Hamilton Township, Ontario

This article is about the rural township in Northumberland County and is not to be confused with Hamilton, Ontario.

Hamilton
Township (lower-tier)
Township of Hamilton
Countryside near Baltimore
Motto(s):  By land and water we flourish
Hamilton Show map of Northumberland County Hamilton Show map of Southern Ontario
Coordinates: 44°03′N78°13′W / 44.050°N 78.217°W / 44.050; -78.217
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
County	Northumberland
Settled	1791
Incorporated	1850
Government
• Type	Township
• Mayor	Scott Jibb
• Fed. riding	Northumberland—Clarke
• Prov. riding	Northumberland—Peterborough South
Area [1]
• Land	256.03 km2 (98.85 sq mi)
Population  (2021) [1]
• Total	11,059
• Density	43.2/km2 (112/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area codes	905, 289, 365, and 742
Website	www.hamiltontownship.ca

6km
3.7miles

HAMILTON

Cold Springs

Precious Corners

Plainville

Bewdley

Camborne

Otonabee River

Lake Ontario

Trent River

Baltimore

Rice Lake

Gores Landing

Harwood

   

Map of Rice Lake and environs

Hamilton Township is a rural township located in Northumberland County in central Ontario. It surrounds the Town of Cobourg.

The township was named after Henry Hamilton, Lieutenant-Governor of Quebec from 1782 to 1785. ^[2]

Communities

• Baltimore
• Bewdley
• Camborne
• Cold Springs
• Gores Landing
• Harwood
• Plainville ( 44°04′37″N78°14′35″W / 44.077°N 78.243°W / 44.077; -78.243 )
• Precious Corners ( 44°00′54″N78°12′04″W / 44.015°N 78.201°W / 44.015; -78.201 )

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Hamilton Township had a population of 11,059 living in 4,281 of its 4,685 total private dwellings, a change of 1.1% from its 2016 population of 10,942. With a land area of 256.03 km² (98.85 sq mi), it had a population density of 43.2/km² (111.9/sq mi) in 2021. ^[1]

Canada census – Hamilton Township community profile

	2021	2016	2011
Population	11,059 (+1.1% from 2016)	10,942 (+2.2% from 2011)	10,702 (-2.5% from 2006)
Land area	256.03 km2 (98.85 sq mi)	256.08 km2 (98.87 sq mi)	256.12 km2 (98.89 sq mi)
Population density	43.2/km2 (112/sq mi)	42.7/km2 (111/sq mi)	41.8/km2 (108/sq mi)
Median age	49.6 (M: 49.2, F: 50.0)	49.1 (M: 49.0, F: 49.2)
Private dwellings	4,685 (total)  4,281 (occupied)	4,677 (total)	4,377 (total)
Median household income	$106,000	$88,124

References: 2021 ^[3] 2016 ^[4] 2011 ^[5]

Historical census populations – Hamilton Township

Year Pop. ±% 1871 5,721 —     1881 5,155 −9.9% 1891 4,313 −16.3% 1901 3,623 −16.0% 1911 3,414 −5.8% 1921 3,026 −11.4% 1931 2,848 −5.9% 1941 2,759 −3.1%	Year Pop. ±% 1951 3,210 +16.3% 1956 4,088 +27.4% 1961 5,057 +23.7% 1966 5,985 +18.4% 1971 7,034 +17.5% 1976 8,835 +25.6% 1981 8,809 −0.3% 1986 7,634 −13.3%	Year Pop. ±% 1991 9,616 +26.0% 1996 10,140 +5.4% 2001 10,785 +6.4% 2006 10,972 +1.7% 2011 10,702 −2.5% 2016 10,942 +2.2% 2021 11,059 +1.1%
Population counts are not adjusted for boundary changes. Source: Statistics Canada [1] [6] [7] [8]

Mother tongue (2021): ^[1]

• English as first language: 94.0%
• French as first language: 1.1%
• English and French as first language: 0.3%
• Other as first language: 4.2%

Gallery

• 
  Harwood Station ca.1900
• 
  Gores Landing marina
• 
  Ball's Mill in Baltimore
• 
  Dock in Bewdley

See also

• List of townships in Ontario

References

1. "Hamilton Township, Ontario (Code 3514019) Census Profile". 2021 census . Government of Canada - Statistics Canada . Retrieved 2025-06-03.
2. "History and Heritage". www.hamiltontownship.ca. Township of Hamilton. 20 September 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
3. "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census . Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
4. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census . Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2019-06-25.
5. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census . Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
6. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 Census
7. Eighth Census of Canada 1941 - Volume II - Population by Local Subdivisions (Report). Dominion Bureau of Statistics. 1944. CS98-1941-2.
8. "1971 Census of Canada - Population Census Subdivisions (Historical)". Catalogue 92-702 Vol I, part 1 (Bulletin 1.1-2). Statistics Canada. July 1973.

External links

• Official website