Cumberland, Ottawa, Ontario (community)
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- For the former township with the same name in which this village is located, see Cumberland, OntarioCumberland, OntarioCumberland was a township in eastern Ontario, Canada, that existed from 1800 to 1999, when it was incorporated as the City of Cumberland. It ceased to be a separate municipality in 2001, when it was amalgamated into the city of Ottawa.-History:...
. For other uses, see Cumberland (disambiguation)Cumberland (disambiguation)Cumberland is one of the historic counties of England.Cumberland may also refer to:- Places :In Australia:* Cumberland County, New South Wales, containing most of the Sydney metropolitan area...
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Cumberland is a large village
Village
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on the Ottawa River
Ottawa River
The Ottawa River is a river in the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec. For most of its length, it now defines the border between these two provinces.-Geography:...
in eastern Ontario
Ontario
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, Canada
Canada
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, in the city of Ottawa
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
. It was part of the historic Township of Cumberland, and was originally part of Russell County
Prescott and Russell United Counties, Ontario
The United Counties of Prescott and Russell are consolidated counties located in the Canadian province of Ontario. As of 2006, the population is 80,184. Its county seat is L'Orignal, Ontario. It was created as a result of a merger between Russell County and Prescott County in 1820...
, joining the Region of Ottawa-Carleton in the 1960s. In 1999, the township became the short lived City of Cumberland
Cumberland, Ontario
Cumberland was a township in eastern Ontario, Canada, that existed from 1800 to 1999, when it was incorporated as the City of Cumberland. It ceased to be a separate municipality in 2001, when it was amalgamated into the city of Ottawa.-History:...
which amalgmated into the City of Ottawa in 2001. While the community of Cumberland was located in the City of Cumberland, it only made up a small percentage of the population of the city. Population: 2,647 (2001).