northern townships to Haliburton, the remainder of the County consisted of the following: The Town of Peterborough became a City in 1905, and was subsequently withdrawn from the County for municipal purposes. In 1974, as a result of the creation of the Regional Municipality of Durham, the township of Cavan and the village of Millbrook were withdrawn from Durham County, and the township of South Monaghan was withdrawn from Northumberland County, to be transferred to Peterborough County. Current municipalities As a consequence of the Common Sense Revolution in Ontario, the County was restructured into the following municipalities during the period 1997-2004: Township of Asphodel-Norwood Township of Cavan-Monaghan Township of Douro-Dummer Township of Havelock-Belmont-Methuen Township of North Kawartha Township of Otonabee-South Monaghan Township of Selwyn Municipality (Township) of Trent Lakes Two First Nations reserves are independent of county administration: Curve Lake First Nation 35 Hiawatha First Nation Demographics Major places Cities Peterborough, Ontario Towns/Villages Buckhorn, Ontario Lakefield, Ontario Norwood, Ontario Havelock, Ontario Douro, Ontario Apsley, Ontario Millbrook, Ontario Bridgenorth, Ontario Media In 1994, the Connection newspaper (previously known as Causeway Connection) established in Selwyn in central Peterborough County. The free monthly cottage country newspaper is distributed by mail, providing non-partisan news and information. The Connection is expanding both its distribution areas and internet presence. See also List of municipalities in Ontario List of townships in Ontario List of secondary schools in Ontario#Peterborough County Notes References External links Counties in Ontario