Introduction
Town in Ontario, CanadaCarleton PlaceTown (lower-tier)Town of Carleton PlaceCarleton Place downtownMotto: Fidelis (Latin for "faithful")Location of Carleton Place in Lanark CountyCarleton PlaceCarleton Place in southern OntarioCoordinates: 45°08′N 76°08′W / 45.133°N 76.133°W / 45.133; -76.133Country CanadaProvince OntarioCountyLanarkSettled1819Incorporated1870 (village)Incorporated1890 (town)Government • MayorToby Randell • MPScott Reid (Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston, CPC) • MPPJohn Jordan (Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston, Prog. Cons.)Area • Land9.94 km2 (3.84 sq mi)Population (2021) • Total12,517 • Density1,259.4/km2 (3,262/sq mi)Time zoneUTC-5 (EST) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)Postal Code FSAK7CArea codes613, 343, 753Websitewww.carletonplace.ca
Carleton Place is a town in Eastern Ontario, Canada, in Lanark County, about 55 kilometres (34 mi) west of downtown Ottawa. 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.
The town is situated on the edge of a large limestone plain, just south of the edge of the Canadian Shield in the deciduous forest ecoregion of North America.
History
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Carleton Place was first settled by Europeans when British authorities prompted immigration to Lanark County in the early 19th century. The Morphy and Moore families were among the first to arrive. Edmond Morphy chose the site in 1819 when he realized there was potential in the area's waterfall. He built a mill there and was the first of many such textile and lumber industries to locate in the area. The settlement was then known as Morphy's Falls.
In 1829, the area was renamed Carleton Place (a name by local merchant Alexander Morris), after a street in Glasgow, Scotland, when a post office was constructed. In November 1870, it separated from Beckwith Township and became an incorporated village, and a town in 1890. The community's economic growth was enabled by the construction of the Brockville and Ottawa Railway later in the century. The town was also renowned for its access to Mississippi Lake, and had steamship service to Innisville on the west end of Mississippi Lake between the 1860s and 1920s.
Demographics
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In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Carleton Place had a population of 12,517 living in 5,210 of its 5,341 total private dwellings, a change of 17.6% from its 2016 population of 10,644. Statistics Canada cited Carleton Place as the fastest growing municipality in Canada in 2021. With a land area of 9.94 km2 (3.84 sq mi), it had a population density of 1,259.3/km2 (3,261.5/sq mi) in 2021.
Canada census – Carleton Place community profile
202120162011
Population12,517 (+17.6% from 2016)10,644 (+8.5% from 2011)9,809 (+3.8% from 2006)
Land area9.94 km2 (3.84 sq mi)9.05 km2 (3.49 sq mi)8.83 km2 (3.41 sq mi)
Population density1,259.4/km2 (3,262/sq mi)1,176.2/km2 (3,046/sq mi)1,110.3/km2 (2,876/sq mi)
Median age41.6 (M: 40.0, F: 43.2)42.3 (M: 40.3, F: 44.2)
Private dwellings5,341 (total)  5,210 (occupied)4,403 (total)  4,246 (total) 
Median household income$89,000$71,481
References: 2021 2016 2011
Historical census populations – Carleton PlaceYearPop.±% 1871 1,205—     1881 1,975+63.9% 1891 4,435+124.6% 1901 4,059−8.5% 1911 3,621−10.8% 1921 3,841+6.1% 1931 4,105+6.9% 1941 4,305+4.9%YearPop.±% 1951 4,725+9.8% 1956 4,790+1.4% 1961 4,796+0.1% 1966 4,819+0.5% 1971 5,020+4.2% 1976 5,265+4.9% 1981 5,626+6.9% 1986 6,541+16.3%YearPop.±%19917,432+13.6%19968,450+13.7%20019,083+7.5%20069,453+4.1%20119,809+3.8%201610,644+8.5%202112,517+17.6%Population counts are not adjusted for boundary changes.Source: Statistics Canada
Economy
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Carleton Place Town Hall and Mississippi River
The logging industry stimulated economic development in the 19th century, with white pine logs exported to Europe. Local forests were depleted of hemlock to provide bark for the leather tanning industry. Both textile and lumber mills flourished, but none still operates. "The Findlay Foundry", founded by David Findlay in 1862, operated until 1974, making cast-iron cookware and woodstoves. Some of the designs created by this company are still being made by another company. Today, the remaining mill buildings house condominiums and high-tech industry. The "Crash Position Indicator" (CPI) was manufactured and marketed in Carleton Place by Leigh Instruments Ltd.
Education
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The Upper Canada District School Board manages public education in Carleton Place and Lanark County, while the Catholic District School Board of Eastern Ontario is in charge of schools teaching the Catholic curriculum. Schools in the Carleton Place area include:
Carleton Place High School
Notre Dame Catholic High School
Notable residents
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Roy Brown, RAF pilot credited with shooting down the Red Baron
D'Alton Corry Coleman, president of the Canadian Pacific Railway
David Cooney, Juno Award-winning folk-rock musician, a founding member of the band Waltons
Ryan Cuthbert, sprint kayaker, 2 time Olympian (2004 Sydney Olympics(k-4 1000m), 2008 Beijing Olympics(k-2 1000m))
Shean Donovan, professional ice hockey player (retired), who last played for the Ottawa Senators.
John Edwards, sprint canoer, Olympian (1972 Munich Olympics), (1976 Montreal Olympics)
Jill Heinerth, cave diver and explorer
Eddie MacCabe, sports editor of the Ottawa Journal and the Ottawa Citizen
Leslie McFarlane, wrote many of the original Hardy Boys books under the pen name Franklin W. Dixon
Jordan McIntosh, pop-country musician, 2014 Country Music Association of Ontario Rising Star Award Recipient and 2015 Canadian Country Music Association Rising Star Award Nominee
Bat Phillips, professional ice hockey player for the Montreal Maroons
Andrew Willows, sprint kayaker, 2 time Olympian (2004 Athens Olympics(k-4 1000m), 2008 Beijing Olympics(k-2 500m))
Sister cities
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Carleton Place is an active participant in the Sister Cities program and has a relationship with the following municipalities:
Franklin, Tennessee, United States (2008)
Comrie, Scotland, United Kingdom
