Hamilton Township, Ontario Explained

Hamilton
Official Name:Township of Hamilton
Settlement Type:Township (lower-tier)
Motto:By land and water we flourish
Flag Size:120x100px
Pushpin Map:CAN ON Northumberland#Canada Southern Ontario
Coordinates:44.05°N -91°W
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:County
Established Title:Settled
Established Date:1791
Established Title2:Incorporated
Established Date2:1850
Government Type:Township
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Scott Jibb
Leader Title1:Federal riding
Leader Title2:Prov. riding
Area Land Km2:256.08
Population As Of:2016
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:10942
Population Density Km2:42.7
Utc Offset:-5
Utc Offset Dst:-4

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

The township was named after Henry Hamilton, Lieutenant-Governor of Quebec from 1782 to 1785.

Communities

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Hamilton Township had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 256.03km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[2]

Mother tongue:[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census Profile, 2016 Census: Hamilton, Township . 8 February 2017 . Statistics Canada . June 25, 2019.
  2. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Ontario . . February 9, 2022 . April 2, 2022.
  3. Statistics Canada 2006 Census - Hamilton community profile Retrieved 2016-03-27