Douro-Dummer, Ontario
Encyclopedia
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 drumlin
s 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.
Census:
According to the 2006 Statistics Canada Census:
Population trend:
Township (Canada)
The term township generally means the district or area associated with a town. However in some systems no town needs to be involved. The specific use of the term to describe political subdivisions has varied by country, usually to describe a local rural or semi-rural government within the county...
in central-eastern Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
in Peterborough County
Peterborough County, Ontario
Peterborough County is located in Southern Ontario, Canada. It is projected to reach a population of 159,840 by 2031, according to the Ontario Ministry of Finance's Ontario Population Projections Update...
. It is located on the Trent-Severn Waterway
Trent-Severn Waterway
The Trent–Severn Waterway is a Canadian canal system formerly used for industrial and transportation purposes and now for recreational and tourism purposes, connecting Lake Ontario at Trenton to the Georgian Bay portion of Lake Huron at Port Severn...
. Douro is the site of drumlin
Drumlin
A drumlin, from the Irish word droimnín , first recorded in 1833, is an elongated whale-shaped hill formed by glacial ice acting on underlying unconsolidated till or ground moraine.-Drumlin formation:...
s 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
Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League
The Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League is a Canadian Developmental Junior "A" ice hockey league. The GMHL is not affiliated with the Canadian Junior Hockey League or a member by Hockey Canada...
, 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 CanadaStatistics Canada
Statistics Canada is the Canadian federal government agency commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and culture. Its headquarters is in Ottawa....
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:
- 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:
- 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
- LeahyLeahyLeahy is the name of a Canadian folk music group. The eight band members, all from the Leahy family of eleven siblings, are from Lakefield, Ontario and have been actively touring Canada and internationally since the early 1980s when they were known as The Leahy Family...
, Canadian folk rock band - Susanna MoodieSusanna MoodieSusanna Moodie, born Strickland , was an English-born Canadian author who wrote about her experiences as a settler in Canada, which was a British colony at the time.-Biography:...
, Pioneer, Canadian writer and newspaper editor - Catharine Parr TraillCatharine Parr TraillCatharine Parr Traill, born Strickland was an English-Canadian author who wrote about life as a settler in Canada.-Biography:...
, Pioneer, Canadian writer, naturalist (sister of Susanna Moodie)