Trent Hills

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Trent Hills
Township (lower-tier)
Municipality of Trent Hills
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Hastings as seen across the Trent-Severn Waterway
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Trent Hills
Coordinates: 44°18′51″N77°51′05″W / 44.31417°N 77.85139°W / 44.31417; -77.85139 [1]
Country Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Province Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario
County Northumberland
Established2001 (2001)
Government
 • MayorBob Crate
 • Governing BodyTrent Hills Municipal Council
 • Federal riding Northumberland—Peterborough South
 • Prov. riding Northumberland—Peterborough South
Area
[2]
 • Land511.95 km2 (197.67 sq mi)
Population
 (2016) [2]
 • Total12,900
 • Density25.2/km2 (65/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal code
K0L
Area code(s) 705, 249
Website www.trenthills.ca
Trent Hills
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Map of Trent Hills municipality [3]

The Municipality of Trent Hills is a township municipality [1] in Northumberland County in Central Ontario, Canada. [1] [3] [4] [5] [6] It is on the Trent River [4] [5] and was created in 2001 through the amalgamation of the municipalities of Campbellford/Seymour, Percy Township and Hastings. [3] Thereafter it was known in brief as Campbellford/Seymour, Percy, Hastings.

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Communities

The municipality was historically four separate administrative subdivisions: the former town of Campbellford; the former village of Hastings; Seymour Township; and Percy Township. The latter two retain the status of geographic townships. [3]

There are three population centres in Trent Hills: Campbellford; Hastings; and the former village of Warkworth, formerly the municipal seat of Percy Township prior to the amalgamation of Trent Hills. Smaller communities within the municipality 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.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Trent Hills had a population of 13,861 living in 5,903 of its 7,057 total private dwellings, a change of 7.4% from its 2016 population of 12,900. With a land area of 513.85 km2 (198.40 sq mi), it had a population density of 27.0/km2 (69.9/sq mi) in 2021. [7]

Canada census – Trent Hills community profile
2016 2011
Population12,900 (2.3% from 2011)12,604 (2.9% from 2006)
Land area511.95 km2 (197.67 sq mi)511.90 km2 (197.65 sq mi)
Population density25.2/km2 (65/sq mi)24.6/km2 (64/sq mi)
Median age53.5 (M: 52.9, F: 53.9)51.0 (M: 50.6, F: 51.4)
Private dwellings6883 (total) 6613 (total) 
Median household income
References: 2016 [2] 2011 [8] earlier [9] [10]

Mother tongue: [2]

Trent Hills population history
YearPop.±%
1996 12,437—    
2001 12,569+1.1%
2006 12,247−2.6%
2011 12,604+2.9%
2016 12,900+2.3%
[11]

Government

The chart below shows the structure of the municipal government of Trent Hills. These politicians were elected as of the 2014 municipal election. Following the death of Hector Macmillan who had served as an elected official from 2003 until 2017, [12] deputy mayor Bob Crate was elected mayor and Rosemary Kelleher-MacLennan deputy mayor by council. [13]

MayorWard 1 – Campbellford/SeymourWard 2 – PercyWard 3 – Hastings
Robert (Bob) CrateCatherine ReddenRick EnglishMike Metcalf
Rosemary Kelleher-MacLennan (deputy mayor)Ken Tully
William (Bill) J. Thompson

The Member of Parliament for the riding of Northumberland—Peterborough South is Philip Lawrence of the Conservative Party of Canada. [14] The Member of Provincial Parliament for Northumberland—Peterborough South (provincial electoral district) is David Piccini of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario. [15]

See also

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  9. ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  10. ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
  11. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016 Census
  12. ↑ Pengelly, Jeanne (2017-10-11). "Longtime Trent Hills mayor Hector Macmillan loses battle with cancer". Global News. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  13. ↑ Foot, David (2017-11-09). "Crate to succeed Macmillan as Mayor of Trent HillsCrate to succeed Macmillan as Mayor of Trent Hills". Quinte News. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
  14. ↑ "Members of the House of Commons". National Parliament website. Retrieved 2009-01-17.
  15. ↑ "Current MPPs". Ontario Parliament website. Retrieved 2017-11-25.
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