Skip to content
Add your Omemee photo
1920 × 720

Omemee

A former village in Emily Township, with its own library branch.

$566,636Average sale price, Jan to Oct 20264th most affordable of 18
35Average days on market2nd fastest of 18
25Homes sold, Jan to Oct 202669 new listings
96%Sale price vs list priceTied 10th highest of 18
Moving from the GTA?

Why people choose Omemee.

1

Why people move here

Omemee is a community in the former Township of Emily, alongside Downeyville and Fowlers Corners.

2

Library and community

Omemee has one of the Kawartha Lakes Public Library's 14 branches.

3

Small-town size

The Omemee population centre counted 1,060 people in 2021.

Population and growth

Kawartha Lakes keeps growing.

How many people call Kawartha Lakes home, and how fast that number is rising.

79,247Population, 2021 censusStatistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population
75,423Population, 2016 censusStatistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population
+5.1%Growth, 2016 to 2021Census to census
+3,824New neighbours since 2016Added in five years

Census check: Kawartha Lakes counted 75,423 people in the 2016 census and 79,247 in 2021. These are city-wide figures. Omemee is one of the communities and former municipalities that make up the City of Kawartha Lakes.

Census counts: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population, as published in Wikipedia: Kawartha Lakes and Statistics Canada figures. Canada's 2026 census results are not out until 2027.

A little history

How Omemee became Omemee.

From the first settlers to today, the moments that shaped the town.

A village before 2001

Omemee was an incorporated village before the amalgamation.

Part of a bigger city

Omemee became part of the City of Kawartha Lakes when it was formed on January 1, 2001.

2001

The Village of Omemee joins the new City of Kawartha Lakes.

2021

The population centre counts 1,060 people.

History summarized from Wikipedia: Kawartha Lakes, The Canadian Encyclopedia: Kawartha Lakes. Wikipedia text is available under CC BY-SA.

Thinking about Omemee?

Talk to Cheryl and Charlie for a straight answer on what your budget buys here, or what your home is worth.

Omemee listings are coming soon.
Direct(905) 442-4062Emailcheryldevenney.homes@gmail.com
Office242 King Street East, Unit 1A, Oshawa, Ontario L1H 1C1

Prices and market figures are CLAR averages for January to October 2026 and change monthly. Town details are general. Estimates only. Your lender, lawyer and tax adviser have the final word. Right At Home Realty, Brokerage.

Text us