Russell County is known as a historic county in the Canadian province of Ontario.

It was created in 1800 from a portion of Stormont County.

In 1820, the county was united with Prescott County to form United Counties of Prescott and Russell which is still an upper-tier municipality

The county's Cumberland Township became part of the Regional Municipality of Ottawa–Carleton in 1969, and is now part of the single-tier city of Ottawa.

Historic townships

  • Cambridge (SE) - Now part of The Nation Municipality
  • Clarence (NE) - Merged with Rockland to become the city of Clarence-Rockland
  • Cumberland (NW) - Now part of the City of Ottawa
  • Russell Township (SW) - Existing lower-tier municipality.

See also

  • List of Ontario census divisions
  • List of townships in Ontario
  • 1951 map of Russell County

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