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 code(s)	905, 289, 365, and 742
Website	www.hamiltontownship.ca

6km
3.7miles

H A M I L T O N

Cold Springs

Precious Corners

Plainville

Bewdley

Camborne

Otonabee River

L a k e O n t a r i o

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