Osgoode (also called Osgoode Village) is a population centre in Osgoode Ward in the rural south end of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It lies surrounded by farmland, about 2 km east of the Rideau River. Until amalgamation in 2001, it was part of Osgoode Township. At the Canada 2016 Census, the population was 2,578.
Osgoode | |
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Community | |
 Osgoode Main street | |
  Osgoode Location in Ottawa | |
| Coordinates: 45°08′40″N 75°36′15″W / 45.14444°N 75.60417°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| City | Ottawa |
| Established | 1827 |
| Incorporated | 1910 (Police Village of Osgoode Station) |
| Amalgamation | 1974 (Township of Osgoode) 2001 (City of Ottawa) |
| Government | |
| • MPs | Pierre Poilievre |
| • MPPs | Goldie Ghamari |
| • Councillors | George Darouze |
| Area | |
| • Land | 2.975 km2 (1.149 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 90 m (300 ft) |
| Population (2016) | |
• Total | 2,578 |
| • Density | 866.671/km2 (2,244.67/sq mi) |
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| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Area code(s) | 613, 343, 753 |
History
editOsgoode, called Osgoode Station until 1962, was originally part of Osgoode Township; it became part of Ottawa in 2001. The community was named for William Osgoode, the first Chief Justice of Upper Canada.[2]
Present day
editLandmarks of the community include the Stuart Holmes Arena for ice hockey, the Osgoode Community Centre and its surrounding recreation facilities, the mall, and numerous shops.
The nearest airport is the Kars/Rideau Valley Air Park, about 5 kilometres (3 mi) away, on the other side of the Rideau River.[3]
In popular culture
editIn the 2020 American disaster film Greenland, starring Gerard Butler, several private planes leave from Osgoode to take refugees to Thule Air Base in Greenland.[4]
References
edit- ^ Osgoode: 2016 Canadian Census
- ^ "Courageous settlers first located in Carleton back in 1818". Ottawa Citizen. Apr 28, 1953. pp. A20. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
- ^ "CPL3 - Kars/Rideau Valley Air Park Airport | SkyVector". skyvector.com. Retrieved 2021-02-06.
- ^ "Greenland: how it ends". Caution Spoilers. 2020-12-18. Retrieved 2021-02-06.