Centre Hastings

The Municipality of Centre Hastings is a township in Eastern Ontario, Canada, in Hastings County. It was formed on January 1, 1998, through the amalgamation of Huntingdon Township with the Village of Madoc.^[2]

Centre Hastings
Municipality (lower-tier)
Municipality of Centre Hastings
Madoc
Centre Hastings
Coordinates: 44°25′00″N 77°26′30″W
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
County	Hastings
Settled	1830s
Formed	January 1, 1998
Government
• Type	Township
• Reeve	Thomas Deline
• Fed. riding	Hastings—Lennox and Addington—Tyendinaga
• Prov. riding	Hastings—Lennox and Addington
Area [1]
• Land	222.79 km2 (86.02 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	4,801
• Density	21.5/km2 (56/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal Code	K0K 2K0
Area codes	613 and 343
Website	www.centrehastings.com

Communities

The municipality of Centre Hastings comprises a number of villages and hamlets, including the following communities such as Crookston (44.433°N 77.450°W / 44.433; -77.450), Fuller, Ivanhoe (44.398°N 77.469°W / 44.398; -77.469), Madoc, Moira, West Huntingdon (44.353°N 77.479°W / 44.353; -77.479), West Huntingdon Station (44.338°N 77.484°W / 44.338; -77.484); Buller Siding (partially), Fuller Station, Ivanhoe Station, Moira Lake, Roslin, White Lake

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Centre Hastings had a population of 4,801 living in 1,939 of its 2,180 total private dwellings, a change of 0.6% from its 2016 population of 4,774. With a land area of 222.79 km² (86.02 sq mi), it had a population density of 21.5/km² (55.8/sq mi) in 2021.^[1]

Canada census – Centre Hastings community profile

	2021	2016	2011
Population	4,801 (+0.6% from 2016)	4,774 (+4.4% from 2011)	4,543 (+3.6% from 2006)
Land area	222.79 km2 (86.02 sq mi)	222.86 km2 (86.05 sq mi)	222.76 km2 (86.01 sq mi)
Population density	21.5/km2 (56/sq mi)	21.4/km2 (55/sq mi)	20.4/km2 (53/sq mi)
Median age	49.2 (M: 48.8, F: 50.0)	46.6 (M: 45.4, F: 48.0)
Private dwellings	2,180 (total)  1,939 (occupied)	2,161 (total)	2,057 (total)
Median household income	$77,500	$62,464

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

Historical census populations – Centre Hastings

Year Pop. ±% 1996 4,103 —     2001 4,226 +3.0% 2006 4,386 +3.8%	Year Pop. ±% 2011 4,543 +3.6% 2016 4,774 +5.1% 2021 4,801 +0.6%
Source: Statistics Canada[1][6][7]

Mother tongue (2021):^[1]

• English as first language: 93.0%
• French as first language: 1.0%
• English and French as first language: 0.3%
• Other as first language: 4.7%

See also

• List of townships in Ontario