Camborne | |
Settlement Type: | Dispersed Rural Community |
Etymology: | Named for Camborne in Cornwall, England, itself from the Cornish Cornish: Cambron, 'Crooked Hill' |
Pushpin Map: | Canada Southern Ontario |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Camborne in Southern Ontario |
Coordinates: | 44.0372°N -78.2194°W |
Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Canada |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Ontario |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Northumberland |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | Hamilton Township |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Elevation Footnotes: | [2] |
Elevation M: | 181 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | EST |
Utc Offset1: | −05:00 |
Timezone1 Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | −04:00 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code FSA |
Postal Code: | K9A |
Area Code: | 905, 289, 365 |
Blank Name: | CGNDB key |
Blank Info: | FANXH |
Camborne is an unincorporated place and dispersed rural community in Hamilton Township, Northumberland County in Central Ontario, Canada.[3] [4] [5] It is located on County Road 18 about 6.5km (04miles) north of Ontario Highway 401 exit 472 and 10km (10miles) north of Cobourg. The village has a population of approximately 350.
Camborne was settled by United Empire Loyalists and immigrants, primarily from the United Kingdom, in the early- and mid-19th century. It was established as a rural, agricultural community.
The municipal office for the Township of Hamilton is located in Camborne.[6] Camborne Public School, a junior elementary school that is part of the Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board, is also located in the village,[7] and the original one-room school is maintained as an active community centre and historic site.[8]