Douro-Dummer Explained

Douro-Dummer
Official Name:	Township of Douro-Dummer
Settlement Type:	Township (lower-tier)
Flag Size:	120x100px
Pushpin Map:	CAN ON Peterborough#Canada Southern Ontario
Coordinates:	44.45°N -84°W
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Type1:	Province
Subdivision Type2:	County
Established Title:	Settled
Established Title2:	Formed
Established Date2:	January 1, 1998
Government Type:	Township
Leader Title:	Mayor
Leader Name:	Heather Watson
Leader Title1:	Federal riding
Leader Title2:	Prov. riding
Area Land Km2:	458.95
Population As Of:	2021
Population Footnotes:	^[1]
Population Total:	7632
Population Density Km2:	14.6
Utc Offset:	-5
Utc Offset Dst:	-4
Postal Code Type:	Postal Codes
Postal Code:	K0L 2C0, K0L 3A0 & K0L 3G0
Website:	www.dourodummer.on.ca

Douro-Dummer is a township in central-eastern Ontario, Canada, in Peterborough County along the Trent-Severn Waterway. It was formed on January 1, 1998, through the amalgamation of Douro and Dummer Townships.

The township is the site of drumlins known as the Drumlins of Douro, and home of the Warsaw Caves (near the community of Warsaw).

Douro's general store was run by the same family since 1896, Patrick George Towns after moving the store opened in his hometown Peterborough in 1892; however, it closed its doors for the last time in Sunday, September 4, 2016.^[2] It was reopened as Towns and Leahy Merchantile and Deli in 2017, but it was destroyed by a fire in 2018.^[3]

Local government

Douro-Dummer is governed by a mayor, deputy-mayor and three councillors. As of the 2022 election, the elected council members are:

Mayor: Heather Watson

Deputy Mayor: Harold Nelson

Councillor at Large: Thomas G. Watt

Councillors:

• Ward 1: Ray Johnston
• Ward 2: Adam Vervoort

Communities

The township comprises the communities of:

• Centre Dummer
• Clarina
• Cottesloe
• Crowe's Landing
• Donwood
• Douro
• Five Corners - referring to convergence of Douro Seventh Line, Nassau Road and Peterborough County Road 4
• Galesburg - south of Clear Lake
• Guerin - along Indian River
• Hall's Glen
• parts of Stony Lake, including McCracken's Landing and Juniper Island
• South Beach
• South Dummer
• Warsaw - south end of Quarry Lake and seat of municipal government
• Young's Point

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Douro-Dummer had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 459.46km2, it had a population density of in 2021.^[4]

Notable people

• Ronnie Hawkins, American-born Canadian musician, Rockabilly Legend (resident 1970-2017)
• Leahy, Canadian folk rock band (family homestead)
• Susanna Moodie 1803-1885, Pioneer, English-born Canadian writer and newspaper editor (former resident 1832-1840)
• Catharine Parr Traill 1802-1899, Pioneer, English-born Canadian writer, naturalist and sister of Susanna Moodie (former resident 1832-1840)

See also

• List of townships in Ontario

References

https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=Douro%2DDummer&DGUIDlist=2021A00053515023&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1&HEADERlist=0

Notes and References

1. Web site: Census Profile, 2016 Census: Douro-Dummer, Township . 8 February 2017. Statistics Canada . June 30, 2019.
2. News: General store near Peterborough closes its doors after 124 years. The Globe and Mail. 2017-05-29. en-ca.
3. https://www.mykawartha.com/news-story/9150802-it-s-been-a-year-since-fire-stole-a-piece-of-douro-with-destruction-of-p-g-towns-and-sons-general-store/l
4. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Ontario . . February 9, 2022 . April 2, 2022.