Trent Hills, Ontario

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Trent Hills
—  Town  —
Municipality of Trent Hills
Hastings as seen across the Trent-Severn Waterway
Trent Hills is located in Ontario
Trent Hills
Coordinates: 44°17′N 77°51′W / 44.283°N 77.85°W / 44.283; -77.85Coordinates: 44°17′N 77°51′W / 44.283°N 77.85°W / 44.283; -77.85
Country  Canada
Province  Ontario
County Northumberland
Settled
Incorporated 2001
Government
 • Mayor Hector MacMillan
 • Governing Body Trent Hills Municipal Council
 • Federal riding Northumberland—Quinte West
 • Prov. riding Northumberland—Quinte West
Area[1]
 • Land 510.83 km2 (197.23 sq mi)
Population (2006 Census)[1]
 • Total 12,247
 • Density 24.0/km2 (62/sq mi)
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Postal code K0L
Area code(s) 705
Website www.trenthills.ca

The Municipality of Trent Hills is a town in central-eastern Ontario, Canada, in northeast Northumberland County on the Trent River. It was created in 2001 through the amalgamation of the municipalities of Campbellford/Seymour, Percy and Hastings. Thereafter it was briefly known as Campbellford/Seymour, Percy, Hastings.

The mayor of Trent Hills is Hector MacMillan.

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[edit] Communities

The three major population centres in Trent Hills are the former town of Campbellford, the former village of Hastings and the community of Warkworth, formerly the municipal seat of Percy Township prior to the amalgamation of Trent Hills.

Smaller communities within the town include Allan Mills, Brickley, Burnbrae, Connellys, Crowe Bridge, Dartford, English Line, Godolphin, Green Acres, Healey Falls, Hoards Station, Kellers, Menie, Meyersburg, Norham, Percy Boom, Pethericks Corners, Stanwood, Sunnybrae, Trent River, West Corners, Westview and Woodland.

[edit] Demographics

According to the Canada 2006 Census:[1]

  • Population in 2006: 12,247
  • 2001 to 2006 population change (%): - 2.6
  • Total private dwellings: 6,468
  • Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 5,141
  • Population density per square kilometre: 24.0
  • Land area (square km): 510.83
  • Mother tongue:[1]
    • English as first language: 93.3 %
    • French as first language: 0.9 %
    • English and French as first language: 0 %
    • Other as first language: 5.8 %

Population trend:[2]

  • Population in 2006: 12,247
  • Population in 2001: 12,569
  • Population total in 1996: 12,437
    • Campbellford (town): 3647
    • Hastings (village): 1140
    • Percy (township): 3208
    • Seymour (township): 4442
  • Population in 1991:
    • Campbellford (town): 3528
    • Hastings (village): 1148
    • Percy (township): 3191
    • Seymour (township): 4347

[edit] Government

The chart below shows the structure of the municipal government of Trent Hills. These politicians were elected as of the 2010 municipal election.


Government of Trent Hills
Mayor Deputy Mayor Ward 1 - Campbellford/Seymour Ward 2 - Percy Ward 3 - Hastings
Hector MacMillan Rosemary Kelleher-MacLennan Eugene (Gene) Brahaney Kim MacNeil Robert (Bob) Crate
Rosemary Kelleher-MacLennan Meirion Jones
William (Bill) J. Thompson

The Member of Parliament for the riding of Northumberland-Quinte West is Rick Norlock of the Conservative Party of Canada.[3] The Member of Provincial Parliament for Northumberland-Quinte West is Rob Milligan of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario.[4]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d Statistics Canada 2006 Census - Trent Hills community profile
  2. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
  3. ^ "Members of the House of Commons". National Parliament website. http://webinfo.parl.gc.ca/MembersOfParliament/ProfileMP.aspx?Key=78637&Language=E. Retrieved 2009-01-17. 
  4. ^ "Current MPPs". Ontario Parliament website. http://www.ontla.on.ca/web/members/members_detail.do?locale=en&ID=2131. Retrieved 2009-01-17. 

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