Durham County, Ontario - Definition and Overview

Durham County is a historic county in the Canadian province of Ontario.

Durham County was created in 1792. It comprised the townships of Cartwright, Manvers, Cavan, Darlington, Clarke and Hope, and portions of what is now Peterborough County, created in 1838. Together with Northumberland County, it formed the United Counties of Northumberland and Durham from 1800 until the day Durham County ceased to exist.

In 1973, half of old Durham County was merged with Ontario County to create the Durham Regional Municipality. The township of Manvers was transferred to Victoria County, which is now the city of Kawartha Lakes, Cavan was transferred to Peterborough County, where it is now part of Cavan-Millbrook-North Monaghan, and Hope was transferred to Northumberland County, where it is now part of the town of Port Hope.

The townships of Darlington and Clarke were amalgamated into the Town of Newcastle, now Clarington, and the township of Cartwright was annexed by the township of Scugog.

See also List of Ontario census divisions.

External link

• 1951 map of Durham County (http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/english/exhibits/maps/counties/durham.htm)