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 The Warsaw Caves are a group of caverns, a geological feature located in the Warsaw Caves Conservation Area near the village of Warsaw, Ontario, Canada. The caves have long passages and mostly small open areas which are accessible to spelunkers. ...

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

Local government

Douro-Dummer is governed by a mayor, deputy-mayor and three councillors. As of the 2018 election, the elected council members are: Mayor: J. Murray Jones Deputy Mayor: Karl Moher Councillor at Large: Thomas G. Watt Councillors: * Ward 1: Heather Watson * Ward 2: Shelagh Landsmann

Communities

The township comprises the communities of: * Centre Dummer * Clarina * Cottesloe * Crowes Landing * Donwood * Douro * Five Corners - referring to convergence of Douro Seventh Line, Nassau Road and Peterborough County Road 4 * Galesburg - south of Clear Lake * Gilchrist Bay - waterway within Stoney Lake * Guerin - along Indian River * Hall's Glen * Juniper Island - on Ston(e)y Lake * McCrackens Landing * 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 The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population with a reference date of May 11, 2021. It follows the 2016 Canadian census, which recorded a population of 35,151,728. The overall response rate was 98%, which is sli ...

conducted by

Statistics Canada Statistics Canada (StatCan; french: Statistique Canada), formed in 1971, is the agency of the Government of Canada commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and cultur ...

, 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.

Notable people

* Ronnie Hawkins, American-born Canadian musician, Rockabilly Legend (resident 1970-2017) * Leahy, Canadian folk rock band (family homestead) *

Susanna Moodie Susanna Moodie (born Strickland; 6 December 1803 – 8 April 1885) 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 Susanna Moodie was born in Bungay, ...

1803-1885, Pioneer, English-born Canadian writer and newspaper editor (former resident 1832-1840) *

Catharine Parr Traill Catharine Parr Traill (born Strickland; 9 January 1802 – 29 August 1899) was an English-Canadian author and naturalist who wrote about life in Canada, particularly what is now Ontario (then the colony of Upper Canada). In the 1830s, Canada ...

1802-1899, Pioneer, English-born Canadian writer, naturalist and sister of

(former resident 1832-1840)

References

External links