Hamilton Township, Ontario

This article is about the rural township in Northumberland County and is not to be confused with Hamilton, Ontario.

Hamilton Township is a rural township located in Northumberland County in central Ontario. It surrounds the Town of Cobourg.

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′N 78°13′W
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 codes	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

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 (44.077°N 78.243°W / 44.077; -78.243)
• Precious Corners (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