North Kawartha is a township in northern

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. North Kawartha was formed in 1998 through an amalgamation of the Townships of Burleigh and Anstruther and the Township of Chandos. For a while after this merger, it was known as Burleigh-Anstruther-Chandos.

Communities

Within the township are smaller urbanized areas such as the village of Apsley, and the hamlets of Big Cedar, Burleigh Falls, Glen Alda, Mount Julian, Stoneyridge and Woodview. These communities are surrounded by freshwater lakes including Chandos,

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Etymology

* Anstruther was likely named for

Sir Windham Carmichael-Anstruther, 8th Baronet Sir Windham Charles James Carmichael-Anstruther, 8th Baronet and 4th Baronet DL (1825 – 26 January 1898) was a Liberal Party politician and Scottish baronet. Born in Lincoln's Inn Fields, he was the son of Sir John Anstruther, 4th Baronet and ...

. * Apsley was probably named for

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, London residence of the

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. * Burleigh was likely named for

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. * Chandos was named in 1862 for Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, 3rd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos * Kawartha comes from an aboriginal word ''Ka-wa-tha'', meaning "land of reflections". For more on this etymology, see

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Government

The local government is the Corporation of the Township of North Kawartha. The current mayor is Carolyn Amyotte.

Schools

Apsley Central Public School, is the only school located in Apsley and provides education from kindergarten to grade 8. The school is under the jurisdiction of the

Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board (known as English-language Public District School Board No. 14 prior to 1999) is a public, secular, English language school board headquartered in Peterborough, Ontario. It is the amalgamation of the fo ...

. Secondary education requires travel outside to Peterborough.

Recreation

North Kawartha is home to the

North Kawartha Knights The North Kawartha Knights are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Apsley, Ontario, Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and ...

, a junior hockey team playing in the Jr. C Central League of the

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. They started play in 2014. The home arena for the Knights is the North Kawartha Community Centre located in Apsley. North Kawartha also has several golf courses, including Marvel Rapids golf course and Owenbrook golf course.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by

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, North Kawartha 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.

References

External links

* {{Peterborough County Lower-tier municipalities in Ontario Municipalities in Peterborough County Township municipalities in Ontario