Carleton Place
Carleton Place | |
|---|---|
| Town of Carleton Place | |
Carleton Place downtown | |
| Motto: Fidelis (Latin for "faithful") | |
Location of Carleton Place in Lanark County | |
| Coordinates: 45°08′N 76°08′W / 45.133°N 76.133°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| County | Lanark |
| Settled | 1819 |
| Incorporated | 1870 (village) |
| Incorporated | 1890 (town) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Edward (Toby) Randell |
| • MP | Scott Reid (Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston, CPC) |
| • MPP | John Jordan (Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston, Prog. Cons.) |
| Area | |
| • Land | 9.94 km2 (3.84 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 12,517 |
| • Density | 1,259.4/km2 (3,262/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Postal Code FSA | K7C |
| Area code(s) | 613, 343, 753 |
| Website | www |
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.