Haliburton Highlands
| Haliburton County | |
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| County (upper-tier) | |
| County of Haliburton | |
 Haliburton County's location in relation to Ontario. |
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| Coordinates: 45°05′N 78°30′W / 45.083°N 78.500°WCoordinates: 45°05′N 78°30′W / 45.083°N 78.500°W | |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 Ontario
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| Region | Central Ontario |
| County seat | Minden |
| Municipalities | |
| Area | |
| • Land | 4,071.86 km2 (1,572.15 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 17,026 |
| • Density | 4.2/km2 (11/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
Haliburton is a county of Ontario, Canada, known as a tourist and cottage area in Central Ontario for its scenery and for its resident artists. Minden Hills is the county seat. Haliburton County and the village of Haliburton are named after Thomas Chandler Haliburton, author, statesman, and the first chairman of the Canadian Land and Emigration Company.
The county borders Algonquin Park on the north.
It was originally organized in 1874 as the Provisional County of Haliburton, with townships being withdrawn from other counties and districts:
It became Haliburton County in 1983, and consists of the following municipalities:
Communities in the county include Haliburton, Minden, Wilberforce, Gooderham, Irondale, Cardiff, West Guilford, Eagle Lake and Fort Irwin.
Haliburton County is dubbed the "Haliburton Highlands". The Haliburton Highlands region is also one of the higher points on the Canadian Shield, ranging from 1,066 feet (325 m) at the Haliburton/Stanhope Municipal Airport to 1,450 feet (440 m) above sea level at Sir Sam's Ski Resort in Eagle Lake.
Haliburton County is spotted with many rivers and lakes, included endorheic lakes fueled by natural springs. Some of the major lakes are as follows:
Historic populations:
Haliburton County's economy is dominated by tourism, due to the region's many rivers and lakes. The ratio of properties occupied in the summer months, to properties occupied year-round is about 3 to 1. Employment primarily caters to the needs of this seasonal cottage country population, including residential construction, resorts, services and retail.One particularly successful resort at the time was the Wigamog Inn Resort. Years ago it catered to hundreds staying on site during the summer months, and was a prime location being only a minutes walk from the lake. It closed permanently around 2009 - 2010, and has only recently been purchased by Gary Bouwmeister, owner of Bouwmeister Landscaping.
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