Bridge Street
Carleton Place is located in Southern Ontario
Carleton Place
Carleton Place
Carleton Place in southern Ontario
Coordinates: 45°08′N 76°08′W / 45.133°N 76.133°W / 45.133; -76.133
Country Canada
Province Ontario
CountyLanark
Incorporated1870 (village)
Incorporated1890 (town)
Government
 • MayorToby Randell
 • MPScott Reid (Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston, CPC)
 • MPPJohn Jordan (Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston, Prog. Cons.)
Area
 • Land9.05 km2 (3.49 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Town (lower-tier)
11,901
 • Density1,176.2/km2 (3,046/sq mi)
 • Metro
31,451[2]
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal Code FSA
K7C
Area code(s)613, 343, 753
Websitewww.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.

  1. ^ a b "Census Profile, 2020 Census: Carleton Place, Town". Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
  2. ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census". Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  3. ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Carleton Place" . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.