Carp, Ontario
| Carp | |
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 Carp
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| Coordinates: 45°21′00″N 76°02′00″W / 45.35000°N 76.03333°WCoordinates: 45°21′00″N 76°02′00″W / 45.35000°N 76.03333°W | |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 Ontario
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| City |
 Ottawa
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| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jim Watson |
| • City Councilor | Eli El-Chantiry |
| • MP | Karen McCrimmon |
| • MPP | Jack MacLaren |
| Elevation | 100 m (300 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,965 |
| Canada 2011 Census | |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| Postal code | K0A 1L0 |
Carp is a compact rural community in West Carleton-March Ward in the City of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, located in the northwestern portion of the municipality on the Carp River. Prior to amalgamation in 2001, Carp was located in the Township of West Carleton
Carp is located in the Carleton-Mississippi Mills electoral riding.
According to the Canada 2011 Census, 1,965 people lived in the area around Carp (Craig Sideroad/Murphy Sideroad on the north, former Township limits on the east, March Road on the south and Thomas Argue Road on the west)
By 1866, Carp was a post village with a population of 200 of the Township of Huntley on the Carp river, 20 miles from Ottawa. The village contained three stores, workshops, three hotels, and a town hall. The Loyal Orange Lodge, No. 439, met at the Orange Hall Carp on the first Wednesday in each month. Citizens included J. W. Featherston, general merchant and postmaster.
The village takes its name from the Carp River which runs through the village. The main street was formerly a section of the Trans-Canada Highway and carried much of the traffic coming from the west into Ottawa. However the village has been bypassed with the development of the Highway 417.
With the amalgamation of municipal governments in the region in 2001, Carp is now governed as part of the new city of Ottawa. Carp is used as a mailing address for most of the former Huntley Township. As such, residents of this large area will identify themselves as living in Carp although they may live large distances from the village proper.
Carp's main attraction is the Diefenbunker, Canada's Cold War museum located just north of the village, and was featured in the film The Sum of All Fears. This formerly top-secret underground bunker was originally built to house key members of the government in the event of a nuclear attack on Ottawa.
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