Douro-Dummer

Douro-Dummer
—  Township  —
Crowes Landing on Stoney Lake
Douro-Dummer
Coordinates: 44°27′N 78°06′W / 44.45°N 78.1°W / 44.45; -78.1Coordinates: 44°27′N 78°06′W / 44.45°N 78.1°W / 44.45; -78.1
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
County	Peterborough
Settled
Incorporated
Government
– Type	Township
– Reeve	J. Murray Jones
– Federal riding	Peterborough
– Prov. riding	Peterborough
Area[1]
– Land	458.36 km2 (177 sq mi)
Population (2006)[1]
– Total	6,954
– Density	15.4/km2 (39.9/sq mi)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Postal Code	K0L 3A0
Area code(s)	705
Website	www.dourodummer.on.ca

Warsaw Caves, Ontario

Douro-Dummer is a township in central-eastern Ontario, Canada in Peterborough County. It is located on the Trent-Severn Waterway. Douro is the site of drumlins known as the Drumlins of Douro.

Douro has a Jr. A hockey club called the Douro Dukes of the Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League, who began play in the 2007-08 season.

The local post office in Douro's general store has been run by the same family since the late 19th century.

Communities

The township comprises the communities of Centre Dummer, Clarina, Cottesloe, Crowes Landing, Donwood, Douro, Five Corners, Galesburg, Gilchrist Bay, Guerin, Hall's Glen, Juniper Island, McCrackens Landing, South Beach, South Dummer and Warsaw.

Demographics

According to the 2001 Statistics Canada Census:

• Population: 6,652
• % Change (1996 – 2001): -0.5
• Dwellings: 3,249
• Area (km².): 458.46
• Density (persons per km².): 14.5

According to the 2006 Statistics Canada Census:^[1]

• Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 2559 (total dwellings: 3442)
• Mother tongue:
  • English as first language: 93.6 %
  • French as first language: 0.8 %
  • English and French as first language: 0.1 %
  • Other as first language: 5.5 %

Population trend:^[2]

• Population in 2006: 6954 (2001 to 2006 population change: 4.5 %)
• Population in 2001: 6652
• Population in 1996:
  • Douro (township): 3671
  • Dummer (township): 3053
• Population in 1991:
  • Douro (township): 3523
  • Dummer (township): 2746

Famous people

• Leahy, Canadian folk rock band
• Susanna Moodie, Pioneer, Canadian writer and newspaper editor
• Catharine Parr Traill, Pioneer, Canadian writer, naturalist (sister of Susanna Moodie)

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Statistics Canada 2006 Census - Douro-Dummer community profile
2. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census

External links

• The Township of Douro-Dummer
• Warsaw Caves: Photos and Updated Information