Westport, Ontario

Westport
Village of Westport
View of Westport from Foley Mountain
View of Westport from Foley Mountain
Motto: 
Timeless Lakeside Village
Westport is located in United Counties of Leeds and Grenville
Westport
Westport
Westport is located in Southern Ontario
Westport
Westport
Coordinates: 44°41′N 76°24′W / 44.683°N 76.400°W / 44.683; -76.400
Country Canada
Province Ontario
CountyLeeds and Grenville
Settled1820s
Incorporated1904
Government
 • MayorRobin Patricia Jones
 • Federal ridingLeeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes
 • Prov. ridingLeeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes
Area
 • Land1.68 km2 (0.65 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total590
 • Density350.8/km2 (909/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal Code
K0G
Area code613
Websitevillageofwestport.ca

Westport is a village in Eastern Ontario, Canada. It lies at the west end of Upper Rideau Lake,[2] at the head of the navigable Rideau Canal system, 100 km (62 mi) southwest of Ottawa.

The village of Westport was incorporated as an independent municipality in 1904. Surrounded by the Township of Rideau Lakes, within Leeds County, Westport is Ontario's smallest municipality (by land area).

  1. ^ a b "Census Profile, 2016 Census Westport, Village". Statistics Canada. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
  2. ^ Upper Rideau Lake Association