North Gower (/ɡɔːr/) is a small village in eastern Ontario, originally part of North Gower Township, now part of the city of Ottawa.
Surrounding communities include Richmond, Kemptville, Kars and Manotick.
The village took its name from Admiral John Leveson-Gower, Lord of the Admiralty from 1783 to 1789.
[2] By 1866, North Gower was a post village of the township of North Gower 6 miles from Osgoode Station, on the Ottawa and Prescott Railway, and 22 miles from Ottawa.
[3] In 2001, North Gower was amalgamated into Ottawa along with the remainder of Carleton County.