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.

Douro-Dummer
Township (lower-tier)
Township of Douro-Dummer
Crowes Landing on Stoney Lake
Douro-Dummer Show map of Peterborough County Douro-Dummer Show map of Southern Ontario
Coordinates: 44°27′N 78°06′W
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
County	Peterborough
Formed	January 1, 1998
Government
• Type	Township
• Mayor	Heather Watson
• Federal riding	Peterborough
• Prov. riding	Peterborough—Kawartha
Area [1]
• Land	458.95 km2 (177.20 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	7,632
• Density	14.6/km2 (38/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal Codes	K0L 2B0, K0L 2H0 & K0L 3A0 & K9J
Area code(s)	705, 249
Website	www.dourodummer.on.ca

Warsaw Caves, Ontario

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 7,632 living in 2,925 of its 3,601 total private dwellings, a change of 13.8% from its 2016 population of 6,709. With a land area of 459.46 km² (177.40 sq mi), it had a population density of 16.6/km² (43.0/sq mi) in 2021.^[4]

	2021	2016	2011
Population	7,632 (+13.8% from 2016)	6,709 (-1.4% from 2011)	6,805 (-2.1% from 2006)
Land area	459.46 km2 (177.40 sq mi)	458.95 km2 (177.20 sq mi)	458.98 km2 (177.21 sq mi)
Population density	16.6/km2 (43/sq mi)	14.6/km2 (38/sq mi)	14.8/km2 (38/sq mi)
Median age	48.4 (M: 48.0, F: 48.8)	45.5 (M: 45.3, F: 45.7)
Private dwellings	3,601 (total)  2,925 (occupied)	3,434 (total)	3,110 (total)
Median household income	$96,000	$80,352

Canada census – Douro-Dummer community profile

References: 2021^[5] 2016^[6] 2011^[7]

Douro-Dummer historical populations

Year	Pop.	±%
1996	6,724	—
2001	6,652	−1.1%
2006	6,954	+4.5%
2011	6,805	−2.1%
2016	6,709	−1.4%
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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