Cavan-Monaghan, Ontario

The Township of Cavan-Monaghan is located in central-eastern Ontario, Canada in Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada, about twenty kilometres southwest of the city of Peterborough.

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 4901, 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.

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.

Cavan and Millbrook townships 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 [http://www.cmnm.ca/2007%20By-Laws/By-Law%202007-19%20Name%20Change%20By-Law.pdf] , as many thought the older name was too long. The township consists of the hamlets of Cavan, Ida, Springville, Fraserville, North Monaghan, and village of Millbrook. The population of the township in 2001 was 8,453.

According to the 2001 Statistics Canada Census:
*% Change (1996 – 2001): 2.4
*Dwellings: 2,951
*Area (km²): 306.13
*Density (persons per km²): 27.6

Millbrook has been a filming location for several movie productions. The Music Man, Ice Princess and the 2005 film A History of Violence were filmed in the town. In the latter film, Millbrook was depicted as the fictional town of Millbrook, Indiana.

Communities

*Bailieboro
*Carmel
*Cavan
*Cedar Valley
*Fraserville
*Ida
*Millbrook
*Mount Pleasant
*South Monaghan
*Springville
*Tapley

:

	North: Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield
West: Kawartha Lakes	Cavan-Millbrook-North Monaghan	East: Peterborough, Otonabee-South Monaghan
	South: Port Hope

External links

* [http://www.cmnm.ca/ Township of Cavan-Millbrook-North Monaghan]
* [http://www.kawartha.net/%7Emchs/mchs.htm Millbrook and Cavan Historical Society]