Douro-Dummer


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.
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. It was reopened as Towns and Leahy Merchantile and Deli in 2017, but it was destroyed by a fire in 2018.
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Communities

The township comprises the communities of:

History

The area was historically inhabited by Mississaugas First Nations. After the Rice Lake Treaty #20 was signed in 1818, in which of land north of Rice Lake were surrendered, both Douro and Dummer townships were opened for settlement. Douro Township was named in honour of one of the battles in the Peninsula War. In 1823, Dummer Township was surveyed, and in 1831, 2,000 Irish and English settlers arrived there to begin colonization, who were granted of land per family. In 1841, the first post office in Dummer Township opened. By that time, both townships were fully settled.

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, it had a population density of in 2021.

Local government

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

Notable people