Munster, Ontario is a large village situated south-west of Stittsville, west of Richmond and north of North Gower. The total population is 1,322Munster was established as a post office in the Goulbourn Township by 1866; Thomas Tubman served as postmaster.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.Munster was home to the Anglican parish church of St. Stephens, which closed in the 1960s. At that time, Munster was a simple cross-roads village of a handful of houses. In the 1970s, a rural suburb, marketed as "Munster Hamlet", added about 400 houses to the community. The community was built in four quadrants. The church was then re-opened as the Munster branch of the Ottawa Public Library.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.Munster has a restaurant, United Church, Loyal Orange Lodge # 917 and is the site of Saunders Farm, which has outdoor mazes and a Halloween theme park.Munster is named after the province of Munster, in Ireland.
