Munster, Ontario

Munster
Unincorporated village
Munster Location in Ottawa Show map of Ottawa Munster Munster (Southern Ontario) Show map of Southern Ontario
Coordinates: 45°10′N75°56′W / 45.167°N 75.933°W / 45.167; -75.933
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
City	Ottawa
Government
•  City Councillor	David Brown
•  Member of Parliament	Bruce Fanjoy
•  Member of Provincial Parliament	George Darouze
Area [1]
• Land	0.67 km2 (0.26 sq mi)
Population  (2016) [1]	939
• Density	1,400.2/km2 (3,627/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Website	munsteronline.ca

Munster, Ontario (also known as Munster Hamlet) is a large village situated south-west of Stittsville, west of Richmond and north of North Gower. The total population, as of the 2016 Canadian Census was 939, a decrease of 24.4% from the 2011 Canadian Census figure of 1,242. ^[1]

History

Munster was established as a post office in the Goulbourn Township by 1866; Thomas Tubman served as postmaster. ^[2]

Munster was home to the Anglican parish church of St. Stephens, which closed in the 1960s.^{[ citation needed ]} At that time, Munster was a simple cross-roads village of a handful of houses.^{[ citation needed ]} In the 1970s, a rural suburb, marketed as Munster Hamlet, added about 400 houses to the community. ^{[ citation needed ]}The community was built in four quadrants. The church was then re-opened as the Munster branch of the Ottawa Public Library.^{[ citation needed ]}

Since 1 January 2001, it has been a part of the City of Ottawa. This was part of a massive amalgamation, resulting in the various municipalities within the former Regional Municipality of Ottawa–Carleton combining to form the larger city that exists today.^{[ citation needed ]}

After the amalgamation into the City of Ottawa, some in Munster, as a rural suburb of the city, remain opposed to the amalgamation - refer to Carleton County, Ontario for more information.^{[ citation needed ]}

Geography

Munster has a restaurant, ^[3] United Church, Loyal Orange Lodge # 917 (warrant issued in 1875), Ladies Orange Benevolent Association # 164,^{[ citation needed ]} Apprentice Boys of Derry - No Surrender Club - Ottawa Branch^{[ citation needed ]} and is the site of Saunders Farm, which has outdoor mazes and a Halloween theme park.^{[ citation needed ]}

Munster is named after the province of Munster, in Ireland.^{[ citation needed ]}

Public high school students in this area go to South Carleton High School in Richmond and middle school students go to Goulbourn Middle School.^{[ citation needed ]} The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board used to run an elementary school named Munster Elementary School which closed in 2015.^{[ citation needed ]}

References

1. "Census Profile, 2016 Census Munster, Retired population centre [Designated place]". Statistics Canada . Retrieved 2019-07-26.
2. Ottawa City and counties of Carleton and Russell Directory, 1866-7
3. Danbys Bar & Grill, Munster

External links

• Munster Hamlet Community Association, current events and information