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 (approx. 39,250 with original boundaries) % Change (1996-2001): 22.5 Dwellings: 7,975 Area (km².): 271.32 Density (persons per km2.): 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 (30,032) live in Stittsville.(Census Tracts 50500151.04, 50500151.05, 50500151.06, 50500151.07, 50500151.08) Richmond has a population of 4,833 (50500151.03) (4,055 in the population centre) and the remaining 5,145 live in rural parts of the Township.(50500151.09)

Goulbourn took its name from Henry Goulburn, Undersecretary of State for War and the Colonies from 1812 to 1826.

Reeves 1850 Thomas Garland 1858 J. Sumner 1860 T. McCaffrey 1861 John Scott 1867 C.M. Church 1868 Hiram Stykes 1869 Robinson Lyon 1870 Hiram Sykes 1871 Robinson Lyon 1873 John Scott 1874 Robinson Lyon 1875 Neil Stewart 1885 John Kemp 1887 H.G. Cowan 1895 John C. Bradley 1897 n/a (1897-1906 County Council was composed of division representatives, not reeves) 1907 S.A. Jinkinson 1909 George Llewellyn 1920 R. Sample 1924 T. Alfred Bradley 1925 R.N. Sample 1932 J.W. Patrick 1935 Norman McCaffrey 1951 H. Spearman 1959 Alan R. Simpson 1962 Albert Argue (died in 1964, term completed by Reginald Faulkner) 1965 Reginald Faulkner 1967 Garnet Bradley 1972 Clarence Maheral

Mayors Goulbourn amalgamated with Stittsville and Richmond on January 1, 1974. In a plebiscite, voters in the amalgamated municipality overwhelmingly selected to retain the name Goulbourn over the other options "Fernbank" and "South Carleton".

1974–1981 Betty Hill 1982–1991 Anton Wytenburg 1992–1996 Paul Bradley 1997–2001 Janet Stavinga

See also List of townships in Ontario

References

External links - Early Settlers in Goulbourn Township - bytown.net