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'''Scugog''' is a township in the [[Regional Municipality of Durham]], south-central [[Ontario]], [[Canada]]. It is northeast of [[Toronto]] and just north of [[Oshawa]]. Due to its location in the [[Greater Toronto Area]], many residents commute to Toronto for work on a daily basis. The anchor and largest population base of the township is [[Port Perry]]. The township has a population of roughly 22,500. A smaller Scugog Township was also a historic municipality and geographic township prior to the amalgamation that formed the current municipality.
'''Scugog''' is a township in the [[Regional Municipality of Durham]], south-central [[Ontario]], [[Canada]]. It is northeast of [[Toronto]] and just north of [[Oshawa]]. The anchor and largest population base of the township is [[Port Perry]]. The township has a population of roughly 22,500. A smaller Scugog Township was also a historic municipality and geographic township prior to the amalgamation that formed the current municipality.


==History==
==History==
The original township of Scugog used to be divided between Reach and Cartwright townships in [[Ontario County, Ontario|Ontario County]] and [[United Counties of Northumberland and Durham, Ontario|Northumberland and Durham County]], respectively. When [[Lake Scugog]] was created by a dam in [[Lindsay, Ontario|Lindsay]] in 1834, flooding created an island known as Scugog Island. The island was separated from Reach and Cartwright to form Scugog Township in 1856. In 1872 George Currie built a grain elevator which is currently Canada's oldest grain elevator. The new township was part of Ontario County.
The original township of Scugog used to be divided between Reach and Cartwright townships in [[Ontario County, Ontario|Ontario County]] and [[United Counties of Northumberland and Durham, Ontario|Northumberland and Durham County]], respectively. When [[Lake Scugog]] was created by a dam in [[Lindsay, Ontario|Lindsay]] in 1834, flooding created an island known as Scugog Island. The island was separated from Reach and Cartwright to form Scugog Township in 1856. In 1872 George Currie built a grain elevator which is currently Canada's oldest grain elevator. The new township was part of Ontario County.


According to Alan Rayburn's ''Place Names of Ontario'', the name Scugog is derived from the [[Mississaugas|Mississauga]] word ''sigaog'', which means "waves leap over a canoe." This refers to the creation of [[Lake Scugog]]. Other sources indicate that it is an Ojibwe word meaning swampy or marshy land.{{citation needed|date=June 2020}} The existence of two other lakes by the same name<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www4.rncan.gc.ca/search-place-names/search?q=Scugog&category=O|title=Geographical names in Canada: Search Results for Scugog|website=www.nrcan.gc.ca|access-date=June 28, 2019}}</ref> (neither of which is artificial) lends support to the latter etymology.
According to Alan Rayburn's ''Place Names of Ontario'', the name Scugog is derived from the [[Mississaugas|Mississauga]] word ''sigaog'', which means "waves leap over a canoe." This refers to the creation of [[Lake Scugog]]. Other sources indicate that it is an Ojibwe word meaning swampy or marshy land.{{citation needed|date=June 2020}} The existence of two other lakes by the same name<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www4.rncan.gc.ca/search-place-names/search?q=Scugog&category=O|title=Geographical names in Canada: Search Results for Scugog|website=www.nrcan.gc.ca|access-date=June 28, 2019}}</ref> (neither of which is artificial) lends support to the latter etymology.


The creation of the Regional Municipality of Durham in 1974 resulted in municipal restructuring of the various townships in Ontario County. The current township of Scugog was created through the amalgamation of the original townships of Scugog, Reach and Cartwright and the town of [[Port Perry]].
The current township of Scugog was created in 1974 through the amalgamation of the original townships of Scugog, Reach and Cartwright and the town of [[Port Perry]].

The rights to have secks were proposed to the Scugog Township in 2005, but they were declined in 2007.


== Local government ==
== Local government ==
{{maplink |from=Canada/Ontario/Scugog/Wards.map |frame=yes |text=Interactive map of Scugog electoral wards |frame-width=350 |frame-height=300 |zoom=10 }}
The Township of Scugog is governed by a mayor, a regional councillor and five councillors elected on the basis of one per ward. Ward 1 includes Greenbank, Seagrave, Epsom, Utica and Manchester. Ward 2 is Port Perry (South of 7A) and Prince Albert. Ward 3 is Scugog Island. Ward 4 is Blackstock, Nestleton Station, Nestleton and Caesarea. Ward 5 is Port Perry (north of 7A). The council holds regular meetings, open to the public at the town hall in [[Port Perry]].
The Township of Scugog is governed by a mayor, and five councillors elected on the basis of one per ward. Ward 1 includes Greenbank, Seagrave, Epsom, Utica and Manchester. Ward 2 is Port Perry (South of 7A) and Prince Albert. Ward 3 is Scugog Island. Ward 4 is Blackstock, Nestleton Station, Nestleton and Caesarea. Ward 5 is Port Perry (north of 7A). The council holds regular meetings, open to the public at the town hall in [[Port Perry]].{{citation needed|date=April 2022}}


The regional councillor joins the mayor to attend meetings at the [[Durham Regional Council]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.durham.ca/en/regional-government/council-members.aspx|title=Council Members|website=www.durham.ca|access-date=December 13, 2018}}</ref> The members of council elected in 2018 are:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.scugog.ca/en/township-office/Mayor-and-Council.aspx|title=Mayor and Council|date=October 22, 2018|website=www.scugog.ca|access-date=December 13, 2018}}</ref>


'''Mayor''': Bobbie Drew
'''Mayor''': Wilma Wotten<br>

'''Regional Councillor''': Wilma Wotten


'''Councillors''':
'''Councillors''':
* Ward 1: David Le Roy

* Ward 1 : Ian McDougall
* Ward 2: Janna Guido
* Ward 2: Janna Guido
* Ward 3: Angus Ross
* Ward 3: Robert Rock
* Ward 4: Deborah Kiezebrink
* Ward 4: Harold Wright
* Ward 5: Lance Brown
* Ward 5: Terry Coyne


==Current municipality==
==Current municipality==
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[[Port Perry]] is the chief commercial and administrative centre of the municipality. The township also includes the communities of:
[[Port Perry]] is the chief commercial and administrative centre of the municipality. The township also includes the communities of:


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*Blackstock – east of Port Perry on Old Scugog Road between Church Street and Highway 7A
*Blackstock – east of Port Perry on Old Scugog Road between Church Street and Highway 7A
*Cadmus – east of Blackstock on Edgerton Road at Cartwright East
*Cadmus – east of Blackstock on Edgerton Road at Cartwright East
*Caesarea – opposite of Aldreds Beach on Lake Scugog on Scugog Road. First settled in 1836 and originally named Lasherville, the village got its current name from its largest landowner and [[Reeve (Canada)|Reeve]]. It got a [[Canada Post|post office]] in 1851.<ref name="HVIDSTEN2001">{{cite web |last1=HVIDSTEN |first1=J PETER |title=Caesarea, Ontario |url=https://www.scugogheritage.com/post/post-card-pictures-of-caesarea |website=Scugog Township Heritage Gallery |access-date=5 October 2024}}</ref>
*Caesarea – opposite of Aldreds Beach on Lake Scugog on Scugog Road
*Carnegie Beach – northeast end of Scugog Island on Carnegie Beach Road
*Carnegie Beach – northeast end of Scugog Island on Carnegie Beach Road
*Cedar Shores – opposite Honey Beach on Lake Scugog on Island Road at Pine Point Road
*Cedar Shores – opposite Honey Beach on Lake Scugog on Island Road at Pine Point Road
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==Mississaugas of Scugog First Nations==
==Mississaugas of Scugog First Nations==
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Reserves # 34 consists of two tracts, east of Mississauga's Trail between Hood Drive and Pogue Road as well
Reserves # 34 consists of two tracts, east of Mississauga's Trail between Hood Drive and Pogue Road as well
as west of Mississauga's Trail from Pogue Road to Seven Mile Island Road/Chandler Drive.
as west of Mississauga's Trail from Pogue Road to Seven Mile Island Road/Chandler Drive.
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==Economy==
==Economy==
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The largest private-sector employer in the area is the [[Great Blue Heron Casino]], located on the [[Mississaugas of Scugog Island|Scugog First Nation]] on Scugog Island. [[Maple Leaf Foods|Schneider Meats]] also has a facility in the Township. The Township is also a popular tourist destination due to the casino and recreational opportunities from Lake Scugog. Many residents also commute to other Durham Region communities and further afield by road.
The largest private-sector employer in the area is the [[Great Blue Heron Casino]], located on the [[Mississaugas of Scugog Island|Scugog First Nation]] on Scugog Island. [[Maple Leaf Foods|Schneider Meats]] also has a facility in the Township. The Township is also a popular tourist destination due to the casino and recreational opportunities from Lake Scugog. Many residents also commute to other Durham Region communities and further afield by road.


==Attractions==
==Attractions==
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* Nonquon Provincial Wildlife Area – 1,120-hectare (2,800 acre) protected area located northwest of Port Perry and managed by Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
* Nonquon Provincial Wildlife Area – 1,120-hectare (2,800 acre) protected area located northwest of Port Perry and managed by Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
* Ocala Orchards Farm Winery – 100 acre winery established in 1995 by Irwin and Alissa Smith south of Utica
* Ocala Orchards Farm Winery – 100 acre winery established in 1995 by Irwin and Alissa Smith south of Utica
* Scugog Shores Museum
* [https://www.scugog.ca/museum/ Scugog Shores Museum]
* [https://theatreontheridge.ca/ Theatre on The Ridge]
* Oakridges Moraine Trail – located at south end of Scugog
* Oakridges Moraine Trail – located at south end of Scugog
*Historic Downtown Port Perry
*Lake Scugog waterfront


==Transportation==
==Transportation==
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[[Lakeridge Health Port Perry]] site has a helipad for air ambulance use only.
[[Lakeridge Health Port Perry]] site has a helipad for air ambulance use only.


==Demographics==
== Demographics ==
According to the 2006 [[Statistics Canada]] Census:<ref name="SC2006">Statistics Canada 2006 Census – [http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=3518020&Geo2=PR&Code2=35&Data=Count&SearchText=scugog&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= Scugog community profile]</ref>
*Population:
** 2006: 21,439
** 2001: 20,173
*% Change (2001–2006): 6.3
*Dwellings: 8,345
*Area (km²): 474.63
*Density (persons per km²): 45.2

{{Historical populations
{{Historical populations
|title = Historical populations
|title = Historical populations
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|[[Canada 2006 Census|2006]]|21439
|[[Canada 2006 Census|2006]]|21439
|[[Canada 2011 Census|2011]]|21569
|[[Canada 2011 Census|2011]]|21569
|[[Canada 2016 Census|2016]]|21617
|[[Canada 2021 Census|2021]]|21581
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In the [[2021 Canadian census|2021 Census of Population]] conducted by [[Statistics Canada]], Scugog had a population of {{val|21581|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|8243|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|8734|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:21581-21617}}|21617|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|21617|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|474.38|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|21581|474.38|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.<ref name=2021census>{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000203&geocode=A000235 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Ontario | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=February 9, 2022 | accessdate=April 2, 2022}}</ref>

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! colspan="2" | Canada 2006 Census!! Population !! % of total population
! colspan="2" | Canada 2006 Census!! Population !! % of total population
|-
|-
| rowspan="12" | [[Visible minority]] group<br /><small>Source:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=3518020&Geo2=PR&Code2=35&Data=Count&SearchText=Scugog&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=|title= Community Profiles from the 2006 Census|publisher=Statistics Canada – Census Subdivision}}</ref></small> || [[South Asian Canadian|South Asian]] || 75 || 0.4
| rowspan="12" | [[Visible minority]] group<br /><small>Source:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=3518020&Geo2=PR&Code2=35&Data=Count&SearchText=Scugog&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= |title= Community Profiles from the 2006 Census|date= March 13, 2007|publisher=Statistics Canada – Census Subdivision}}</ref></small> || [[South Asian Canadian|South Asian]] || 75 || 0.4
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| [[Chinese Canadian|Chinese]] || 70 || 0.3
| [[Chinese Canadian|Chinese]] || 70 || 0.3
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| colspan="2" | '''Total visible minority population'''|| '''395''' || '''1.9'''
| colspan="2" | '''Total visible minority population'''|| '''395''' || '''1.9'''
|-
|-
| rowspan="3" | [[Aboriginal peoples in Canada|Aboriginal]] group<br /><small>Source:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/hlt/97-558/pages/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo=CSD&Code=35&Table=1&Data=Count&Sex=1&Age=1&StartRec=401&Sort=2&Display=Page&CSDFilter=5000 |title= Aboriginal Peoples – Data table|publisher=Statistics Canada}}</ref></small> || [[First Nations]] || 110 || 0.5
| rowspan="3" | [[Aboriginal peoples in Canada|Aboriginal]] group<br /><small>Source:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/hlt/97-558/pages/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo=CSD&Code=35&Table=1&Data=Count&Sex=1&Age=1&StartRec=401&Sort=2&Display=Page&CSDFilter=5000 |title= Aboriginal Peoples – Data table|publisher=Statistics Canada}}</ref></small> || [[First Nations in Canada|First Nations]] || 110 || 0.5
|-
|-
| [[Métis people (Canada)|Métis]] || 60 || 0.3
| [[Métis people (Canada)|Métis]] || 60 || 0.3
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==In film==
==In film==
* The 1973 TV movie, ''The Thanksgiving Treasure'', starring [[Jason Robards]], was partially filmed at the general store in Seagrave, and at a farm on Old Simcoe Road just to the west of Seagrave.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Thanksgiving Treasure (1973 TV Movie) Filming & Production |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0228392/locations?ref_=tt_dt_dt |website=[[IMDb]] |access-date=24 November 2018}}</ref>
* The 1973 TV movie, ''The Thanksgiving Treasure'', starring [[Jason Robards]], was partially filmed at the general store in Seagrave, and at a farm on Old Simcoe Road just to the west of Seagrave.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Thanksgiving Treasure (1973 TV Movie) Filming & Production |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0228392/locations?ref_=tt_dt_dt |website=[[IMDb]] |access-date=November 24, 2018}}</ref>
* The 1978 TV movie, ''Home to Stay'', starring [[Henry Fonda]], was shot on a farm on 12 Scugog Line and at Seagrave.
* Parts of the 1996 film ''[[Fly Away Home]]'' were filmed in Scugog.
* Parts of the 1996 film ''[[Fly Away Home]]'' were filmed in Scugog.
* The downtown scenes from 2004's ''[[Welcome to Mooseport]]'' were shot in Port Perry.
* The downtown scenes from 2004's ''[[Welcome to Mooseport]]'' were shot in Port Perry.
* The downtown scenes from ''[[Hemlock Grove (TV series)|Hemlock Grove]]'' were shot in Port Perry.
* The downtown scenes from ''[[Hemlock Grove (TV series)|Hemlock Grove]]'' were shot in Port Perry.
* In Season 3 "Lakeside" of ''[[American Gods (TV series)]]'' some parts were shot in downtown Port Perry. They painted the mill black and made other little changes around the town
* In Season 3 "Lakeside" of ''[[American Gods (TV series)|American Gods]]'', some parts were shot in downtown Port Perry. They painted the mill black and made other little changes around the town.


==See also==
==See also==
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==External links==
==External links==
{{Wikinews|Canadian union upset over Scugog councilor lowering flag | Scugog flag controversy comes to an end}}
* {{Commons category-inline}}
* {{Commons category-inline}}
* [http://www.township.scugog.on.ca/ Township of Scugog]
*{{official|http://www.township.scugog.on.ca}}


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Latest revision as of 15:45, 22 November 2024

Scugog
Township (lower-tier)
Township of Scugog
Port Perry and Lake Scugog
Port Perry and Lake Scugog
Scugog is located in Regional Municipality of Durham
Scugog
Scugog
Scugog is located in Southern Ontario
Scugog
Scugog
Coordinates: 44°08′25″N 78°54′55″W / 44.1403°N 78.9153°W / 44.1403; -78.9153
Country Canada
Province Ontario
Regional MunicipalityDurham
EstablishedJanuary 1, 1974
Government
 • MayorWilma Wotten [1]
 • Councillors
List
 • MPErin O'Toole – Durham
 • MPPTodd McCarthy – Durham
Area
[2]
 • Land474.65 km2 (183.26 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
21,617
 • Density45.4/km2 (118/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)905, 289, 365, and 742
Websitewww.scugog.ca

Scugog is a township in the Regional Municipality of Durham, south-central Ontario, Canada. It is northeast of Toronto and just north of Oshawa. The anchor and largest population base of the township is Port Perry. The township has a population of roughly 22,500. A smaller Scugog Township was also a historic municipality and geographic township prior to the amalgamation that formed the current municipality.

History

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The original township of Scugog used to be divided between Reach and Cartwright townships in Ontario County and Northumberland and Durham County, respectively. When Lake Scugog was created by a dam in Lindsay in 1834, flooding created an island known as Scugog Island. The island was separated from Reach and Cartwright to form Scugog Township in 1856. In 1872 George Currie built a grain elevator which is currently Canada's oldest grain elevator. The new township was part of Ontario County.

According to Alan Rayburn's Place Names of Ontario, the name Scugog is derived from the Mississauga word sigaog, which means "waves leap over a canoe." This refers to the creation of Lake Scugog. Other sources indicate that it is an Ojibwe word meaning swampy or marshy land.[citation needed] The existence of two other lakes by the same name[3] (neither of which is artificial) lends support to the latter etymology.

The current township of Scugog was created in 1974 through the amalgamation of the original townships of Scugog, Reach and Cartwright and the town of Port Perry.

Local government

[edit]
Map
Interactive map of Scugog electoral wards

The Township of Scugog is governed by a mayor, and five councillors elected on the basis of one per ward. Ward 1 includes Greenbank, Seagrave, Epsom, Utica and Manchester. Ward 2 is Port Perry (South of 7A) and Prince Albert. Ward 3 is Scugog Island. Ward 4 is Blackstock, Nestleton Station, Nestleton and Caesarea. Ward 5 is Port Perry (north of 7A). The council holds regular meetings, open to the public at the town hall in Port Perry.[citation needed]


Mayor: Wilma Wotten

Councillors:

  • Ward 1: David Le Roy
  • Ward 2: Janna Guido
  • Ward 3: Robert Rock
  • Ward 4: Harold Wright
  • Ward 5: Terry Coyne

Current municipality

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Port Perry is the chief commercial and administrative centre of the municipality. The township also includes the communities of:

  • Aldreds Beach – east side of Scugog Island at the eastern end of Demara Road
  • Blackstock – east of Port Perry on Old Scugog Road between Church Street and Highway 7A
  • Cadmus – east of Blackstock on Edgerton Road at Cartwright East
  • Caesarea – opposite of Aldreds Beach on Lake Scugog on Scugog Road. First settled in 1836 and originally named Lasherville, the village got its current name from its largest landowner and Reeve. It got a post office in 1851.[4]
  • Carnegie Beach – northeast end of Scugog Island on Carnegie Beach Road
  • Cedar Shores – opposite Honey Beach on Lake Scugog on Island Road at Pine Point Road
  • Epsom – west of Port Perry and north of Utica on Reach Street at Marsh Hill Road
  • Fralicks Beach – northwest side of Scugog Island on Mississauga Trail north of Hood Drive
  • Gerrows Beach – opposite of Highland Beach on Scugog Island
  • Greenbank – northwest of Port Perry
  • Highland Beach – located just north of Port Perry
  • Honey Beach – east side of Scugog Island at end of Whitfield Road
  • Lakeside Beach- opposite of Honey Beach on Lake Scugog
  • Manchester – southwest of Port Perry on Highway 12
  • Marsh Hill – northwest of Greenbank
  • McLaren's Beach – north of Pine Point
  • Nestleton – north of Nestleton on McLaughlin Road
  • Nestleton Station – northeast of Blackstock on Highway 7A near Nestleton Road
  • Pine Point – south of Aldreds Beach on Point Point Road east of Mississauga Trail
  • Port View Beach – opposite of Port Perry on Scugog Island
  • Prince Albert – located southwest of Port Perry at King Street and Simcoe Road
  • Prospect – southwest of Port Perry on Highway 7 and Scugog Line 2
  • Purple Hill on Shirley Road and west of Cartwright West Quarter Line
  • Saintfield – north of Greenbank on Highway 7/12 at Saintfield Road
  • Saint Christopher – due east of Scugog Point
  • Scugog – at Island Road and Chandler Road just north of Scugog Centre
  • Scugog Centre – east of Lakeside Beach at Island Road and Demara Road
  • Scugog Point – north of Nestleton Station on east shore of Lake Scugog
  • Seagrave – north of Port Perry on Simcoe Street
  • Shirley – southeast of Port Perry on Shirley Road at Sandy Road
  • Strattonville – west of Epsom and due east of Uxbridge
  • Sunrise Beach- east side of Scugog Island at east end of Chandler Drive
  • Sunset View – opposite of Honey Beach on Lake Scugog
  • Utica – west of Port Perry and south of Epsom on Regional Road 21 and Marsh Hill Road
  • Victoria Corners – northwest of Greenbank and near Leaskdale on Victoria Corners Road and Lake Ridge Road
  • Williams Point – southwest of Scugog Point along east shore of Lake Scugog near Nestleton Road and Scugog Road

Mississaugas of Scugog First Nations

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Reserves # 34 consists of two tracts, east of Mississauga's Trail between Hood Drive and Pogue Road as well as west of Mississauga's Trail from Pogue Road to Seven Mile Island Road/Chandler Drive.

Great Blue Heron Casino is located on the reserve. A Health and Resource Centre and Reserves Administration Office are located on Island Road.

Schools

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Public Schools:

  • R.H. Cornish P.S
  • S.A. Cawker P.S
  • Prince Albert P.S
  • Cartwright P.S
  • Greenbank P.S

High Schools:

Catholic Schools:

  • Good Shepheard Catholic School

Economy

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The largest private-sector employer in the area is the Great Blue Heron Casino, located on the Scugog First Nation on Scugog Island. Schneider Meats also has a facility in the Township. The Township is also a popular tourist destination due to the casino and recreational opportunities from Lake Scugog. Many residents also commute to other Durham Region communities and further afield by road.

Attractions

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  • Nonquon Provincial Wildlife Area – 1,120-hectare (2,800 acre) protected area located northwest of Port Perry and managed by Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
  • Ocala Orchards Farm Winery – 100 acre winery established in 1995 by Irwin and Alissa Smith south of Utica
  • Scugog Shores Museum
  • Theatre on The Ridge
  • Oakridges Moraine Trail – located at south end of Scugog
  • Historic Downtown Port Perry
  • Lake Scugog waterfront

Transportation

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Roads and highways

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Main roads in Scugog are:

Airports

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There are two airports in Scugog, both are public airfields used by small propeller aircraft:

Lakeridge Health Port Perry site has a helipad for air ambulance use only.

Demographics

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Historical populations
YearPop.±%
199117,810—    
199618,837+5.8%
200120,173+7.1%
200621,439+6.3%
201121,569+0.6%
201621,617+0.2%
202121,581−0.2%

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Scugog had a population of 21,581 living in 8,243 of its 8,734 total private dwellings, a change of -0.2% from its 2016 population of 21,617. With a land area of 474.38 km2 (183.16 sq mi), it had a population density of 45.5/km2 (117.8/sq mi) in 2021.[5]

Racial makeup
Canada 2006 Census Population % of total population
Visible minority group
Source:[6]		 South Asian 75 0.4
Chinese 70 0.3
Black 70 0.3
Filipino 25 0.1
Latin American 15 0.1
Southeast Asian 0 0
Arab 0 0
West Asian 15 0.1
Korean 35 0.2
Japanese 45 0.2
Mixed visible minority 10 0
Other visible minority 35 0.2
Total visible minority population 395 1.9
Aboriginal group
Source:[7]		 First Nations 110 0.5
Métis 60 0.3
Inuit 0 0
Total Aboriginal population 180 0.9
White 20,580 97.3
Total population 21,155 100

In film

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  • The 1973 TV movie, The Thanksgiving Treasure, starring Jason Robards, was partially filmed at the general store in Seagrave, and at a farm on Old Simcoe Road just to the west of Seagrave.[8]
  • The 1978 TV movie, Home to Stay, starring Henry Fonda, was shot on a farm on 12 Scugog Line and at Seagrave.
  • Parts of the 1996 film Fly Away Home were filmed in Scugog.
  • The downtown scenes from 2004's Welcome to Mooseport were shot in Port Perry.
  • The downtown scenes from Hemlock Grove were shot in Port Perry.
  • In Season 3 "Lakeside" of American Gods, some parts were shot in downtown Port Perry. They painted the mill black and made other little changes around the town.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Mayor and Council". Township of Scugog. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
  2. ^ a b Statistics Canada 2011 Census – Scugog community profile
  3. ^ "Geographical names in Canada: Search Results for Scugog". www.nrcan.gc.ca. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
  4. ^ HVIDSTEN, J PETER. "Caesarea, Ontario". Scugog Township Heritage Gallery. Retrieved October 5, 2024.
  5. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Ontario". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  6. ^ "Community Profiles from the 2006 Census". Statistics Canada – Census Subdivision. March 13, 2007.
  7. ^ "Aboriginal Peoples – Data table". Statistics Canada.
  8. ^ "The Thanksgiving Treasure (1973 TV Movie) Filming & Production". IMDb. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
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