Douro-Dummer

Douro-Dummer
Township of Douro-Dummer
Crowes Landing on Stoney Lake
Crowes Landing on Stoney Lake
Douro-Dummer is located in Peterborough County
Douro-Dummer
Douro-Dummer
Douro-Dummer is located in Southern Ontario
Douro-Dummer
Douro-Dummer
Coordinates: 44°27′N 78°06′W / 44.450°N 78.100°W / 44.450; -78.100
Country Canada
Province Ontario
CountyPeterborough
FormedJanuary 1, 1998
Government
 • TypeTownship
 • MayorHeather Watson
 • Federal ridingPeterborough—Kawartha
 • Prov. ridingPeterborough—Kawartha
Area
 • Land458.95 km2 (177.20 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total7,632
 • Density14.6/km2 (38/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal Codes
K0L 2C0, K0L 3A0 & K0L 3G0
Area code(s)705, 249
Websitewww.dourodummer.on.ca
Warsaw Caves, Ontario

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 (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]

  1. ^ a b "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Douro-Dummer, Township". Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved June 30, 2019.
  2. ^ "General store near Peterborough closes its doors after 124 years". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2017-05-29.
  3. ^ 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 [dead link]