(Redirected from Galway-Cavendish-Harvey, Ontario)'Galway-Cavendish and Harvey' is a
township in the rural, mostly wooded northern section of
Peterborough County,
Ontario,
Canada.
The municipality was formed in
1998 through an amalgamation of the Township of Galway & Cavendish and the Township of Harvey.
Galway-Cavendish-Harvey is home to
Kawartha Highlands Provincial Park, which is set around Catchacoma Lake and Mississauga Lake, where the old Harvey fire tower once stood. Two hurricanes have hit this area- one in 1927 and the other in the 1990's. The area is also a popular
cottaging and recreational area.
Demographics
According to the
2006 Statistics Canada Census:
★ Population: 5,284
★ % Change (
2001-
2006): 20.9
★ Dwellings: 5,407
★ Area (km².): 848.26
★ Density (persons per km².): 6.2
Communities
★
Buckhorn
★
Catchacoma
External links
Township of Galway-Cavendish-Harvey