Hastings Highlands, Ontario
| Hastings Highlands | |
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| Municipality (lower-tier) | |
| Municipality of Hastings Highlands | |
Maynooth
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 Hastings Highlands
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| Coordinates: 45°14′N 77°56′W / 45.233°N 77.933°WCoordinates: 45°14′N 77°56′W / 45.233°N 77.933°W | |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 Ontario
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| County | Hastings |
| Established | January 1, 2001 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township |
| • Mayor | Vivian Bloom |
| • Federal riding | Prince Edward—Hastings |
| • Prov. riding | Prince Edward—Hastings |
| Area | |
| • Land | 972.54 km2 (375.50 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 4,168 |
| • Density | 4.3/km2 (11/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Postal code | K0L 2S0 |
| Area code(s) | 613 and 343 |
| Website | www.hastingshighlands.ca |
Hastings Highlands is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario.
Located in the northernmost portion of Hastings County, the township had a population of 4,168 in the 2011 Canadian census. Big Mink Lake is located in Hastings Highlands.
The township's administrative and commercial centre is the community of Maynooth, located at the junction of Highway 62 and Highway 127 north of Bancroft.
The township also comprises the communities of Baptiste, Bell Rapids, Birds Creek, Centreview, Graphite, Greenview, Hickey Settlement, Hughes, Hybla, Lake St. Peter, Maple Leaf, Maynooth Station, McAlpine Corners, McGarry Flats, Monteagle Valley, Musclow, Purdy, Scotch Bush, Scott Settlement and York River.
Maynooth Station was a railway station on the Canadian National Railways, originally established in 1907 by the Central Ontario Railway to serve the Maynooth area, later acquired by Canadian Northern Railway and CNR. A few residences are located near the station. This section of railway was abandoned in 1984. Maynooth Station was 15.83 rail miles north of Bancroft and 7.91 miles by rail, northward to Lake St. Peter, and 15.87 miles to end of track.
The current municipality of Hastings Highlands was incorporated on January 1, 2001, by amalgamating the former townships of Bangor, Wicklow and McClure, Herschel and Monteagle.
Population trend:
Mother tongue:* English as first language: 94.0%
Each year on the Labour Day weekend Maynooth hosts a festival called 'Maynooth Madness' which includes the loggers games featuring local talents such as log-slicing with chainsaws and skidder operating competition. Also very popular is the 'Mud Dawg' competition involving a race through man made mud bogs. This event is usually held on the Sunday of the Labour Day Weekend. Maynooth has also become a destination for tourists as well as area residents for its myriad of downtown antique, gift, upcycle, art and artist shops. The Arlington Hotel boasts an International Hostel and is alive with music and various events year round.
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