| Trent Hills | |
| Settlement Type: | Township (lower-tier) |
| Official Name: | Municipality of Trent Hills |
| Pushpin Map: | CAN ON Northumberland#Canada Southern Ontario |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Northumberland |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Bob Crate |
| Leader Title1: | Governing Body |
| Leader Name1: | Trent Hills Municipal Council |
| Leader Title2: | Federal riding |
| Leader Name2: | Northumberland—Peterborough South |
| Leader Title3: | Prov. riding |
| Leader Name3: | Northumberland—Peterborough South |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Area Land Km2: | 511.95 |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 12900 |
| Population Density Km2: | 25.2 |
| Timezone: | EST |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Coordinates: | 44.3142°N -77.8514°W |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | K0L |
| Area Code: | 705, 249 |
The Municipality of Trent Hills is a township municipality in Northumberland County in Central Ontario, Canada.[2] [3] [4] [5] It is on the Trent River and was created in 2001 through the amalgamation of the municipalities of Campbellford/Seymour, Percy Township and Hastings. Thereafter it was known in brief as Campbellford/Seymour, Percy, Hastings.
The municipality was historically four separate administrative subdivisions: the former town of Campbellford; the former village of Hastings; Seymour Township; and Percy Township. The latter two retain the status of geographic townships.
There are three population centres in Trent Hills: Campbellford; Hastings; and the former village of Warkworth, formerly the municipal seat of Percy Township prior to the amalgamation of Trent Hills. Smaller communities within the municipality include 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.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Trent Hills had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 513.85km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[6]
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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,[7] deputy mayor Bob Crate was elected mayor and Rosemary Kelleher-MacLennan deputy mayor by council.[8]
| Mayor | Ward 1 – Campbellford/Seymour | Ward 2 – Percy | Ward 3 – Hastings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert (Bob) Crate | Catherine Redden | Rick English | Mike Metcalf | |
| Rosemary Kelleher-MacLennan (deputy mayor) | Ken Tully | |||
| William (Bill) J. Thompson |
The Member of Parliament for the riding of Northumberland—Peterborough South is Philip Lawrence of the Conservative Party of Canada.[9] The Member of Provincial Parliament for Northumberland—Peterborough South (provincial electoral district) is David Piccini of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario.[10]