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

It was created in 1800 from a portion of Stormont County. It later merged with Prescott County to form Prescott and Russell United Counties.

Cumberland Township became part of the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton in 1968, and is now part of the single-tier city of Ottawa.

Historic townships

• Cambridge (SE) - Now part of the Nation Township
• Clarence (NE) - Merged with Rockland to become the city of Clarence-Rockland
• Cumberland (NW) - Now part of the city of Ottawa
• Russell (SW) - Still exists

See also List of Ontario census divisions.

External link

1951 map of Russell County