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The name derives from the Ottawa tribe of Native Americans, on whose reservation the city was laid out.In the spring of 1864, title to the land was obtained from the tribe through treaty connected to the founding of Ottawa University, the Ottawa having donated 20,000 acres of land to establish and fund a school for the education of Indians and non-Indians alike.
Franklin County comprises the Ottawa, KS Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS Combined Statistical Area. As of the U.S. Census in 2000, [13] there were 24,784 people, 9,452 households, and 6,720 families residing in the county.
The Lake District (Edmonton North) area is located beyond 97 Street to the east, [8] while the Kensington neighbourhood is beyond 137 Avenue to the south. [6] The Palisades area is located across 127 Street to the west, [ 9 ] while the future Goodridge Corners neighbourhood is beyond Anthony Henday Drive to the northwest.
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Edmonton is home to Alberta Innovates, a provincially-funded applied research and development corporation based in Edmonton's Bell Tower. [198] Edmonton is the major economic centre for northern and central Alberta and a major centre for the oil and gas industry. As of 2014, the estimated value of major projects within the Edmonton Metropolitan ...
Stores opened included Victoria in 1945, Port Alberni in 1948, Park Royal Shopping Centre in West Vancouver in 1950, New Westminster in 1954, Westmount Shopper's Park in Edmonton in 1955, Oakridge Centre (where Woodward's was the owner and anchor tenant) in 1959, Chinook Centre in Calgary in 1960, Victoria in 1963, Northgate Centre in Edmonton ...
A city is displayed in bold if it is a provincial or federal capital (Ottawa). An italicized city is its largest in its province. The three territories (Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut) and one province (Prince Edward Island) do not have municipalities among the 100 most populous in Canada.