Cavan-Monaghan

This article is about the Ontario municipality. For the parliamentary constituency in Ireland, see Cavan–Monaghan (Dáil Éireann constituency).

Cavan-Monaghan
—  Township  —
Municipal office in Cavan
Cavan-Monaghan
Coordinates: 44°12′N 78°28′W / 44.2°N 78.467°W / 44.2; -78.467Coordinates: 44°12′N 78°28′W / 44.2°N 78.467°W / 44.2; -78.467
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
County	Peterborough
Settled	1817
Amalgamated	1998
Government
- Type	Township
- Mayor	John A. Fallis
- Federal riding	Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock
- Prov. riding	Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock
Area
- Land	306.13 km2 (118.2 sq mi)
Population (2006)
- Total	8,828
- Density	28.8/km2 (74.6/sq mi)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Postal code
Area code(s)	705
Website	www.cavanmonaghan.net

Cavan-Monaghan is a township in Peterborough County in central-eastern Ontario, Canada, 20 km southwest of the city of Peterborough. It was named after the counties of Cavan and Monaghan in Ireland.

History

The original township of Cavan and Millbrook was surveyed by John Deyell in 1817, and was named after County Cavan in Ireland, from which many of its settlers had emigrated. By 1819 there were 244 settlers, and by 1861 the population had risen to 4,901, many of whom were descendants of United Empire Loyalists, veterans of the War of 1812 who had been granted land there, or the original and later settlers from Ireland. After Confederation in 1867, the population began to drop as many families left for Western Canada.^[1]

The original Irish settlers were Protestants, and many of them were associated with the Orange Order. In the mid-19th century the "Cavan Blazers" were established as a fiercely Protestant vigilante group, who often burned down the farms of Catholic settlers.^[1]

The Township of Cavan and the Village of Millbrook became part of Peterborough County in 1974, and were amalgamated, along with North Monaghan, into one township — Cavan-Millbrook-North Monaghan — in 1998. In 2007, the township was renamed Cavan-Monaghan,^[2] as many thought the older name was too long.

Communities

The township comprises the communities of Carmel, Cavan, Cedar Valley, Fraserville, Ida, Millbrook, Mount Pleasant, South Monaghan, Springville and Tapley. None are incorporated and a couple are relegated to just names on a map as cars made transportation easier and service areas concentrated in fewer nodes.

Millbrook

Ida

Film production

Millbrook has been a filming location for several movie productions. The Music Man, Ice Princess and A History of Violence were filmed in the town. In the latter film, Millbrook was depicted as the fictional town of Millbrook, Indiana.

Demographics

According to the 2006 Statistics Canada Census:^[3]

• Population: 8,828
• % Change (2001 – 2006): 4.4
• Dwellings: 3,088
• Area (km²): 306.13
• Density (persons per km²): 28.8

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Home page". Millbrook and Cavan Historical Society. http://www.kawartha.net/~mchs/mchs.htm. Retrieved 2009-05-08. 
2. ^ "By-law Number 2007-19" (PDF). Corporation of the Township of Cavan-Millbrook=North Monaghan. 2007-04-02. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. http://web.archive.org/web/20070930065800/http://www.cmnm.ca/2007+By-Laws/By-Law+2007-19+Name+Change+By-Law.pdf. Retrieved 2009-05-08. 
3. ^ "Cavan-Millbrook-North Monaghan". 2006 Community Profiles. Statistics Canada. http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=3515013&Geo2=PR&Code2=35&Data=Count&SearchText=Cavan&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=35&B1=All&Custom=. Retrieved 2009-05-08. 

External links

• Township of Cavan-Monaghan