Cavan Monaghan (known as Cavan-Millbrook-North Monaghan until 2007) is a

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in central-eastern

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, Canada, southwest of the city of Peterborough.

History

The original townships of Cavan and Monaghan were surveyed by John Deyell in 1817, and were named after

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and

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, from which many of its settlers had emigrated. By 1819, there were 244 settlers, and by 1861 the population had risen to 4,901, many of whom were descendants of

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, veterans of the

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who had been granted land there, or the original and later settlers from Ireland. After

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in 1867, the population began to drop as many families left for Western Canada. The original Irish settlers were

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, and many of them were associated with the

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. In the mid-19th century the "Cavan Blazers" were established as a fiercely Protestant vigilante group, who often burned down the farms of Catholic settlers. The Township of Cavan and the Village of Millbrook, previously part of Durham County, in 1974 became part of Peterborough County, and were amalgamated, along with North Monaghan, into one township — Cavan-Millbrook-North Monaghan — in 1998. In 2007, the township was renamed Cavan Monaghan, as many thought the older name was too long.

Communities

The township of Cavan Monaghan comprises a number of villages and hamlets, including the following communities such as Carmel, Cavan, Cedar Valley, Five Mile Turn, Fraserville, Ida, Millbrook, Mount Pleasant, South Monaghan / Centreville (partially), Springville, Tapley; Bailieboro (partially), Cavan Station, Dranoel, Fairmount, Kendry, Murray Hill. None are incorporated and a couple are relegated to just names on a map as cars made transportation easier and service areas concentrated in fewer nodes. Millbrook ON.JPG, Millbrook Ida ON.jpg, Ida

Millbrook

Millbrook is the township's population centre. The commercial businesses and services (banking, government) are found along King Street and County Road 10. County Road 10 provides Millbrook with convenient connections with

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and

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. It has been a filming location for several movie productions. ''

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'' (a 2011 CBC production), ''

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'', '' Ice Princess'', ''Let It Snow'', ''Feel The Beat'', ''The Town Christmas Forgot'' and ''

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'' were filmed in the town. In the latter film, Millbrook was depicted as the fictional town of Millbrook,

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. The political cartoonist Sam Hunter was born and raised in Millbrook, along with award-winning filmmaker Jared Raab, esteemed Aquatic Science Biologist Dustin Raab with Fisheries and Oceans Canada, and

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winning singer/songwriter

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singer-songwriter Jade Eagleson was raised in Bailieboro.

Demographics

In the

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conducted by

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, Cavan Monaghan had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.

Economy

Cavan is home to Alltech's corn feed facility under the Masterfeeds brand. It was formerly owned by

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which opened a feed facility on Peterborough County Road 10 just north of

. Opened in 1975, the facility was then owned by Maple Leaf Mills, which relocated from the Maple Leaf Mills Silos in downtown

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Attractions

Peterborough Speedway is a 1/3 mile

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oval which has been in operation since 1967. The speedway hosts a weekly Saturday night

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program from May to October each year including the annual Autumn Colours Classic. The weekend of races takes place during the

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holiday weekend and is considered one of the most important stock car events in Ontario.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cavan Monaghan Lower-tier municipalities in Ontario Municipalities in Peterborough County Township municipalities in Ontario