CUMBERLAND TOWNSHIP, ONTARIO

The 'Township of Cumberland' was a historical township in eastern Ontario that existed from 1800 to 1999, when it became the city of Cumberland. It became part of the city of Ottawa in 2001.
The township was originally incorporated in 1800 as part of Russell County. It became part of the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton in 1969.
The township took its name from Ernest Augustus I of Hanover, Duke of Cumberland from 1799 to 1837.
The township took in the eastern portion of Orléans and the communities of Cumberland , Notre-Dame-des-Champs, Sarsfield, Vars, Carlsbad Springs and Navan.