Munster, Ontario

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Munster
Unincorporated village
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Coordinates: 45°10′N 75°56′W / 45.167°N 75.933°W / 45.167; -75.933
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
City	Ottawa
Government
• City Councillor	David Brown
• Member of Parliament	Pierre Poilievre
• Member of Provincial Parliament	Goldie Ghamari
Area [1]
• Land	0.67 km2 (0.26 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[1]	939
• Density	1,400.2/km2 (3,627/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Website	munsteronline.ca

Munster, Ontario (also known as Munster Hamlet) is a large village situated south-west of Stittsville, west of Richmond and north of North Gower. The total population, as of the 2016 Canadian Census was 939, a decrease of 24.4% from the 2011 Canadian Census figure of 1,242.^[1]

Munster was established as a post office in the Goulbourn Township by 1866; Thomas Tubman served as postmaster.^[2]

Munster was home to the Anglican parish church of St. Stephens, which closed in the 1960s.^{[citation needed]} At that time, Munster was a simple cross-roads village of a handful of houses.^{[citation needed]} In the 1970s, a rural suburb, marketed as Munster Hamlet, added about 400 houses to the community. ^{[citation needed]}The community was built in four quadrants. The church was then re-opened as the Munster branch of the Ottawa Public Library.^{[citation needed]}

Since 1 January 2001, it has been a part of the City of Ottawa. This was part of a massive amalgamation, resulting in the various municipalities within the former Regional Municipality of Ottawa–Carleton combining to form the larger city that exists today.^{[citation needed]}

After the amalgamation into the City of Ottawa, some in Munster, as a rural suburb of the city, remain opposed to the amalgamation - refer to Carleton County, Ontario for more information.^{[citation needed]}

Munster has a restaurant,^[3] United Church, Loyal Orange Lodge # 917 (warrant issued in 1875), Ladies Orange Benevolent Association # 164,^{[citation needed]} Apprentice Boys of Derry - No Surrender Club - Ottawa Branch^{[citation needed]} and is the site of Saunders Farm, which has outdoor mazes and a Halloween theme park.^{[citation needed]}

Munster is named after the province of Munster, in Ireland.^{[citation needed]}

Public high school students in this area go to South Carleton High School in Richmond and middle school students go to Goulbourn Middle School.^{[citation needed]} The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board used to run an elementary school named Munster Elementary School which closed in 2015.^{[citation needed]}

• Munster Hamlet Community Association, current events and information