Otonabee-South Monaghan, Ontario
- Otonabee-South Monaghan, Ontario
Otonabee-South Monaghan is a township in central-eastern Ontario, Canada in Peterborough County. It is located on the Trent-Severn Waterway.
Communities
The township comprises the communities of Assumption, Bensfort, Bensfort Bridge, Blezard, Cameron, Campbelltown, Drummond, Hall Landing, Indian River, Jermyn, Keene, Lang, Mathers Corners, Pengelly Landing, Stewarts Hall, Villiers, Wallace Point and Zion.
Geography
The main natural attraction in the area is the Serpent Mounds Campgrounds and Historical Site. Serpent Mounds, a past provincial park before being returned to the Hiawatha First Nations people, is a historically significant burial grounds for the Native people. In addition to the mounds and campgrounds, Serpent Mounds also has a groomed beach for swimming and several kilometers of walking and biking trails. Another popular pastime in the area is fishing. Rice Lake is known to many as a great spot for some boating and fishing. There are also several resorts with water access points.
Education
Keene is also home to a school of approximately 600 students called North Shore Public School. This school is the main elementary school for Keene itself as well as the outlying farm families. North Shore is a feeder school for Thomas A. Stewart Secondary School, and has a longstanding tradition of producing both excellent athletes and excellent academic students.
Transportation
The area is served by the small Keene/Elmhirst's Resort Airport and Keene/Elmhirst's Resort Water Aerodrome.
Demographics
According to the 2001 Statistics Canada Census:
*Population: 6,669
*% Change (1996 – 2001): 1.3
*Dwellings: 2,688
*Area (km²): 349.47
*Density (persons per km²): 19.1
References
* [http://www.otonabeesouthmonaghan.ca/ Township of Otonabee South Monaghan]
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