Scugog
Scugog | |
|---|---|
| Township of Scugog | |
Port Perry and Lake Scugog | |
| Coordinates: 44°08′25″N 78°54′55″W / 44.1403°N 78.9153°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| Regional Municipality | Durham |
| Established | January 1, 1974 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Wilma Wotten |
| • Councillors | List |
| • MP | Jacob Mantle – York—Durham |
| • MPP | Todd McCarthy – Durham |
| Area | |
| • Land | 474.65 km2 (183.26 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
• Total | 21,617 |
| • Density | 45.4/km2 (118/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area code(s) | 905, 289, 365, and 742 |
| Website | www |
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.