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Cavan Monaghan
A rural township southwest of Peterborough, with the village of Millbrook at its centre.
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Why people move here
A township in Peterborough County southwest of the city of Peterborough, with Millbrook as its population centre.
Homes and neighbourhoods
Single-detached homes made up 94.5% of all occupied homes in 2021.
Communities
Cavan Monaghan includes Millbrook, Cavan, Ida, Fraserville, Springville and Mount Pleasant, among other villages and hamlets.
Cavan Monaghan keeps growing.
How many people call Cavan Monaghan home, and how fast that number is rising.
Census check: Cavan Monaghan counted 8,829 people in the 2016 census and 10,016 in 2021. The median age in 2021 was 44.8.
Census counts: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population, as published in Township of Cavan Monaghan demographics and Wikipedia: Cavan Monaghan. Canada's 2026 census results are not out until 2027.
How Cavan Monaghan became Cavan Monaghan.
From the first settlers to today, the moments that shaped the town.
Where the name comes from
The original townships of Cavan and Monaghan were surveyed by John Deyell in 1817. They were named for County Cavan and County Monaghan in Ireland, where many settlers had emigrated from.
Changing counties
The Township of Cavan and the Village of Millbrook were part of Durham County until 1974, when they became part of Peterborough County.
Cavan and Monaghan townships are surveyed by John Deyell.
Cavan and Millbrook move from Durham County to Peterborough County.
Cavan, Millbrook and North Monaghan amalgamate as Cavan-Millbrook-North Monaghan.
The township is renamed Cavan Monaghan.
The census counts 10,016 people, up 13.4% from 2016.
History summarized from Wikipedia: Cavan Monaghan. Wikipedia text is available under CC BY-SA.
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