Peterborough County, Ontario - Definition and Overview

The county was founded as the District of Colborne in 1838, centred around Peterborough. In 1862 The District was divided into Haliburton County, Peterborough County, and Victoria County (now the City of Kawartha Lakes). The centre of the County was originally the courthouse, which is still considered an important historical site.

The City of Peterborough is within the Peterborough County census division, but is separated from the county's administration.

The County contains the Lang Pioneer Country, and the Kawarthas are a major tourist region.

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Counties of Ontario: Bruce \| Dufferin \| Elgin \| Essex \| Frontenac \| Grey \| Haliburton \| Hastings \| Huron \| Lambton \| Lanark \| Leeds and Grenville \| Lennox and Addington \| Middlesex \| Northumberland \| Perth \| Peterborough \| Prescott and Russell \| Renfrew \| Simcoe \| Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry \| Wellington
Regional Municipalities of Ontario: Durham \| Halton \| Muskoka \| Niagara \| Oxford \| Peel \| Waterloo \| York
Single Tier Municipalities of Ontario: Brant \| Brantford \| Chatham-Kent \| Greater Sudbury \| Haldimand \| Hamilton \| Kawartha Lakes \| Norfolk \| Ottawa \| Prince Edward \| Toronto
Separated municipalities - Historic counties of Ontario
Districts of Ontario: Algoma \| Cochrane \| Kenora \| Manitoulin \| Nipissing \| Parry Sound \| Rainy River \| Sudbury \| Thunder Bay \| Timiskaming