Trent Hills

"Allan Mills" redirects here. For people named Alan Mills, see Alan Mills (disambiguation).

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.

Trent Hills
Township (lower-tier)
Municipality of Trent Hills
Hastings as seen across the Trent-Severn Waterway
Trent Hills Show map of Northumberland County Trent Hills Show map of Southern Ontario
Coordinates: 44°18′51″N 77°51′05″W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
County	Northumberland
Established	2001 (2001)
Government
• Mayor	Bob Crate
• Governing Body	Trent Hills Municipal Council
• Federal riding	Northumberland—Peterborough South
• Prov. riding	Northumberland—Peterborough South
Area [2]
• Land	511.95 km2 (197.67 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	12,900
• Density	25.2/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

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Map of Trent Hills municipality^[3]

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]

	2016	2011
Population	12,900 (2.3% from 2011)	12,604 (2.9% from 2006)
Land area	511.95 km2 (197.67 sq mi)	511.90 km2 (197.65 sq mi)
Population density	25.2/km2 (65/sq mi)	24.6/km2 (64/sq mi)
Median age	53.5 (M: 52.9, F: 53.9)	51.0 (M: 50.6, F: 51.4)
Private dwellings	6883 (total)	6613 (total)
Median household income

Canada census – Trent Hills community profile

References: 2016^[2] 2011^[8] earlier^[9][10]

Mother tongue:^[2]

• English as first language: 94.8%
• French as first language: 1.1%
• English and French as first language: 0%
• Other as first language: 3.8%

Trent Hills population history

Year	Pop.	±%
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]

Mayor	Ward 1 – Campbellford/Seymour	Ward 2 – Percy	Ward 3 – Hastings
Robert (Bob) Crate	Catherine Redden	Rick English	Mike 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

• List of townships in Ontario

References

1. "Trent Hills". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
2. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2017-11-25.
3. Restructured municipalities – Ontario map #5 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Archived from the original on May 11, 2020. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
4. "Toporama". Atlas of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. 12 September 2016. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
5. "Ontario Geonames GIS (on-line map and search)". Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. 2014. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
6. Map 6 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 700,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2018-01-01. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
7. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Ontario". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
8. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2012-03-12.
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.

External links

• Official website