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Otonabee-South Monaghan

A township along the Trent-Severn Waterway, with its municipal office in the hamlet of Keene.

$656,991Average sale price, Jan to Oct 20264th most affordable of 9
49Average days on market6th fastest of 9
58Homes sold, Jan to Oct 2026186 new listings
96%Sale price vs list priceTied 4th highest of 9
Moving from the GTA?

Why people choose Otonabee-South Monaghan.

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Why people move here

A rural township in Peterborough County, located along the Trent-Severn Waterway.

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Places to visit

The township includes Lang Pioneer Village and the Serpent Mounds Campground and Historical Site.

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Room to spread out

About 7,100 people live across 346 square kilometres, around 21 people per square kilometre in 2021.

Population and growth

Otonabee-South Monaghan keeps growing.

How many people call Otonabee-South Monaghan home, and how fast that number is rising.

7,087Population, 2021 censusStatistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population
6,670Population, 2016 censusStatistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population
+6.3%Growth, 2016 to 2021Census to census
+417New neighbours since 2016Added in five years

Census check: Otonabee-South Monaghan counted 6,670 people in the 2016 census and 7,087 in 2021. In 1996, before amalgamation, the area counted 6,749 people.

Census counts: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population, as published in Wikipedia: Otonabee–South Monaghan. Canada's 2026 census results are not out until 2027.

A little history

How Otonabee-South Monaghan became Otonabee-South Monaghan.

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

Two townships become one

On January 1, 1998, the Township of Otonabee-South Monaghan was created through the amalgamation of Otonabee in the east and South Monaghan in the west.

Neighbours

Hiawatha First Nation is a neighbouring community, independent of township administration.

1998

Otonabee and South Monaghan townships amalgamate.

2021

The census counts 7,087 people, up 6.3% from 2016.

History summarized from the township community profile and Wikipedia: Otonabee–South Monaghan. Wikipedia text is available under CC BY-SA.

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