Trent Hills | |
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Municipality (lower-tier) | |
Municipality of Trent Hills | |
Hastings as seen across the Trent-Severn Waterway
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Coordinates: 44°17′N 77°51′W / 44.283°N 77.850°WCoordinates: 44°17′N 77°51′W / 44.283°N 77.850°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Ontario |
County | Northumberland |
Incorporated | 2001 |
Government | |
• Governing Body | Trent Hills Municipal Council |
• Federal riding | Northumberland—Quinte West |
• Prov. riding | Northumberland—Quinte West |
Area | |
• Land | 511.90 km2 (197.65 sq mi) |
Population (2016) | |
• Total | 12,900 |
• Density | 25.2/km2 (65/sq mi) |
Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
Postal code | K0L |
Area code(s) | 705 |
Website | www.trenthills.ca |
The Municipality of Trent Hills is a town in central-eastern Ontario, Canada, in northeast Northumberland County on the Trent River. It was created in 2001 through the amalgamation of the municipalities of Campbellford/Seymour, Percy and Hastings. Thereafter it was briefly known as Campbellford/Seymour, Percy, Hastings.
The population centres in Trent Hills are the former town of Campbellford and the former village of Hastings.
The municipality was historically four separate administrative subdivisions, which now retain the status of geographic townships. In addition to Campbellford and Hastings, there is Seymour Township and Percy Township.
Smaller communities within the town include Warkworth, formerly the municipal seat of Percy Township prior to the amalgamation of Trent Hills, 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.
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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, deputy mayor Bob Crate was elected mayor and Rosemary Kelleher-MacLennan deputy mayor by council.
The Member of Parliament for the riding of Northumberland-Quinte West is Kim Rudd of the Liberal Party of Canada. The Member of Provincial Parliament for Northumberland-Quinte West is Rob Milligan of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario.