Hastings Highlands

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Hastings Highlands
Municipality (lower-tier)
Municipality of Hastings Highlands
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Maynooth
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Hastings Highlands
Coordinates: 45°14′N77°56′W / 45.233°N 77.933°W / 45.233; -77.933
Country Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Province Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario
County Hastings
EstablishedJanuary 1, 2001
Government
 • TypeTownship
 • MayorTony Fitzgerald
 • Fed. riding Prince Edward—Hastings
 • Prov. riding Prince Edward—Hastings
Area
[1]
 • Land966.58 km2 (373.20 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [1]
 • Total
4,385
 • Density4.5/km2 (12/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal code
K0L 2S0
Area code(s) 613 and 343
Website www.hastingshighlands.ca OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Hastings Highlands is a township municipality in the Canadian province of Ontario.

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Located in the northernmost portion of Hastings County, the municipality had a population of 4,385 in the 2021 Canadian census. Big Mink Lake is one of many lakes located in Hastings Highlands.

Communities

The municipality's administrative and commercial centre is the community of Maynooth, located at the junction of Highway 62 and Highway 127 north of Bancroft.

The municipality also comprises the communities of Baptiste, Bell Rapids, Birds Creek, Centreview, Graphite, Greenview, Hickey Settlement, Hybla, Lake St. Peter, Maple Leaf, Maynooth Station, McAlpine Corners, McGarry Flats, Monteagle Valley, Musclow, Purdy, Scotch Bush, Scott Settlement and York River.

History

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CNR station at Maynooth Station, c. 1971

Maynooth Station was a railway station built in 1907 by the Central Ontario Railway to serve the Maynooth area. The railway was acquired by Canadian Northern Railway which later became part of the Canadian National Railway. There are a few residences near the station. This section of railway was abandoned in 1984. Maynooth Station was 15.83 rail miles north of Bancroft and 7.91 miles by rail, northward to Lake St. Peter, and 15.87 miles to end of track. The abandoned station is boarded up and fenced off. The track bed is now used as a hiking trail

The current municipality of Hastings Highlands was incorporated on January 1, 2001, when the Township of Bangor, Wicklow and McClure, Township of Herschel, and Township of Monteagle were amalgamated. [2]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Hastings Highlands had a population of 4,385 living in 2,007 of its 3,529 total private dwellings, a change of 7.5% from its 2016 population of 4,078. With a land area of 966.58 km2 (373.20 sq mi), it had a population density of 4.5/km2 (11.7/sq mi) in 2021. [1]

Canada census – Hastings Highlands community profile
2021 2016 2011
Population4,385 (+7.5% from 2016)4,078 (-2.2% from 2011)4,168 (3.3% from 2006)
Land area966.58 km2 (373.20 sq mi)972.35 km2 (375.43 sq mi)972.54 km2 (375.50 sq mi)
Population density4.5/km2 (12/sq mi)4.2/km2 (11/sq mi)4.3/km2 (11/sq mi)
Median age57.6 (M: 57.6, F: 57.6)54.9 (M: 55.0, F: 54.9)
Private dwellings3,529 (total)  2,007 (occupied)3,684 (total) 3,522 (total) 
Median household income$69,000$55,552
References: 2021 [3] 2016 [4] 2011 [5]
Historical census populations – Hastings Highlands
YearPop.±%
1996 3,829—    
2001 3,992+4.3%
2006 4,033+1.0%
2011 4,168+3.3%
2016 4,078−2.2%
2021 4,385+7.5%
Source: Statistics Canada [1] [6]

Mother tongue (2021): [1]

Culture

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Lake St. Peter

Lake St. Peter's economy is primarily based on tourism. One of the OFSC snowmobile trails passes through the community. [7]

The lakes also bring tourism to the area in the summer. Currently the community supports one restaurant, two churches, Lake St. Peter Provincial Park, [8] a general store and a post office.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Hastings Highlands (Code 3512076) Census Profile". 2021 census . Government of Canada - Statistics Canada . Retrieved 2025-05-23.
  2. ↑ "Municipal restructuring activity summary table - Dataset - Ontario Data Catalogue". data.ontario.ca. Government of Ontario. Retrieved 21 May 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 2018-02-19.
  5. ↑ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census . Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2012-02-29.
  6. ↑ 1996, 2001, 2006 census
  7. ↑ "OFSC District 6 Trail Map" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-02-03.
  8. ↑ Lake St. Peter Provincial Park Archived 2008-08-06 at the Wayback Machine
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